Kepa Arrizabalaga is enjoying his first trip to the World Cup and, although he hasn’t played, he is gaining invaluable experience. Due to recent issues with David De Gea there has been a debate among fans calling for the Athletic Club ace to start in Sunday’s match against host country Russia. Kepa recently spoke with Radio Nacional and admitted that everyone wants
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Last year Kepa Arrizabalaga flirted with the idea of leaving Athletic Club to join Real Madrid, but ultimately decided to renew his contract with the Basques in January. He penned a new deal through 2025 that also contained an €80 million release clause. Then-manager Zinedine Zidane had a lot to do with Kepa’s decision as the Real Madrid coach continued
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Kepa Arrizabalaga endeared himself to Athletic fans in January when he rejected an offer to join Real Madrid in favor of staying at his boyhood club. The transfer saga had dragged on for weeks and the end result couldn’t have been better news for the Lions. Since then the 23-year-old has continued to establish himself as one of the top
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In just a few days the World Cup will officially begin and players from all across the globe will be competing in hopes of lifting the historic trophy. For Athletic Club, only one player will be featuring in the tournament in Russia, goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga who will be acting as the backup to David De Gea in the Spain National
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Spain coach Julen Lopetegui knows a thing or two about Basque football, being from the area himself. Since taking over the National Team in 2016 La Roja have been able to continue their success, but have also seen plenty of new faces join the squad. This summer he has called up Athletic goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga to the World Cup roster, while
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Yeray, Unai Nuñez, and Iñaki Williams will not be going to Russia for this summer’s World Cup, but that doesn’t mean that they aren’t involved in the proceedings. All three Athletic Club stars were called up as reserves to train with the Spain National Team which is a great experience and chance to learn from some of the best footballers
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Now that the club football seasons is coming to a close all the focus will immediately switch to this summer’s World Cup which will be held in Russia. A few days ago Spain manager Julen Lopetegui announced his 23-man squad which included Athletic Club goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga. Kepa’s inclusion wasn’t a surprise to anyone as he has featured as the
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Athletic Club’s hopes of competing for a top seven finish took a massive hit over the weekend when the Lions suffered a stoppage time equalizer against Celta Vigo. That result, coupled with others across Spain, now see Athletic needing to make up 10 points over the final eight games of the season. While a lot of fans are already looking
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