London would absolutely walk this league It is one of football’s great mysteries how Athletic Club (Bilbao) manage to stay competing with the big guns of Spanish football every season despite their self-imposed restrictions on recruitment. As one of three founding members of the top division in Spain, they have never been relegated. They’ve also […]

4 years ago

Mariacarmen Echevarria is 83. On a cloudless autumn day, she sits by the side of one of the main pitches at the Lezama training complex, eyes squinting in the bright sunshine. A few yards away, Athletic Club de Bilbao’s first team are nearing the end of their morning session with a game of defence versus attack. […]

7 years ago