Articles tagged with "athletic-bilbao-team-news"

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Back On Track

By Elisa | August 20th, 2008

Things are looking up at Bilbao. Our boys beat Villarreal to win third place at the Ramon de Carranza tournament in Cadiz. We ...

Pre-season Hiccup - Four Losses in a Row

By Elisa | August 15th, 2008

Something is rotten in Denmark or rather Bilbo. There is a malaise creeping up on the first team and now the team seems out ...



Shipwrecked at Tenerife

By Elisa | August 11th, 2008

TENERIFE vs ATHLETIC - TEIDE TROPHY - ONE OFF GAME A one-off game where Athletic fielded a reserve team for the most part: Lafuente: Murillo, Koikili, ...

Anger Management

By Elisa | August 8th, 2008

EL TOURNEO COLOMBINO Before I get into my rant, let's review the latest friendly tournaments. Athletic returned to Huelva and played two games in the ...

Kicks and Bruises

By Elisa | August 5th, 2008

Athletic ended their preseason foray into England with a 1-2 win against League 1 division Colchester. To put it mildly, it was a rough ...

London Calling!

By Elisa | August 3rd, 2008

Our boys from Athletic received a warm welcome to Blighty. In fact, a fan kissed Yeste's hand at the airport. OK??? Well the team ...

Kit Presentation Time

By Elisa | July 30th, 2008

Athletic presented their new kits at La Catedral in a somewhat NBA fashion, but with a unique Vasco twist. The players were grouped by ...

New Shirt Sponsor Revisited

By Elisa | July 28th, 2008

I am not sure how I feel about this. I have had a day to think about this now and I am still scratching ...

Casablanca nights**

By Elisa | July 26th, 2008

Athletic faced a weak Udinese. Quags, Di Natale, Zapata, Felipe, Sánchez, Tissone, etc stayed home. Scaredy Cats! But they brought a half-decent ...

Calcio Classic vs Udinese

By Elisa | July 24th, 2008

Athletic is in the final of the Morocco Summer Cup Tournament. They will play Pasquale Marino's Udinese. I wonder if the big boys ...

Friendly Tournaments and Transfers Out

By Elisa | July 22nd, 2008

Hola Leones Fans! Here's the latest update on our first preseason Tournament as well as some goings on at the club. Athletic won their 24th ...

There's A New Kid in Town

By Elisa | July 17th, 2008

HOT OFF THE PRESS! Reports coming out of Spain state that Athletic has signed 26 year old striker, Iñigo Velez formerly of Real Murcia, for two ...



Pre Season Friendlies and Tournaments Confirmed

By Elisa | July 14th, 2008

Athletic returned to camp on July 8th. They will be based on Carmel Island near Huelva from July 10 - July 21st. Returning ...

Preseason Time

By Elisa | July 13th, 2008

Athletic returned to pre-season training this week at the Isla Canela near Huelva. The Mister has called into camp 33 players - 5 Canteranos ...

New Signing at Athletic and much more

By Elisa | June 17th, 2008

As the rest of us have been inundated with the Euros and looking forward to a mouth watering Spain vs Italy encounter in the quarterfinals, ...

Odds and Ends or Much Ado about Goalkeepers

By Elisa | June 7th, 2008

Things have kinda slowed to a grinding halt as the Euros begin. Nevertheless, below is a recap of some of the ongoings at Athletic. * ...

What's News?

By Elisa | June 1st, 2008

It's been slow as the summer creeps in and the Euros draw near. But a couple of juicy bits on the Athletic front. -Armando renewed ...

Basque/Vasco Coaches

By Elisa | May 30th, 2008

I just wanted to pay homage to all the current Basque or Vasco coaches. Here's what I have amassed to date. Incredible amount ...

The Silly Season ~ Bilbao Style

By Elisa | May 27th, 2008

Our First Signing of the Summer aka Striker Watch: Athletic signs Sestao River's 23 year old forward Gaizka Toquero, who already had a pre-contract with Eibar. ...

End of Season Score Card

By Elisa | May 24th, 2008

It's been a helter skelter year for Athletic Bilbao, but all in all a satisfying one. It's looking up, as I have stated in ...

Jornada 38 - Sevilla v Athletic Bilbao

By Elisa | May 19th, 2008

Sevilla were far superior and rallied at home to thump Los Leones del Bilbao 4-1. Too many injuries, players out out of position and ...

Ups and Downs

By Elisa | May 14th, 2008

Games In Brief OK we beat Murcia away midweek, but then we drew against Racing this past weekend. We're safe, but a chance at Europe ...

Missed Opportunities...

By Elisa | May 7th, 2008

The prodigal son, Gurpegui returns, but missed opportunities cost us the game. What can I say! Athletic of late, has been in a bit of ...

Dreaming of Intertoto....

By Elisa | May 2nd, 2008

Injury Update aka Woe is Me! Along with Gorka, Orbaiz, Ocio, Muñoz, Ustaritz and Yeste - Exteberria and Susaeta are doubtful vs Mallorca. Uggh! ...

The return of Gurpegui

By Elisa | April 30th, 2008

Match Report As most everyone is aware, Athletic was decisively beaten at the Bernabeu 3 nil. I really don't need to go into too much ...

Tin Tin thrown to the Lions!

By Elisa | April 22nd, 2008

Our boys from Athletic Bilbao thrashed Valencia 5 -1 at el Catedral, San Mames!!! It all started with a Guard of Honor for the ...

Der Spiegel Article - How a Proud Basque Team is Resisting Globalization

By Elisa | April 15th, 2008

Hola! Here's a link to the brilliant article by Der Spiegel on Athletic Bilbao. Here's the article in English: Der Spiegel Thank you to Hoser for giving ...

Back to Earth

By Elisa | April 14th, 2008

A little Basque humor~* OK, let's get it over with. We were smashed, thrashed and bashed yesterday by Team Depor. We were outplayed and outmaneuvered. ...

Caparros returns to Galicia

By Elisa | April 12th, 2008

The prodigal son, Joaquin Caparros, goes back to his old stomping grounds where he managed the team for two years and was not exactly successful. ...

Los Leones v Los Periquitos

By Elisa | April 10th, 2008

Que cute eh? Don't you love this foto? Questions to the masses: Who is one of the top in form teams in La Liga, tied with ...

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