

Fernando Amorebieta
Back On Track
By: Elisa |Things are looking up at Bilbao. Our boys beat Villarreal to win third place at the Ramon de Carranza tournament in Cadiz. We imposed our game, our style and Iraola scored a fine goal, so there. So our pre-season hiccup, was just a hiccup. And what is pre-season about but form and [...]
Pre-season Hiccup – Four Losses in a Row
By: Elisa |Something is rotten in Denmark or rather Bilbo. There is a malaise creeping up on the first team and now the team seems out of sorts and it’s just preseason. We’ve lost four in a row now, to teams that are definitely below Athletic’s level. The left side is extremely shaky, not [...]
Anger Management
By: Elisa |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 Colombino Tournament. The first game on August 6th was a cakewalk. Athletic with a decisive 3 points against new boys Malaga. Ongi Etorri (Welcome) Ion Velez – [...]
Kicks and Bruises
By: Elisa |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 and tumble game, where the referee absolutely had no clue how to maintain peace. Colchester United was raring to go with the grand opening of their new stadium. [...]
Calcio Classic vs Udinese
By: Elisa |Athletic is in the final of the Morocco Summer Cup Tournament. They will play Pasquale Marino’s Udinese. I wonder if the big boys will play IE Quagliarella, Di Natale, etc. ?? Gora Athletic!
Los Leones squeaked by with a win on penalties against AS FAR from Morocco in the Semi Finals.
What’s News?
By: Elisa |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 for another year with the club. Armando stepped in from Cadiz and did an admirable job as interim goalkeeper back in January. He got bottled at Betis and [...]






