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Beating Them To The Punch: Athletic’s Third Signing
By: Paul |
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According to the latest reports (here and here) Athletic have signed Real Sociedad’s 23-year-old left defender Xabi Castillo for €1 with another €600,000 in based on the player’s performances.
Category: HELLO!
By: Paul | 11 Comments
Hello readers, my name is Paul and I am now the blogger for Athletic Club Bilbao here on theoffside. I have been a follower of Athletic for a little more than a year now and always enjoyed reading this site for some news and opinion in English, and when it went inactive I was disappointed. [...]
Calcio Classic vs Udinese
By: Elisa | No Comments
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.
Preseason Time
By: Elisa | No Comments
Athletic returned to pre-season training this week at the Isla Canela near Huelva. The Mister has called into camp 33 players – 5 Canteranos and 28 Lions. Joaquin Caparros has stated that the team is much improved and we need to continue to ensure that Sam Mames is our fortress. President Macua has [...]
New Signing at Athletic and much more
By: Elisa | No Comments
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, here’s the last news out of Bilbao~*
New signing – Joseba del Olmo Garcia
Athletic has paid the €300,000 buyout clause on Del Olmo’s contract with Eibar. Del Olmo has signed a [...]
Tags: Alaves, Athletic Bilbao Team News, Carles Gurpegi, Eibar, Joaquin Caparros, Real Sociedad, Recreativo Huelva, SpainOdds and Ends or Much Ado about Goalkeepers
By: Elisa | 2 Comments
Things have kinda slowed to a grinding halt as the Euros begin.
Nevertheless, below is a recap of some of the ongoings at Athletic.
* Natxo Monreal from Osasuna is too expensive for Athletic. President Macua is not interested in paying highway robbery for any player. We need a left back, but we [...]
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