Team Focus: Could Goal-Shy Athletic be Dragged into a Relegation Battle?
by Dermot Corrigan
at Tuesday, Jan 20 2015 15:41
Although it is not unusual for the team which finishes fourth in La Liga to have difficulties handling Champions League commitments the following year, Athletic Club’s struggles this season are still quite startling.Things seemed really rosy for Athletic just last August when they made good on...
Player Focus: Iker Muniain - The Youngest Veteran in European Football
by Dermot Corrigan
at Tuesday, Aug 26 2014 15:40
Iker Muniain might well be the youngest veteran player in European football. Muniain has played over 200 senior games for Athletic Bilbao. At international level he has won three European Championship trophies, and has played for the senior Spanish side.He is now charged with leading his side in Wed...
Team Focus: Athletic Bilbao
by Kieran Canning
at Wednesday, Jan 9 2013 12:30
This time last year Athletic Bilbao were embarking upon what was to prove a wonderful if ultimately fruitless journey that put their name back not only among the footballing elite in Spain, but made them one of the most admired and talked about teams in Europe last season.From the beginning of Janua...
WhoScored's 2011 La Liga Player and Young Player of the Year
by Martin Laurence
at Wednesday, Dec 21 2011 17:51
Following on from yesterday's feature detailing the top rated players according to WhoScored in the Bundesliga for the calendar year of 2011, we analyse the best performers in the other league that is already taking a winter break.It is now 16 games through Spain's La Liga campaign and Real Madrid l...