All posts tagged "Basque"
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Big in the Basque Country – The Stadiums of Real Sociedad
Real Sociedad may have used three stadiums in its 102 years as a football club, but some...
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Spotlight Season: The title finally leaves Madrid as Valencia dominate – 1970/71
Why 1970-71? La Primera title had not left Madrid for a decade, with either Real Madrid (8)...
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Spotlight Season: The Basque conquest of La Liga begins – 1980/81
Background At the start of the 1980’s, Spain was a country that was experiencing huge economic and...
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Could a true Basque national team ever compete at the highest level?
The rise to recognition of the talented Athletic Club side of Marcelo Bielsa during the 2011-12 season...
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The Basque Boy Wonder – What does the future hold for Iker Muniain?
EFE In a week when Manchester United’s Premier League title challenge took a huge battering after their 1-0 derby...
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Catalonia is not Spain! – Nationalism, separatism and the greatest rivalry in world football
Action Images/John Sibley Not many countries have constitutions which refer to several nations and peoples within a...
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Who is Markel Susaeta? Introducing the brilliant Basque
REUTERS English giants Manchester United and Chelsea have both been linked with a summer move for Athletic...
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The Englishman who became a Basque Country saint
“Steve Bloomers Watching,” they sing form the stands of Pride Park. A bronze bust of the...
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Liverpool set to fight Man United for Spanish star
Liverpool and Manchester United could be set to fight it out for the signature of Markel Susaeta,...
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Welcome to el Sadar – Can Real Madrid breach the Pamplona stronghold?
Real Madrid can be under no illusions ahead of this weekend’s trip to the Estadio Reyno de...
