All posts tagged "basque country"

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...
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...
When the nastiest rivalry in Spain was between Barcelona and Athletic

This is an exclusive extract offered to El Centrocampista by the collective of writers at The...
Basque Brilliance – When Real Sociedad shook-up Spanish football.

EFE The period between the death of Generalissimo Francisco Franco in 1975, and 1982 when the elected...
THE BUSBY BABES, BILBAO AND SUPER JOHN McGINLAY – Memories from Manchester United

PA IMAGES Manchester United welcome Basque giants Athletic Club to Old Trafford on Thursday night, in a...
PICHICHI! – The incredible story of Spain’s greatest goalscorer

Cristiano Ronaldo scored an incredible 41 times in 34 la liga games last season, a magnificent feat...
A BASQUE HISTORY OF FOOTBALL – The national team of Athletic Club Bilbao.

By Jamie Milligan One of Scottish football’s proudest moments came in 1967 when Celtic became champions of...