The Athletic Bilbao Courier
Squad12 Oct 2026
Words exchanged at Athletic Bilbao
Unai Simón and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
Squad12 Oct 2026
A row about effort at Athletic Bilbao
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Aitor Paredes was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Squad12 Oct 2026
Goal number 100 for Gorka Guruzeta
100 goals in these colours now, every one of them somebody’s memory. There is a supporter in the stand who can tell you where he was for most of them.
Match10 Oct 2026
Athletic Bilbao come up short against Betis
Betis left with the points after a 1‑3 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.
Market12 Oct 2026
One of our own: Ignacio Serrano joins the Athletic Bilbao first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Ignacio Serrano is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market12 Oct 2026
Jan Marín steps up from the Athletic Bilbao academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Jan Marín has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
The dugout12 Oct 2026
No hiding place for Chicharito
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Chicharito, and the manager let it.
Market12 Oct 2026
Athletic Bilbao may not be able to give Jorge Cardona what he wants
It is the most legitimate ambition in the sport and the hardest for most clubs to satisfy. Jorge Cardona wants continental football; whether Athletic Bilbao can provide it is a question about the next two seasons, not about him.
Squad12 Oct 2026
Athletic Bilbao are still strangers to each other
7 new signings in one window. Every one may be an upgrade and the side can still be worse for a while, which is the part of a rebuild the verdicts never mention.
In brief
- The dugout The manager’s verdict
- Market The Oihan Sancet question follows Athletic Bilbao around
- The dugout A promise honoured at Athletic Bilbao