The Real Sociedad Gazette
Squad12 Apr 2027
49 days out for Sergio Gómez after a fracture
A bone, which is the one injury with a calendar attached. Real Sociedad will name a return date and, unusually for this business, will probably be right about it.
Market12 Apr 2027
Ander Barrenetxea asks to leave Real Sociedad
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Squad12 Apr 2027
A falling-out at Real Sociedad
Matías Soulé and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Match10 Apr 2027
Takefusa Kubo sends Real Sociedad past Oviedo
It finished 3‑1, and it was Takefusa Kubo’s afternoon: on the scoresheet when it mattered, and the reason the points belong to Real Sociedad.
The terraces12 Apr 2027
One of their own: Jeremía Recoba
He is 23 and the ground already sings his name, which is a thing that happens to local boys and almost never to signings. Everything from here is measured against an affection he did nothing to earn except be from here.
Market12 Apr 2027
Daniel Ramírez steps up from the Real Sociedad academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Daniel Ramírez 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.
Market12 Apr 2027
One of our own: Nicolás Herrero joins the Real Sociedad first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Nicolás Herrero is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Player ratings12 Apr 2027
One of those days for Ez Abde
There is a version of this player everybody suspected was in there, and on this evidence it is. 8.56, and no argument anywhere in the ground.
Player ratings12 Apr 2027
The game went through Arsen Zakharyan — 7.14
Marked 7.14 on 11 actions at both ends of the pitch. Midfielders like this get described as unspectacular by people who have never tried to play against one.
In brief
- Player ratings A masterclass from Takefusa Kubo
- Squad Home is on Tomas Valdecantos's mind
- The dugout When it matters, Matías Soulé plays