After 40-year wait, Athletic finally set sail on the gabarra
A gabarra is a barge, but in Bilbao, it's much more than that: a legend of Athletic passed on through the generations, a celebration of silverware.
A gabarra is a barge, but in Bilbao, it's much more than that: a legend of Athletic passed on through the generations, a celebration of silverware.
Fans lined the streets of Bilbao on Thursday to celebrate Athletic Club's Copa del Rey win, with the players crossing the city's Nervion river by boat.
Police in Bilbao have opened an inquiry into four Athletic Club players after the squad held an impromptu street party to celebrate their Copa del Rey win, the news agency EFE reported on Wednesday.
Man United put a dent in Liverpool's title chase on Sunday, and Athletic Club made history in Saturday's Copa del Rey final. Here's what you missed in Europe this weekend.
Athletic Club beat Mallorca 4-2 on penalties on Saturday to win their 24th Copa del Rey title and their first since 1984, ending a 40-year drought in a nerve-wracking final in Seville.
It was a long journey for Mallorca and Kosovo striker Vedat Muriqi, but it could all be worth it if he's able to capture the Copa del Rey with Los Piratas.
Inaki and Nico Williams -- who have a remarkable backstory -- are a dominant duo for Athletic Club. Could their natural rapport help win the Copa del Rey final?
The backup goalkeepers for Athletic Club and Mallorca could play a big role in how Saturday's Copa del Rey final (live on E+) plays out.
Brothers Inaki and Nico Williams scored to help Athletic Bilbao secure a 3-0 semi-final win over Atletico Madrid on Thursday and a 4-0 aggregate victory that sent the Basque side into their third Copa de Rey final in the last five years.
Atletico Madrid said one of its supporters was hospitalized with serious injuries amid fan trouble ahead of the team's Copa del Rey second-leg semifinal against Athletic Bilbao on Thursday.
More than two decades later, Mallorca are back in the Copa del Rey final after beating Real Sociedad in a penalty shootout.
Ernesto Valverde has been undone by Atlético Madrid and Barcelona in the past. This week, with critical games against both, he can right some wrongs.