EUROPA LEAGUE 2009-2010 2ºLEG: ATLETICO DE MADRID GOES ONTO THE NEXT PHASE (SEE VIDEO) & ATHLETIC DE BILBAO ELIMINATED.

The 1ºst leg clash in Madrid finished with ATLETICO DE MADRIDdrawing 1-1 with Turkish side GALATASARAY. The 2º leg EUROPALEAGUE return match promised to be a tough affair & it was, withstrong play, a sending off & controversy. The return game finishedwith GALATASARAY losing 1- 2 against ATLETICO DE MADRID, 2-3on the overall aggregate to take the Spaniards onto the next phase.(photo: Forlan flying

REAL MADRID: JAVI MARTINEZ ON AGENDA IF DE ROSSI FAILS

The popular daily late night TV (Digital Terrestrial Channel) programon Football called “Punto Pelota” gave us the exclusive weeks backvia its presenter Josep Pedrerol that REAL MADRID had AC ROMAmidfielder DE ROSSI in mind for next season. The popular journalist,backed by his regular panel of local Football “in the know” journos &personalities, assured that the Real Madrid technical staff see a

EUROPA LEAGUE 2009-2010: AT BILBAO 0 - WERDER BREMEN 3

ATHLETIC DE BILBAO managed to qualify for the next stage of theEUROPA LEAGUE even though the German side WERDER BREMENdid an authentic demolition job in the 1ºst half scoring three goals:Pizarro 12th min; Waldo 20th min & Rosenberg 35th minThe only real local highlight was the debut of another youngster inthe 2ºhalf for Bilbao called AURTENETXE ( not Ramalho as expected).The young man was nervous

ATHLETIC DE BILBAO: JONÁS RAMALHO COULD MAKE CLUB HISTORY

Name: Jonás Ramalho ( father is Angolan mother Spanish - BasqueRegion)Club: ATHLETIC DE BILBAOPosition. DefenderAge: 16This young man has been inscribed by his Club for the Europa League.He only has 16 years of age & talent by a truck load, as he is about to follow the steps of his team-mate MUNIAIN, another child prodigy already part of the 1ºst team.The youngster could make his debut in "La

EUROPA LEAGUE 2009: AUSTRIA VIENNA 0 - ATHLETIC DE BILBAO 3

The highlight of this EUROPA LEAGUE game between Austria Vienna& Spanish Club Athletic de Bilbao was the pitch invasion by "hooligans"that stopped the match in the 2ºhalf for about 30 minutes. Apart fromthe flares & the numerous objects thrown onto the pitch the behaviourneeds to be punished, something we hope UEFA will do.Athletic de Bilbao won 0 - 3 thanks to FERNANDO LLORENTE whoscored twice (

ATHLETIC DE BILBAO: DEFENDER AMOREBIETA USES "MARTIAL ARTS" TO STOP MESSI

Saturdays At.Bilbao vs Fc Barcelona gave us plenty of extra-footballcontent & insights as shown on the below post with "Superman" & thisnew post on "Martial Arts"FC BARCELONA Argentine star LIONEL MESSI is a tough player tostop, most opponent team defenders are left standing still while theagil & classy forward dribbles past them to score his goals.Here is a "new method" to stop Messi as shown by

EUROPA LEAGUE 2009-2010 GROUP RESULTS: SPANIARDS DO RELATIVELY OK

Here are the three results from the EUROPA LEAGUE in which Spanishteams participated tonight in their respective Group games.VALENCIA CF travelled to SLAVIA PRAGA for their Group B game &lost the victory in the last moments of the game. The Spanish teamdominated with goals from JOAQUIN in the 21st min & MADURO inthe 47th min. However, things complicated itself with two goals fromSlavia via JANDA

EUROPA LEAGUE QUALIFIERS 2009-2010: MIXED NIGHT FOR SPANISH TEAMS

Tonight three Spanish Teams have participated in their respectiveEUROPA LEAGUE-CUP (ex UEFA Cup) Group matches with mixedresults.ATHLETIC DE BILBAO came back from a horror 1ºst half performanceto win 2-1 at home NACIONAL DE MADIERA. The latter started scoringvia MICAEL in the 43rd min. Then the Spaniards changed their playto take over & score via ETXEBERRIA in the 67th min & FRANLLORENTE in the

ATHLETIC DE BILBAO: ETXEBERRIA NOTCHES UP 500 GAMES

SFS perhaps does not give as much exposure as it should to ATHLETICDE BILBAO. The Basque team is a historical Club in the SpanishLeague & after fighting to stay out of 2ºDivision last year, is nowexperiencing an early 2009-2010 revival - in League & Europa Legaue -that is comforting & worth mentioning.For the last 15 years JOSEBA ETXEBERRIA has been a firm pillar ofthe Team & has notched up his

EUROPA LEAGUE 2009/10: SPANISH TEAMS RESULTS

Spain has three Clubs that are participating in the EUROPA LEAGUE(ex-UEFA Cup) which kicked off tonight with its Group matches.VALENCIA CF travelled to France to play LILLE in its Group B clash& has left with a bitter 1-1 draw result. Valencia had played a grandgame with MATA putting his team ahead in the 78th min. However,with 4 mins left of play a defensive error from Bruno allowed Lilleplayer

EUROPA LEAGUE 2009-2010: ATHLETIC DE BILBAO THROUGH

The 1ºleg result at home 3-2 against Norweign Team TROMSOE wasvital. This afternoon ATHLETIC DE BILBAO played the 2ºleg incircumstances that took suffering to the maximum levels, but managedthe prime objective of qualifying for this seasons EUROPA LEAGUE(ex-UEFA) with a 1-1 drawJAVI MARTINEZ was the hereo after scoring in the 56th min, butTromsoe managed to draw via RUSHFELDT in the 61st min & it

SPANISH SUPERCUP RESULT: FC BARCELONA WINS 3-0 (5-1 AGG) AT BILBAO

Now it´s FOUR titles, as FC BARCELONA continues where they leftoff last season as they won tonight the SPANISH SUPERCUP 2009defeating 3-0 ( 5-1 on aggregate) ATHLETIC DE BILBAO.Barça are playing the Best Football of the continent (possibly theWorld) & it’s a spectacle to watch them play & see how the newincorporations of Ibrahimovic & Maxwell have settled in nicelyinto the scheme of things.The

LIVERPOOL FC EYES AT BILBAO DEFENDER AMOREBIETA?

News from “Marca”, which has been picked up from the Englishpaper “The Sun”, comment that various members of LIVERPOOL FCtravelled to Bilbao last night to witness the Spanish SuperCup gamebetween Athletic & FC Barcelona.The reason? The ATHLETIC DE BILBAO defender FERNANDOAMOREBIETA who has caught the attention of Manager-CoachRafael Benitez who wishes to reinforce his teams defence. Itis

SPANISH SUPERCUP 2009 - 1º LEG: AT BILBAO 1 - FC BARCELONA 2 (VIDEO GOALS)

The Spanish Football season 2009-2010 kicked off tonight with the1ºst leg of the SPANISH SUPERCUP game between ATHLETIC DE BILBAO & FC BARCELONA. The latter continued were it left off lastseason with good play & a 1-2 win which gives them a hugeadvantage for the 2ºleg next Sunday at the "Camp Nou".At Bilbao had it´s best moments in the latter part of the 1ºst half whenthey took the ball possesion

EUROPA LEAGUE PRELIMINARIES 2009: YOUNG BOYS 1- ATH BILBAO 2 (VIDEO)

ATHLETIC DE BILBAO managed to pull back a 0-1 first round result& defeat YOUNG BOYS ( Switzerland) 1-2 in the second leg gameyesterday to go into the 2º round of the preliminaries of theEUROPA LEAGUE ( ex UEFA). Goals came from FERNANDO LLORENTE& 16 year old sensation MUNIAN for Bilbao & FRIMPONG for YoungBoys.

TOTTENHAM OFFERS 15M€ FOR ATHLETIC DE BILBAO FORWARD LLORENTE

News from Spanish daily “AS” brings our attention to a supposed15M€ offer by English Premier League Club TOTTENHAM HOTSPURSto ATHLETIC DE BILBAO for its star forward FERNANDO LLORENTE.The English Club has Roman Pavyluchenko on the market & believethat the Spanish International is the new man they are looking for to fill the gap.However, Bilbao considers Llorente to be a vital piece in their

SPANISH CUP FINAL PREVIEW: FC BARCELONA vs. ATHLETIC DE BILBAO

SFS will not be able to upload a post of the Spanish Cup Finalsummary next Wednesday night as I find myself in a 95 km walkfrom Gijón to Covadonga (a "Spiritual" promise) that will keep meaway from an Internet line & a PC. Although I am sure we will finda place to rest our feet in a pub somewhere that has a TV available& tuned into the final. I will Twitter comments, no doubt.(photo: Messi &

ATHLETIC DE BILBAO PRESENT NEW SPANISH CUP FINAL MERCHANDISING

The final of the 2008/2009 SPANISH CUP will be May the 13th at the"Mestalla Stadium" in Valencia. The two teams to battle it out for the titleare FC BARCELONA & ATHLETIC DE BILBAO, the latter is a"specialist" in the Spanish Cups with 23 titles, although this one will be adifficult final to conquer beforehand.Having said this the whole city of Bilbao is solely thinking in this game & theexcitement

FC BARCELONA EYES DANIEL AGGER, WHILE LIVERPOOL FC FOLLOWS JAVI MARTINEZ

According from the English daily “Daily Mail” the news is that FCBARCELONA will “go” after LIVERPOOL FC & 24 year old DanishCentral Defender DANIEL AGGER. The cited player hasn’t renewed withhis Club & his contract ends on the 30th of June, thus Barça & player canlegally negotiate & there is no transfer fee if both parties come to a finalagreement. The “hitch” with Liverpool is Agger´s desire to