3 - Athletic Club have hit woodwork three times in the first half against Real Betis, a record for a team in a first half in a LaLiga match since Real Madrid against Levante in May 2022 (3). Jam.

NEW EPISODE: Athletic roll over Espanyol, edge out Slavia Prague but then fail to beat 10 man Mallorca and to make their dominance pay against Betis 🔥➡️😤 Please keep sharing Pichichi Pod ❤️🤍 #UniqueInTheWorld #AthleticClub linktr.ee/pichichipod

That'll do nicely! Great to see Nico Serrano amongst the goals. Attentions now turn to our game against Real Valladolid. Listen to our preview here: open.spotify.com/episode/6bDzN8… #AthleticClub #UniqueInTheWorld

SPECIAL Episode on the Basque Derby feat. Beñat Gutiérrez and @TonyHBA from The Txoko Pod ❤️🤍💚 Is it a 'friendly' derby or is there much more rivalry to it? 🤔 We preview Athletic vs. Real Sociedad 🎙 #AthleticClub #UniqueInTheWorld #RealSociedad #LaLiga open.spotify.com/episode/0uP569…

We've been on Bluesky for over 12 hours now 😉🦋 bsky.app/profile/pichic…

I had a great time at Pichichi Pod 🎧❤️🤍 talking about what makes the Basque Derby so special. Give it a listen before the big game.

Athletic = 9 canteranos Real Sociedad = 4 canteranos

🔥 STARTING XI: ● Djaló covers the 9 position. Golden opportunity. ● Sancet is truly back. We celebrate it! ● Galaxy and Prados in the midfield ● The more experienced cover the defensive positions. Paredes on the bench. ● Unai may be back, but not fully fit. Julen time 🧤

Vamooooooos ❤️🩶 That makes it 7 games unbeaten! Needless to say we all predicted a win this game 😎 Listen to our Basque derby preview: linktr.ee/pichichipod #UNIQUEINTHEWORLD #AthleticRealSociedad #AthleticClub #LaLiga

A great tradition

FINAL: Athletic WIN! First LaLiga win against Real Madrid since 2015! Julen saves the day with a wonderful penalty save and some more! The whole backline was superb as well! Guruzeta reacts with an instant goal to Madrid's equalizer and guides Athletic to 3 more points! 🦁

Massive win over Real Madrid! 🦁 #AthleticRealMadrid #UniqueInTheWorld

2 - Athletic Club are the only team to have beaten Real Madrid and Barcelona in all competitions in 2024. Lions.

Will Unai Simón regain his spot as starting goalkeeper? #AthleticClub

December 5, 1976. Inaxio Kortabarria and José Ángel Iribar lead their teams out onto the field in the Basque Derby. Between them, they carry the Ikurriña - the then-illegal flag of the Basque Country. With General Franco dead and his fascist dictatorship in chaos, this act of

FINAL: Athletic draws Vivian scores in the 92nd to make it 1-2 but a previous foul is called. A possible handball in the same play could've been called but it seems we're not important enough. Dull 2nd half from Athletic who should've scored another goal before Unai screwed up.

📣BOOK UPDATE: I’m excited to have received copies of the update/2nd edition of my book ‘Los Leones’. It includes an updated chapter about the #CopaDelRey win & the celebrations that followed (La Gabarra!). Eskerrik Asko to everyone who helped & bought a copy! #AthleticClub 🔴⚪️

By the way, before 2024 ends. Thanks everyone for interacting, commenting, and even following this account. Everything started with Michael wondering if any Athletic accounts in English existed anymore around here, and I went ahead with it. +400 followers. Thank you guys.

A 2024 to remember for Athletic Club and our fans! 🏆 First Copa victory in 4️⃣0️⃣ years 🥇 First Zamora Trophy in 5️⃣4️⃣ years; 🥈 for Yashin Trophy (Unai Simon) 👟 First ever Ballon d'Or nominee (Nicolas Williams) 🇪🇺 Finished year in last UEFA Champions League spot #UniqueInTheWorld!

Re-publishing my @outsidewrite article about Billy Barnes, the 3 time Copa del Rey winning manager with Athletic Club, who gave rise to the term 'Míster' still used in Spanish football today 🔴⚪️ More similar articles in the pipeline so please follow! 📝 open.substack.com/pub/tomvvardle…