BAYERN MUNICH paid the 40M€ contract release clause of ATHLETIC CLUB BILBAO & Spanish
International player JAVI MARTINEZ to secure his services for the next 5 years. Spanish Football
loses a great young player with enormous projection & future which is a Bayern gain. Martinez
signs his release clause Javi Martinez overtakes Mario Gomez as the highest transfer fee player in
Bundesliga History
Bombshell out of Germany this afternoon when German media "Bild" announced that BAYERN MUNICH would
pay the 40M€ contract release clause of JAVI MARTINEZ midfielder for ATHLETIC CLUB BILBAO &
Spanish International. Javi Martinez The Spanish Football Club is silent & the German Club Bayern
Munich dismiss the news as being incorrect.
There is a soap box drama happening at ATHLETIC CLUB BILBAO which is worth a post for all the
Spanish Football Sports readers. After attempting to renew the contract of 27 year old forward
FERNANDO LLORENTE, the player has announced to his Club President that he does not wish to continue
another season.
This piece of news out of Great Britain & ARSENAL FC is not new & again hits the local Spanish
Football papers & media. Fernando Llorente The "Gunners" seek to have an alternative if Van Persie
finally leaves the Club this summer. A name sounding loud to replace the Dutch striker is Spanish
International & ATHLETIC CLUB BILBAO forward FERNANDO LLORENTE.
Been sounding for weeks now, FC BARCELONA has´nt given up on its idea of incorporating ATHLETIC
CLUB BILBAO & Spanish International JAVI MARTINEZ. The player is liked by new Barça Coach Tito
Vilanova & sees the player as a great promise to fill the Central Defender - defending Midfielder
positions.
Rumours are hot on the transfer front as expected at this height of the off-season & with the Euro
competition in full flight. One here locally is the news out of Germany that BAYERN MUNICH has its
eyes on ATHLETIC CLUB BILBAO & Spanish International midfielder JAVI MARTINEZ.The fact that a
European giant has Javi Martinez in mind is not new nor is it surprising, so has Real Madrid & FC
Barcelona
FC BARCELONA has won this seasons SPANISH CUP FINAL ( Copa Del Rey ) with a 0 - 3 result over
ATHLETIC CLUB BILBAO. FC Barcelona Coach Josep Guardiola leaves the Club in the very best manner
possible with another title under his belt & adding more to his legend status at the Club.Excellent
atmosphere tonight which bought the 2011-2012 Spanish Football season to an end.
The city of Madrid is about to be visited by 1000s of ATHLETIC CLUB BILBAO & FC BARCELONA followers
as both are to play the Final of the SPANISH CUP ( Copa del Rey ) tomorrow at the "Vicente Calderon
Stadium" (Home of Atletico de Madrid). At.Bilbao - FC Barcelona. A huge game to officially close
the Spanish Football season with plenty of angles & stories in play: At.
Spanish Football Club ATHLETIC CLUB BILBAO has captivated Spanish & European Football observers
alike this season with their Football under the hands of Argentine Coach Bielsa. The Club has found
a mix of experience & youth that now plays touch Football over the long kick up-front method. The
team lost the Europa League Final to Spanish Club Atletico de Madrid but has a chance to win a
title in
The winner tonight was SPANISH FOOTBALL. The only sad event is that unfortunately there can only be
one winner, in this case, Â ATLETICO DE MADRIDÂ which proclaimed themselves EUROPA LEAGUE CHAMPIONS
2011 - 2012 after defeating fellow Spanish Club ATHLETIC CLUB BILBAO 3 - 0. Atletico managed to win
the Europa League Cup again with the last time being back in 2010.
The FIFA backed IFFHS ( International Federation of  Football History & Statistics ) has released
its periodical list of the "Best Football Clubs in World Soccer". FC BARCELONA continues in the top
spot as "The Best Football Club in the World" with a record 44 times in that position since the
IFFHS began releasing this type of report.
Two Spanish Football Clubs will meet in the upcoming Final of the EUROPA LEAGUE after the two
semi-final games celebrated tonight. Here is a brief summary of events, the final scores & all
the scorers. Falcao ATLETICO DE MADRID defeated in the 2 º leg semi 0 - 1 ( 2 - 5 agg ) VALENCIA
CF away with a solitary goal from ADRIAN in the 60th min.
EUROPA LEAGUE semi final 1º leg matches tonight with three SPANISH FOOTBALL teams involved along
with a Portuguese Club. Here are the final results & all the goalscorers. Adrian ATLETICO DE
MADRID defeated in spectacular fashion VALENCIA CF 4 - 2Â to allow them a foot into the finals door
with Valencia still alive due to their two away goals.
COPA DEL REY: ATHLETIC 0 BARCELONA 3 EUROPA LEAGUE: ATLETICO MADRID 3 ATHLETIC 0 TODA LA CAMPAÑA DE BIELSA EN ATHLETIC DE BILBAO BIELSA ELEGIDO POR UEFA COMO MEJOR TECNICO DE ESPAÑA
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25.05.2012 - Con el 3-0 frente a Athletic de Bilbao por la final de la 38º Copa del Rey
acaba de finalizar el ciclo de Pep Guardiola como DT de Barcelona.
Por propia decisión, el entrenador deja su puesto para quedar como el más ganador de la historia
del club: 14 tÃtulos logrados en 4 temporadas sobre 19 posibles (perdió una Liga, 2 Champions
League y 2 Copas del Rey).
La presidenta de la Comunidad de Madrid, Esperanza Aguirre, propone que el partido se suspenda y se
juegue a puerta cerrada para evitar los silbidos de aficionados independistas en contra del himno.
"All together. Go for the Cup". That is the name - "war cry" - of ATHLETIC CLUB BILBAO in this
video that the Club has just posted up on all the social media channels.The motive is to warm-up
the Bilbao followers & build up the atmosphere for this Fridays SPANISH CUP FINAL ( Copa del Rey
Final ) against FC BARCELONA at the Vicente Calderon Stadium in Madrid.
MANCHESTER CITY representatives have been said to have met up with the brother of ATHLETIC CLUB
BILBAO & Spanish International forward FERNANDO LLORENTEÂ , "Chus" who is also the players rep. The
meeting was to express the clear interest of the English Premier League Champions to get the player
over to England.
"No me interesa la posesión de la pelota", se le oye decir a
Simeone por estos tiempos en los que Barcelona deleita al mundo con su dominio en base a posesión
y hace de ella el paradigma que se proyecta al fútbol del mundo.
04.04.2012 - El Athletic de Bilbao presentó la (nueva) camiseta con la que su equipoo
jugará la final de la Copa del Rey (2011-12), el próximo 25 de mayo frente al FC Barcelona en el
estadio Vicente Calderón (Madrid).
Toda la novedad consiste en el escudo conmemorativo que se cose en el centro del pecho junto al
nombre de los dos equipos y el año, "se intenta vislumbrar la cabeza de un león".
Los últimos años, el fútbol se ha proyectado hacÃa una popularidad descomunal que lleva a
las estrellas que practican este deporte a todas las casas del mundo. No hay paÃs en la actualidad
que no sepa de Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Wayne Rooney, inclusive del 'Chicharito' Hernández.
Asà mismo, no podemos negar que los estilos de juego han cambiado y el fútbol ha pasado de ser
un deporte lento y robusto a un deporte dinámico y rápido.
Un Athletic de Bilbao insolente conquistó el jueves uno de los escenarios legendarios del fútbol
Europeo, Old Trafford, donde impuso su juego ofensivo ante un Manchester United con pocos recursos
en la ida de los octavos de la UEFA Europa League (2-3).
Un gol de Fernando Llorente en el primer tiempo, uno de Óscar de Marcos en el segundo y otro de
Iker Muniain con los noventa minutos cumplidos contrarrestaron el tanto inicial de Wayne Rooney.
