At a press conference this afternoon it was confirmed by President Aperribay that Coach Lillo will leave the helm at the end of June and the man to replace him is Uruguyan Martin Lasarte. Aperribay thanked Lillo for the "great work" he had done for the team but ultimately his failure to get into the top 3 has cost him. Click to continue reading...

Coach Lillo gave his weekly press conference today and revealed he isn't obsessing about league positions and is concentrating soley on his next objective - beating Castellón. If Real Sociedad are to win on Saturday they will need to do it without Claudio Bravo and Sebastian Abreu who are both away on international duty. Click to continue reading...

"Our challenge is the survival of the Real Sociedad". The sharp and straight to the point words from the Real Sociedad President today as he spoke to the press with Councilor Jesus Ruiz and the lawyer Jose Luis Martinez, an expert in bankruptcy proceedings. He began by stating three key messages he considers to be most important - economic survival, social cohesion and maximum support to staff and the technical team. Click to continue reading...

"Our challenge is the survival of the Real Sociedad". The sharp and straight to the point words from the Real Sociedad President today as he spoke to the press with Councilor Jesus Ruiz and the lawyer Jose Luis Martinez, an expert in bankruptcy proceedings. He began by stating three key messages he considers to be most important - economic survival, social cohesion and maximum support to staff and the technical team. Click to continue reading...

"My aim is to bring him to Vigo" - One of the quotes made by Coach Lillo today as he made his weekly appearance before the media. Clearly this is a massive boost for the squad as one can assume if he comes through training tommorow without any glitches, he will travel with the squad to face Celta Vigo. Click to continue reading...

Yesterday afternoon Iñigo Diaz de Cerio was seen to by the medical staff at the club after suffering intense pain in his operated leg. It required further surgery and he will remain in the clinic for the next couple of days. This incidence does not alter the anticipated plan of recovery.
Boukary Dramé the defender on loan from FC Sochaux has suffered a "pull" in bottom region of left thigh during training this morning. Click to continue reading...

Coach Lillo was the latest member of the Real Sociedad camp to face the media today as the build up to Sunday's clash with Tenerife continues. With the club having one of its hardest in modern times with the injury to Díaz de Cerio, the clubs court appearances and the 1,000 Euros fine the club received after a fan hit coach Lillo on the head with a bottle at the end of the Eibar game, people would be forgiven for thinking the Tenerife game was the furthest thing from the players minds, however as Lillo explained, this couldn't be further from reality. Click to continue reading...

Looking ahead to the weekend fixture against Tenerife its becoming clear the players are fired up to put in a performance despite being without their injured goalscorer Iñigo Diaz de Cerio. Indeed both central defenders Mikel Labaka and Mikel González spoke today to the press after a behind closed doors training session. Click to continue reading...

Iñigo Diaz de Cerio was released from hospital yesterday after his nasty leg break at the weekend and immediately gave a press conference to talk of his injury. He seemed in high spirits as he thanked supporters for the messages of support he has received and due to the vast amount he received, he wasn't able to read all of them. Click to continue reading...