TODAY IS THE DAY IN BILBAO; a little soccer theme, and an insight on athletic of bilbao particular philosophy

[deQuincey]

by the NYT

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/08/sports/soccer/athletic-bilbao-relegation.html

they explained the full story a bit better in 2015:

https://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/06/...=RelatedCoverage&pgtype=Article&region=Footer

p.s. not a fan of football (soccer in the us), but this is the spirit of things here

 

[Arde]

Kind of a national team, but with paid players...

I see an opportunity here to resell MAGA caps (Make Atletic Great Again)...

 

[Bmachine]

Got to admire that. Most English Premier League teams have a majority of foreign players. The last America's Cup Team USA which only had a single American in it.

Good on ya Bilbao!

 

[deQuincey]

today is the day,

after a 40 year draught today it will take place quite a unique demonstration in bilbao; you will never see such a thing 1.000.000 people welcoming the barge that brings the champions to the city

here is the news from CNN

https://edition.cnn.com/2024/04/09/sport/la-gabarra-athletic-bilbao-trophy-parade-spt-intl/index.html

eight nautic miles for more than 1.000.000 people from a country that is 2.500.000 inhabitants in total

picture taken 2 hour before the depart of the barge







and online streaming here:

Athletic de Bilbao hoy, club, fichajes y calendario del Athletic - EITB

Athletic de Bilbao: club, fichajes, calendario, noticias del Athletic y en directo la construcción del nuevo San Mamés campo del Athletic Club de Bilbao.

www.eitb.eus

 

[deQuincey]

 

[deQuincey]

Some shots….

 

[Arde]

Cool!!!
Wish I was there.
A million people is a lot. The beautiful game.

 

[deQuincey]

SORPRESA EN FORMA DE BATMOBILE​

En la cercana localidad de Villarejo de Salvanés esperaba la segunda sorpresa preparada por la organización. Además de la programada visita al Museo del Cine de la localidad, en la plaza donde se exponían de nuevo los coches, esperaba un impresionante BMW 3.0 CSL “Batmobile”. Con una fabricación escasa de tan solo 167 ejemplares para su homologación en competición, sus características bandas laterales en colores BMW Motorsport y su aerodinámica setentera es un auténtico icono de la automoción. La unidad en cuestión ha sido sometida recientemente a una restauración extensa y minuciosa, que hacía resaltar más todavía sus cualidades estéticas y técnicas.