Earlier this season I was shown around the Sam Mames stadium in Bilbao. It's the oldest ground in Spain, nicknamed la Catedral, and is famed for its feisty atmosphere. It echoes with history. It was in that arena that Bryan Robson scored for ...

The San Mames outfit has contested six previous Copa finals against Barcelona, with the Catalans notching four wins to Athletic's two. Los Ledones, who finished 10th in La Liga, have already secured at least a qualifying-round spot in the Europa League.

The former Osasuna starlet signed a new long-term deal last summer to tie him to San Mames until 2016, and Athletic will reportedly only sell the influential midfielder if the right offer comes along. Martinez has also attracted the interest of ...

Athletic Bilbao and Spain star Fernando Llorente has denied holding transfer talks with Manchester City and has revealed he is in discussions to extend his contract at San Mames. Reports on Friday morning suggested City were ready to take ...

"Madrid deserve the title and we dedicate it to all the fans." The match at the San Mames got off to a blistering start, with both sides pouring forward in search of a goal. Real should have been ahead in the 12th minute when the referee ruled Javi ...

The 27-year-old, who is out of contract at San Mames next summer, had been linked with a £28m move to the Premier League champions earlier this week. However, Llorente has instead claimed that he is due to hold contract talks with Bilbao over an extended deal.

at the Basque side’s own San Mames, no less. The Spanish capital dressed in white for this occasion, as hundreds of thousands of fans gathered around the Cibeles square and fountain – which has become synonymous with every Real Madrid trophy ...

The newly-crowned Premier League champions are one of a host of teams courting the San Mames man, who it is believed will play his last game for the Basque club in the Copa del Rey final against Barcelona. Martinez is believed to have a €30 million ...

Boxing is a big business and we realise that in order to bring in the big mames we need some big support," observed Jessie Robinson, CEO, EMD Sports Services. "We need top judges and referees for an event. And if we have the right support, we can even ...

Casillas debuted with Real Madrid first team at the tender age of 17 years. It was at the San Mames where current Spanish national team coach, Vicente Del Bosque, gave him the orders to keeping the goal. He turned 31 but is in the same physical condition ...