Athletic Bilbao unveiled the shirt which Athletic will wear during the Copa del Rey Final on May 13 against Barcelona, as well as the line of commemorative memorabilia and clothing designed for the event. The 2008–09 Copa del Rey is the 105th staging...
EL CORREO reports that Athletic Bilbao and sportswear company Umbro agreed to complete a new kit deal, which could be announced in coming weeks. A senior executive of the umbro company in Spain, who requested anonymity on the grounds that he is not...
their blue jerseys. However, in the 1970s they tried something a little different and went for an all-brown affair. 3. Athletic Bilbao 2001 The Basque team are an extremely proud, independent side. To mark the club’s centenary year, local artist Dario...
Athletic Bilbao unveiled the new home and away kits for the 2008-2009 season with new sponsor Petronor. Equally debated, is the origin of the club colours. Although their first colours were blue and white stripes, in 1910 they switched to red and white...
Athletic Bilbao have won admiration for proudly sticking to their traditions, being the only team in Spain, and one of the very few in Europe, to have refused to carry shirt publicity. Until now, that is. Sports daily Marca reported on Saturday that...
1903 as Athletic Club de Madrid by three Basque students living in Madrid. The founders saw the new club as a branch of Athletic Bilbao. In 1904 they were joined by dissident members of Madrid FC. They began playing in blue and white, as did Athletic...
was used to make bed mattresses. The left over cloth was easily converted into football shirts. Although both Athletic Bilbao and Atlético Madrid started out with blue and white stripes, the discovery of a cheaper option probably persuaded them to...
year, the team pushed on from this success and reached the finals of the Copa del Rey in the Chamartín stadium against Athletic Bilbao, eventually losing 4-1. The next ten years until 1957-58 were spent in the first division. Relegation was short-lived...
colours of FC Barcelona are ultimately derived from our original colours here.'" Also the subject of keen debate is Athletic Bilbao's kit, which changed from blue and white stripes to red and white stripes in 1910. Some reckon the red comes from the...
