Athletic Club’s Basque-Only Player Policy Explained

Bilbao is not the capital of Spain’s Basque Country. Vitoria is vamos deportivo.

Many people's second favourite team, fighting against the mercenary modern nature of football

With the financial problems barcelona have even though la masia was responsible for fielding 9 of Spain world cup winning team, top 3 balon dor nominees and 11 homegrown players all at once in 2012, what is people's thoughts if barcelona went down an only catalonia policy in the long term future?

Can Saul Niguez be signed for Athletic?

Why this team only have Spanish players

Well done to them, I hope they never change.

Bet they don't have any plastic fans as all fans are Basque only

Useless and will probably be relegated with its law

Bilbao isnt the capital

Fun fact: having or not having black players literally doesn’t matter

Marcelino has to go. Worst coach ever

I have big respect for this incredible club. Good luck from inter fan 🔵⚫

I hope they can continue and never give in to the wokes in their name of "globalisation"

The most racist football club in Europe

Xenophobic midtable club

Can you please make an investigation like this with CD Guadalajara? They are from Mexico and they share some similarties with Athletic Bilbao's philosophy (Guadalajara only plays with mexicans)

remember when athletic bilbao knocked a prime alex ferguson's man united out of the europa league in 2012 by defeating them in both legs?
man i miss de marcos, iker munian, susaeta, llorente...

Fck globalisation. Patriotism and nationalism is the best of all policy. Fck USA

My secondary school Spanish teacher was a Bilbaína (think that's the correct denonym, not sure) and she loved to tell us about the club. My friends and I were immediately fascinated and I've had a soft spot for the club ever since. I still haven't visited so maybe I will do something about that this season.
Athletic, Athletic, eup!

Xenophobic nonsense.

only nigerian should be allowed in that club

Based Athletic Club

Other than Barcelona I love Bilbao, because they remind me of the chivas in my native Mexico, but instead of signing only Mexican players they only sign basque players. Much respect 🫡

Sounds like a cult

Perfect video, congrats from Bilbao 🤙

I've been an Athleticzale since I was a child, being from about 500km away

The video is really great but I have to say the capital of the Basque Country is not Bilbao (Bilbo) if I'm correct. It is Vitoria (Gasteiz)

Athletic beti zurekin!! 🤘🏽🤘🏽

I have so much respect for them. I wish my club would have a policy like this as well.

Real Sociedad, the other major club in the Basque Country, used to have a similar policy. They broke it in 1989 to sign John Aldridge from Liverpool

How to mask your racism as cultural heritage

Respectable yet prehistoric.

Wow, i didn't know im a descendant of basque heritage. Ive been supporting the wrong club all my life!

Basque people have even in the Philippines. Too bad there's no football heritage here😅😅

who else is here because of football manager

I’m from Basque descent. So this is cool to learn more about them. All I really know is that they’re tough mountainous people and there’s a lot of them in Nevada. Reno I think?

Hola a todos, soy vasco bilbaíno y claro edta de mi Athletic de mis amores,solo puedo decir que el Athletic no es solo un club de futbol los chaveles que juegan en el Athletic son vecinos ,amigos del cole colegas de salir de potes etc.etc esoces el Athletic unacgran familia bilbaina un saludo y aupa Athletic

👏🤜🤛🎦👍🫂🍻⚽🤝,from BILBAO. Agur. P.D: aúpa ATHLETIC CLUB.

The "Basque parentage" thing is just not true. Born and/or raised as youth players in the Greater Basque Country.

Authentic Football club

lol I’m Mexican born in the USA I look Native American and a chunk of my DNA is basque French I can play 😂

AFBCL

How to make football smart and sustainable

You notice this what is missing from English academies.

Man I miss these Tifo videos. This was their golden era imo

7021 Beier Walk

Am a supporter of this club. Holiday in the Basque Country and love its dedication to maintaining its identity.

Importantly, under this challenging policy, Athletic is the 4th club with more titles in Spain (after Madrid, Barca and Atlético) with 9 Leagues, 25 Cups and 3 Supercups. Today, is the current champion of the Cup, 4th in la Liga, and leader of the ELeague in its new format.

A key element for this is that Athletic is a family. Its crowd and support have demonstrated to be the best in Spain and one of the bests in the world.

Very proud of being part of it. Aupa Athletic

The only club that actually has not submitted itself to modern football, and still is able to thrive. When you support Athletic Club you support an ideology. Such a shame Real Sociedad decided to let this policy go.

Aupa Atleti from Finland, I hope I'll visit San Mames someday!

Every club should be like this.

English workers and British educated basque formed the club hence why it’s Athletic rather than Atletico, which is why their one foreign owner was English. They should keep it basque with the option of some English players playing for them. Our players need the experience abroad and there’s a cultural tie there. They are the Spanish side I support. In Italy, it’s Genoa and AC Milan who also have English roots.

Athletic Bilbao are one of three clubs that never relegated from La Liga beside Real Madrid and FC Barcelona,
that saying a lot.