It would take us a lifetime to find and cover all the reports published internationally about the King’s Cup final that Athletic Bilbao won on Saturday.Ā But, as we often explain, we’re interested in soccer, or any sport, only as it serves as a way to “spread the word” about everything Basque to the world.Ā What we can say is that, unlike what happens with some coaches or “sports journalists” in Spain, each and every one of those media outlets covers “Athletic Bilbao” or just “Athletic Club.”Ā Never “Bilbao.”Ā Perhaps that’s because they’re not trying to piss off the fans.
That’s why we were overjoyed to find this article aboutĀ IƱaki Williams.Ā We found it on the Flashscore penned by Owuraku Ampofo, a specialist in African soccer.Ā We can’t help but point out that Flashscore gets about 100 million visitors a month.
Now, we’ve written about IƱaki WilliamsĀ many times here on the blog, especially for how strange it is for some that a “Black” player could end up on a team that only hires Basque players, as if skin color or family roots had anything to do with birthplace, or what really matters, where one feels one is from.Ā We covered this topic in a previous article, “IƱaki Williams is black? My God, we had no idea!”
This is something Owuraku Ampofo and Flashscore got right from the outset.Ā The same thing happened in that Ghanian outlet which, lest we forget, is the land where the Williams family originally hails from and where Williams currently plays on the national side.Ā His nationality, and his family’s origins, in no way mean he isn’t Basque and therefore can’t play for Athletic.
Truly, we loved this article and we’re sure our readers will, too.
Flashscore – 8/4/2024 – Czechia
A son of Bilbao: How Inaki Williams’ unwavering loyalty helped deliver Athletic glory
Over 100,000 Athletic Bilbao fans made the long trip to Seville forĀ the Copa del Rey final on Saturday (April 6th). Since last winning the cup in 1984, Los Leones had lost six finals, but there was confidence that the jinx would finally end against a Mallorca side that was 15th in LaLiga.
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Sports World Ghana – 8/4/2024 – Ghana
A son of Bilbao: How Inaki Williams’ unwavering loyalty helped deliver Athletic glory
Over 100,000 Athletic Bilbao fans made the long trip to Seville forĀ the Copa del Rey final on Saturday (April 6th). Since last winning the cup in 1984, Los Leones had lost six finals, but there was confidence that the jinx would finally end against a Mallorca side that was 15th in LaLiga.
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Last Updated on May 17, 2024 by About Basque Country
