On April 6 2024, Athletic Club Bilbao won the Copa del Rey. It was their first major trophy for 40 years and brought joy to a fiercely proud area of Spain.
As the world turns its eyes to the Basque country and asks why all football can't be like it is in Bilbao, they can do no worse than read a brilliant and timely new book on the club. Christopher James Evans came in to talk about Los Leones, a history of the club which includes interviews with major figures and plenty of mythology.