tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2973221944786129741.post1531332623383865655..comments2024-03-11T17:32:18.654-04:00Comments on The Best Eleven: Spanish La Liga: Club Nationality BreakdownStevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12218124553018359470noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2973221944786129741.post-7361616609194574492010-10-29T10:36:14.912-04:002010-10-29T10:36:14.912-04:00Yes, basically if you're not Basque you can...Yes, basically if you're not Basque you can't join the club, although the criteria has been slightly relaxed in recent years (according to the always reliable wikipedia). <br /><br />Telegraph.co.uk had an interesting article about the club a couple of years ago. Here's the link:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/european/2329014/Athletic-Bilbao-live-out-the-Basque-ideal.html" rel="nofollow">Athletic Bilbao live out the Basque ideal</a>Steve_TheBestElevenhttp://www.thebesteleven.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2973221944786129741.post-14632138181057706342010-10-29T09:58:27.211-04:002010-10-29T09:58:27.211-04:00Does Bilbao has a Spain only policy, with a strong...Does Bilbao has a Spain only policy, with a strong preference for folks from the Basque region? That number is too perfect to not have some direction from the club itself....Elliotthttp://futfanatico.comnoreply@blogger.com