Aritz Aduriz consigned Barcelona to a 1-0 opening-day defeat at Athletic Bilbao with a spectacular overhead kick that belied his 38 years. The veteran forward, who will retire at the end of the season, had only been on the pitch for a minute when he met Ander Capa’s cross with an acrobatic volley to net an 89th-minute winner at San Mames. Defending champions Barca were without star man...Full Story »

Athletic Bilbao's veteran forward Aritz Aduriz opens the scoring against Barcelona, shortly before I?aki Williams doubled their side's lead. Barcelona were beaten in their opening match of 2017 by nine-man Athletic Bilbao, who held on to win a feisty Copa del Rey last-16 first leg at San Mamés Stadium 2-1. Two goals in four first-half minutes from Aritz Aduriz and I?aki Williams gave B...Full Story »

Spain's 4-0 win over Macedonia - their 93rd home victory in a qualifying campaign - set a new all-time record. Julen Lopetegui's side eclipsed the mark for all European and World Cup qualifiers set by Russia (including the Soviet Union) with relative ease, even if it did require a couple of late goals to boost the scoreline. An own goal from Darko Velkovski gave Spain a half-time lead and af...Full Story »

Athletic Bilbao striker Aritz Aduriz admits there are plenty of reasons for wanting to beat arch-rivals Real Sociedad on Sunday - but insists revenge is not one of them. Sociedad have enjoyed much the better of recent encounters between the two Basque sides, winning four of eight meetings since Athletic last tasted derby success back in 2012. That means San Sebastian-born Aduriz has yet to be...Full Story »

Malaga lifted some of the pressure on under-fire coach Juande Ramos as they came from behind late on to beat Athletic Bilbao 2-1 at La Rosaleda. The Basque side had reeled off four successive LaLiga wins coming into this game and an assured finish from Aritz Aduriz in the third minute looked like it would set up another. But the pivotal moment was the red card shown to Athletic full-back Mikel...Full Story »

Aritz Aduriz scored twice as Athletic Bilbao hit back from behind to heap more woe on pointless Valencia at San Mames on Sunday. The visitors had snatched a second-minute lead through Alvaro Medran but Aduriz struck twice before the break to consign his former club to their fourth consecutive La Liga loss. The win eased the pressure on Bilbao boss Ernesto Valverde, whose side have also made a ...Full Story »

Spain's substitute goalkeeper is even better than Gianluigi Buffon, according to Aritz Aduriz. The Athletic Bilbao striker put Iker Casillas in exalted company, even though the Porto player has yet to start a game at Euro 2016. Aduriz also praised David De Gea for his performances of late, while commenting on the strength of his character after being accused of sexual abuse. "David is a sup...Full Story »

Aritz Aduriz struck late on as Athletic Bilbao edged past Gary Neville's Valencia on away goals to reach the Europa League quarter-finals. Goals from Santi Mina and Aderlan Santos gave Valencia a 2-1 aggregate lead but Aduriz's eighth goal of the competition 14 minutes from time secured progression for Athletic, despite a 2-1 defeat on the night. Neville ended the night watching from the stan...Full Story »

Aritz Aduriz scored a hat-trick to take his tally for the season to 30 as Athletic Bilbao cruised to back-to-back league wins by beating Deportivo La Coruna 4-1. Iker Muniain gave Bilbao an early lead and veteran Spanish striker Aduriz struck before the break and twice in the second period after Oriel Riera had given Deportivo brief hope when making it 2-1 in the 51st minute. Bilbao threatened...Full Story »

There were ugly scenes on the streets of Marseille last night when a huge fight broke out among the hooligans of the French club and Athletic Bilbao after their Europa League clash at the Stade Velodrome. Aduriz scored a wonder goal to win the game for the Spanish side but the ensuring brawl outside the stadium left a sour taste in the mouths of match-goers.Full Story »