Tom sits down with Beñat and Tony from theTxokoPod to look ahead to the weekend's Basque derby: Athletic Club de Bilbao vs. Real Sociedad. Is this a 'friendly' derby or is there much more rivalry to it? We talk about the history of Euskal Derbia, what it means to the supporters, the cities and the provinces, the strengths of each club, the One Club Man and Woman award and the future of the rivalry

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Tom and Ryan look at the last month's results for Athletic: a demolition of Espanyol, sneaking past Slavia, failing to capitalise on numerical advantage against Mallorca and some lacklustre finishing against Betis.

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In this SPECIAL episode, we sit down with Paul Giblin, the iconic commentator, to discuss 3 decades supporting Athletic, including memories of muddy pitches, Julen Guerrero, Bielsa burnout, all those lost finals before finally winning, what the future has in store for Athletic and much, much more.

Pichichi Pod is a podcast in English all about Athletic Club de Bilbao, the most extraordinary and romantic club in world football. Throughout the 2024/25 season we'll be discussing all the matches, running through the news and views from the club, and looking at the culture and history surrounding the club. https://linktr.ee/pichichipod

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This week, Ryan and Tom look at Athletic's confident dispatching of Alkmaar in the Europa League but their getting in the headlines for all the wrong reasons, with 3 missed penalties in one match!

Pichichi Pod is a podcast in English all about Athletic Club de Bilbao, the most extraordinary and romantic club in world football. Throughout the 2024/25 season we'll be discussing all the matches, running through the news and views from the club, and looking at the culture and history surrounding the club. https://linktr.ee/pichichipod

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Ryan and Tom get together to unpack a big week for Athletic. In their long-awaited return to European football, Athletic snatch a late draw against Roma. At home to Sevilla, a controversial red card and a slice of bad luck see Athletic concede a late equaliser.

Pichichi Pod is a podcast in English all about Athletic Club de Bilbao, the most extraordinary and romantic club in world football. Throughout the 2024/25 season we'll be discussing all the matches, running through the news and views from the club, and looking at the culture and history surrounding the club.

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Tom and Ryan reunite after the international break to run us through Athletic Club's 3 wins over Las Palmas, Leganés, Celta Vigo and then preview Athletic's long-awaited return to European football.

Pichichi Pod is a podcast in English all about Athletic Club de Bilbao, the most extraordinary and romantic club in world football. Throughout the 2024/25 season we'll be discussing all the matches, running through the news and views from the club, and looking at the culture and history surrounding the club.

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Tom is joined by Aitor Salinas-Armendariz and Christopher Evans (author of Los Leones) to discuss what Athletic Club's famous Basque-only philosophy means in practice.

Pichichi Pod is a podcast in English all about Athletic Club de Bilbao, the most extraordinary and romantic club in world football. Throughout the 2024/25 season we'll be discussing all the matches, running through the news and views from the club, and looking at the culture and history surrounding the club.

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Tom and Ryan take us through a home win against Valencia and a late home defeat to Atlético Madrid, international call-ups and the closing of the transfer window.

Pichichi Pod is a podcast in English all about Athletic Club de Bilbao, the most extraordinary and romantic club in world football. Throughout the 2024/25 season we'll be discussing all the matches, running through the news and views from the club, and looking at the culture and history surrounding the club.

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Tom, Ryan and James review Athletic's disappointing draw with Getafe (H) and defeat to FC Barcelona (A), the closing of the transfer window and preview the next two games.

Pichichi Pod is a podcast in English all about Athletic Club de Bilbao, the most extraordinary and romantic club in world football. Throughout the 2024/25 season we'll be discussing all the matches, running through the news and views from the club, and looking at the culture and history surrounding the club.

You can find us on Twitter.com/PichichiPod

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In this very first episode of the Pichichi Pod, Tom and Ryan discuss what makes Athletic 'unique in the world', all the Nico Williams speculation, give a low-down on the squad, and talk about their hopes for the 2024/25 season.

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