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Athletic Club's board will put a 152 million euro budget for the 2026-27 season to its members, alongside a proposal to raise fees by 2%. That figure is about 40 million less than the previous year's income.
The midfielder has a hamstring problem and will miss the Copa match and the derby against Real Sociedad.
The club has put three garments on sale featuring a logo of two elongated parallel lines representing Iribar and Simón.
Simón received a prize in London that the outlet presents as recognition of Athletic Club's long-standing work with its goalkeepers.
The captain said he still feels the same excitement as on his first day after reaching 11 years and 450 matches with the club, and stressed the value of the win.
The goalkeeper has flown to London with Uriarte and the club's football director. Iribar was unable to make the trip.
The Real Sociedad right-back said he is keen to live and win the derby at San Mames after a strong display against Levante, in which he set up the opening goal. He described the squad as outstanding.
Real Sociedad won against Levante, with Gonçalo Guedes providing an assist. The win moves the club closer to the top four.
The goalkeeper will go to the gala accompanied by the Athletic president, Jon Uriarte, as the item reports.
The Real Sociedad coach praised the midfielder's performance and said the team focused more on defensive work during the week.
Athletic ClubReal SociedadLast five competitive matches before kick-off, all competitions, results after 90 minutes.
0 to 100 against this season's LaLiga clubs (100 = best). The rating is our model's long-run strength before this match: it uses the last three years and counts recent matches most, so a few results do not move it at once. Under each rating: this season's actual goals per match.
35 meetings since 2010, results after 90 minutes.
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Real Sociedad | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 19:18 | +1 | 19 |
| 8 | Athletic Club | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11:8 | +3 | 12 |
Positions in our table of 20 clubs, before kick-off. Full table
Athletic Club vs Real Sociedad kicks off at 20:00 UK time (20:00 UTC) on Sunday 1 November 2026 at Estadio de San Mamés, Bilbao. It is a LaLiga match (Matchday 11).
Our picks and their reasons are published 48 hours before kick-off at the earliest, from 20:00 UTC on Friday 30 October 2026, once both teams have played their previous match. The result percentages follow for everyone 2 hours before kick-off, at 18:00 UTC on Sunday 1 November 2026; every other percentage is for members until the match is over.
Athletic Club have 1 win, 3 draws and 1 defeat in their last 5 matches in all competitions, and won their latest match. Real Sociedad have 4 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats in their last 5 matches in all competitions, and have won their last 3.
Athletic Club and Real Sociedad have met 35 times in our records since 2010: Athletic Club won 10, Real Sociedad won 16 and 9 ended level. Last meeting: 2026-03-04, Real Sociedad 1-0 Athletic Club.
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