Poets and panache were on show in Bilbao as Athletic maintained their strong start, against Real Sociedad

If the world is a football
and players nomads
what ties us to this dream, to this history?
They were, we are, a long thread of feeling
from those muddy fields to this stadium
We are heirs of a culture, a way of being
Listen once more to the heartbeat of San Mamés
Listen to the spirit of the fans
Though we may not be the richest
nor, probably, the best
our greatest victory is to be who we are

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