The all-time best XI of Athletic Club players
Athletic Club are one of the most historic clubs in European football, earning a level of respect around the world with their local, Basque-only policy that enables them to retain a degree of connection few other sides can boast.
Over the years, Athletic Club have produced some of the most gifted footballers in the world. Many of them, such as Aymeric Laporte and Kepa Arrizabalaga, have gone on to start for elite clubs abroad, but so many more have elected to stay in the city of Bilbao and push for European football in their home region.
Let's take a look at the best XI of Athletic players in the club's storied history. There are many great players who will end up being omitted, such as Rafael Moreno Aranzadi - aka "Pichichi", the namesake of the top scoring award in LaLiga - because...