San Mamés Will Recreate the Walk with the 1976 Ikurriña
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Iribar and Kortabarria will commemorate the iconic Atotxa scene by reminiscing Basque identity.
San Mamés will recreate the historic image of December 5, 1976, with Jose Angel Iribar and Inaxio Kortabarria, carrying the ikurriña
Athletic and Royal Society agree to honor the photo of half a century ago with the same flag and same protagonists
The derby of San Mamés will have this Sunday a component that transcends the sport. It marks 50 years of one of the most symbolic episodes in the history of Basque football: that 5 December 1976 in which José Ángel Iribar and Iñaxio Kortabarria, captains of the Athletic Club and of the Royal Society, jumped to the grass of Atotxa carrying an ikurriña, then forbidden. Half a century later, both will star in an image loaded with meaning, as homage…
The Athletic and Real Madrid players will give them a ceremonial pass, repeating the "symbol" of 50 years ago.
There are iconic images that remain in the memory of the Basques over the years. One of them was starred by José Ángel Iribar and Inaxio Kortabarraria on December 5, 1976 in the old Atotxa. The captains of the Athletic and the Royal Society, followed by their teammates, jumped into the field of the old Atotxa shining the ikurriña, forbidden at that time. In the middle of a transition, in a convulsive political climate after the death of the dict…
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