Pradales Spoils the Euskal Selekzioa Before Their Debut in the Nations League of Football

At the request of the players themselves, the clubs, the institutions and the fans, and despite the obstacles that the Spanish Basque Pelota Federation has placed on them over the years, on Monday we will see Basque pelota players play in an official tournament for the first time. It will be in Gernika. The next World Basque Pelota Championship will be held in Argentina in 2026, and the cesta-punta qualifying phase, for men and women, will be pl…

The ball will start rolling on Sunday, and the cesta punta celebration will continue throughout next week at the Jai Alai fronton in Gernika-Lumo. However, the symbolic kickoff of this major event, straddling the sporting and political spheres, was made this Thursday by Lehendakari Imanol Pradales. For the first time, the Basque Country will officially participate as a nation in this sport in an international tournament, and the head of the Basq…