The president of Atleti does not believe in the controversy in the name of Athletic

Across Diego Pablo Simeone has been calling for more than a decade Athletiche Bilbao, in their press conferences, in recent times there has been controversy in this situation. Something that greatly surprised the president of Atlético de Madrid, Enrique Cerezo who assured that he was always called as well Bilbao in Athletic.

“I have always known the Athletic Club of Bilbao as Bilbaowho Segovia and in all the places where I live. That now they say called Athleticwell called that Athletic. Well, the truth is that I haven’t found out yet,” he explained at the directive lunch before the semifinal match of the Copa del Rey which will be held tonight at Metropolitan.

In fact, he told an anecdote from the Europa League final where they saw each other’s faces. “In a championship too, we played the final in Bucharest against Athletic Bilbao in a famous palace where UEFA gave us dinner, I clearly told him Bilbao, someone told me it was the Athletic Club and I replied that I had always known him as the Bilbao. That is why I think there is no malice in calling Athletic Club de Bilbao like Bilbao,” he concluded on the matter.

Something that removed iron Simeon yesterday in his press conference when he made sure that “I have a lot of respect for my rival and I don’t stop at trivial things,” he stated emphatically. As I said, I respect Athletic and have little more to add about an artificial controversy.

A controversy that has also ceased since then Bilbao the president of Athletic, Jon Uriarte. “Many people call Athletic Bilbao, even our fans and members of the club, and it does not cause me any discomfort. These are things that happen and I accept them normally, without any kind of controversy ,” the Basque leader stressed.