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Athletic Club is an outlier, not just in soccer , but in sports.

Based out of Bilbao, Athletic Club only recruits players from, or with connections to, the Basque Country.

You’d think this policy, which is akin to the Yankees only signing players from New York, would hold back the Lions, but they are one of the most successful clubs in Spain and have never been relegated.

This policy may not be viewed as practical in the modern era, but it is wildly popular among the team’s fanbase and that has led to Athletic Club having one of the best home atmospheres in Europe.

That will be on full display Tuesday as Arsenal visits Est

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