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Knoert · Jun 19 2003, 07:05 AM

Wednesday, the president of Athletic de Bilbao, Javier Uria Echebarria, has died in Iruñea. He was already fighting some years against throat-cancer and wednesday he died.
Athletic Club suspended all the official events who are planned for the nex days, also the trainings, but they will lay against Real Madrid on Sunday.
:crying
R.I.P.

**Zizou** · Jun 19 2003, 07:26 AM

Respect to the guy. It looks like he paved the way fo RM's league win then, since the players will not be training.

Metatron · Jun 21 2003, 12:52 PM

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Originally posted by Knoert@Jun 19 2003, 08:05 AM
Wednesday, the president of Athletic de Bilbao, Javier Uria Echebarria, has died in Iruñea. He was already fighting some years against throat-cancer and wednesday he died.
Athletic Club suspended all the official events who are planned for the nex days, also the trainings, but they will lay against Real Madrid on Sunday.
:crying
R.I.P.

I believe he will have a minute of silence, it's interesting though cause while he was president, he never ever made their squad have a minute of silence for any of the ETA victims.