Right now, it’s just a huge hole, in which excavators and trucks are doing their work. Above that, the giant arc rises above San Mamés‘ main stand. The old stadium, in which Athletic Bilbao will be playing until the summer of 2014, when the new arena will be ready. To replace the stadium which was renovated for the 1982 World Cup and has been quietly aging ever since. The stadium which will be demolished after it served the club for 101 years. In a highly modern city, the old ground is an anachronism, a charming one, however. And with „El Loco“ Marcelo Bielsa, old San Mamés gets one final hooray.
