Big Basque influence within this Spanish set-up. Four of the five Real Sociedad players in the Spain squad are on the pitch now. While Athletic Bilbao's Nico Williams and Unai Simon also played.

Though Spain played its first-ever home game at San Mames, the home stadium of Athletic Club, Bilbao’s fervently supported local team, in 1921, the men’s national team has not visited the city ...

As Spain and Catalonia head towards a constitutional collision over the region's claim to independence, lawmakers on both sides of the crisis are pointing to a way out: north, to Basque Country.

A niche sport with roots in Spain’s Basque Country has become embroiled in political controversy, sparking court action and igniting nationalist sentiments in the region.

Near a fishing village on the Iberian Peninsula, someone had painted on a concrete wall in big blue letters: WELCOME TO THE BASQUE COUNTRY. Below that, in even bigger all caps: THIS IS NOT SPAIN ...

BOISE, Idaho — With more than 300 pounds of chorizo sitting in her freezer and 5,000 portions of Basque-style paella prepared in advance, Tara McElhose-Eiguren says she’s finally running out ...