Athletic Club are preparing for the new season, which promises to be an exciting one for the club from the Basque Country. Los Leones have broken a 40-year streak without victory in the Copa del Rey, and with promotion to the European cups, the club's stadium is in for a little lift.

Rebuilding of coaching and staff benches

Due to Athletic's participation in the UEFA Europa League, San Mamés, their home ground, is undergoing a redevelopment. One but significant change to the stadium is taking place as part of an adaptation to UEFA regulations. In order to be in time for the start of the Spanish league, the club started the reconstruction early enough.

At the beginning of July, work began on San Mamés stands, which will completely change the two benches for the coaches and training staff. With the new design, the benches will increase from the current 19 seats in a single row to 27 seats divided into two tiers, according to the regulations.

This modification will in no way affect the visibility of the members and fans who sit in this part of the stadium - can be read in Athletic Bilbao's official announcement. In addition, it is learnt that the works will not affect the San Mamés Tour, as well as the other experiences and services at the stadium.

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Bilbao as one of the stops for 2030 World Cup

The work on the stadium will certainly not go to waste, as the Basque Country arena can be certain of its place among the stadiums for the 2030 World Cup in Spain. However, there could be surprises among the nine arenas, and there are more candidates than available places. You can track all the possible stadium candidates by reading a separate article on the subject.

You can see all the stadiums that aspire to host the 2030 World Cup in the video: