Bielsa stays on as Bilbao coach

MADRID — Athletic Bilbao’s coach Marcelo Bielsa said Monday he is staying with the club despite earlier reports he was considering resigning in a row with the board. “I can continue carrying out my work as I have done up to now,” he said in an online statement widely published by Spanish sports media. “I maintain the commitment that I made to the club.” The Argentine coach publicly fell out with the club’s management last week when he criticized construction work on its new training centre, prompting the board to publish a statement distancing itself from his claims. — AFP