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Athletic Bilbao, however, have also been regularly accused of poaching. The
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1112:Abel Resino
1072:José Molina
1044:RaĂșl Albiol
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980:Diego Capel
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832:Dani Jarque
820:RaĂșl Tamudo
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676:Chus Pereda
672:JesĂșs Garay
605:Javi GarcĂa
593:Dani Parejo
485:Marc Bartra
336:Barcelona B
300:Xabi Alonso
241:youth teams
177:Telmo Zarra
142:Real Madrid
85:Real Madrid
1377:Categories
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1312:References
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936:Jordi Amat
912:Joan TomĂ s
908:DĂdac VilĂ
904:RaĂșl Baena
743:IvĂĄn Campo
735:Mikel Lasa
501:La FĂĄbrica
409:Pepe Reina
261:Real UniĂłn
68:farm teams
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790:Liverpool
561:Juan Mata
324:Barcelona
322:Although
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1096:Fernando
1011:Valencia
809:Espanyol
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959:Sevilla
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481:Rafinha
449:Jeffrén
405:Oleguer
181:La Liga
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1148:Mario
876:Bruno
469:Pedro
445:Bojan
393:Gabri
389:Roger
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