Aston Villa
21 Jan
Aston Villa announced Tuesday they have signed defender Andres Garcia from Spanish side Levante for a reported initial fee of about £6 million ($7.4 million). The 21-year-old, who can operate at right-back or further forward, was a youth player at the Segunda Division club before breaking into the first team, and has scored three times…
15 Jan
David Moyes' return as Everton manager failed to muster a response from the toothless Toffees in a 1-0 home defeat to Aston Villa on Wednesday. Ollie Watkins' winner early in the second half lifted Villa up to seventh, just three points off the Premier League's top four. By contrast, 16th-placed Everton are looking over their…
24 Dec
Aston Villa manager Unai Emery expects his in-form side to face a "very difficult" challenge away to Newcastle on Boxing Day.
21 Dec
Aston Villa beat crisis-hit Manchester City 2-1 on Saturday to heap more misery on floundering manager Pep Guardiola, who has now suffered nine defeats in his past 12 matches. Jhon Duran finished off a fine team move to give the home side an early lead and Morgan Rogers doubled Villa's advantage in the 65th minute…
28 Nov
Emiliano Martinez produced a wonder save and Aston Villa were controversially denied a last-gasp winner in a 0-0 Champions League draw with Juventus on Wednesday. Chances were at a premium in Birmingham but the home side had Argentina international Martinez to thank for keeping the scores level. Then, deep into stoppage time, Morgan Rogers looked…
10 Nov
Liverpool opened up a five-point lead at the top of the Premier League as Darwin Nunez and Mohamed Salah struck in a 2-0 win over Aston Villa. [Ad] The Reds took full advantage of Manchester City's latest defeat at Brighton earlier on Saturday to surge further clear of the champions. Liverpool failed to hit the…
7 Nov
Aston Villa defender Tyrone Mings made an embarrassing handball blunder that condemned his side to a shock 1-0 defeat against Club Brugge in the Champions League on Wednesday. Mings bizarrely picked up the ball inside his own penalty area in the second half in the mistaken belief that Villa keeper Emiliano Martinez had not taken…
28 Oct
Aston Villa and Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez has once again claimed the prestigious Yashin Trophy at the 2024 Ballon d'Or ceremony, solidifying his reputation as the world’s top goalkeeper. This marks Martinez's second consecutive Yashin Trophy win, having first received the award in 2023. The trophy, awarded annually since 2019, recognizes the best goalkeeper based…
26 Oct
Erling Haaland fired Manchester City to the top of the Premier League as the striker sealed a 1-0 win against Southampton, while third-placed Aston Villa were frustrated by Bournemouth's last-gasp leveller on Saturday. Haaland had gone three league games without a goal but he ended that mini drought in the first half at the Etihad…
17 Sep
Arsenal's Spanish head coach Unai Emery reacts during their UEFA Europa league Group F football match between Arsenal and Vitoria Guimaraes at the Emirates stadium in London on October 24, 2019. (Photo by Glyn KIRK / AFP)[/caption] Aston Villa made a stylish return to the Champions League with a 3-0 win at Swiss side Young…
15 Sep
With the expanded UEFA Champions League beginning this week, AFP Sport casts an eye over some of the new names to look out for in the
15 May 2024
City Football Group, the parent company of Manchester City, must reduce its stake in Girona if the Spanish club is to be allowed to compete in next season's Champions League, UEFA said on Wednesday. Liga side Girona are 47 per cent owned by City Group since 2017 and, after a stunning season when they competed…
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