Europe
Aston Villa in Europe — from the European Cup glory of 1982 to Europa League winners in Istanbul in 2025 and the return of Champions League football to Villa Park under Unai Emery. My Old Man Said’s full coverage of Aston Villa’s European destiny.
Aston Villa Receive UEFA Fine and Suspended Away Fan Ban
Aston Villa Receive (Another) UEFA Fine and Suspended BanUEFA this afternoon issued a Disciplinary Statement detailing a €10,000 fine for Aston Villa and a ban from selling away tickets for their next UEFA competition game. The ban though will be suspended across a probationary period of two years, so Villa fans won't miss out on the Super Cup in Salzburg, which would have been...
Forget the Big Six. In Europe, Villa Have Already Broken It.
Proof That Aston Villa Are Disrupting the Big SixThere is a version of English football's hierarchy that the Premier League, broadcasters, and shirt sponsors broadly agree on. Six clubs above the rest. Revenue, fanbase, commercial reach — the gap is real and it is wide. Often referred to as the 'Sky Six'.UEFA does not particularly care about any of that.The UEFA club coefficients ranking...
Aston Villa’s Champions League Vital Dates and New Format
Aston Villa Champions League Draw DatesThe 2024/25 Premier League fixtures may already be out, but the date that Aston Villa supporters are most eagerly...
Lille Afforded Big Advantage Over Aston Villa
French Ligue 1 Trump Premier League in Helping Their ClubsIn-form Lille seems to have all the luck when it comes to the Europa Conference...
Aston Villa’s Registered Squad for the Europa Conference League Knockout Rounds
Aston Villa's Updated Europa Conference League SquadAston Villa had until Friday, February 2, last week, to submit a maximum of three new eligible players...
Legia Warsaw Hit With Major Fine and Ban After Villa Park Events
UEFA'S Control, Ethics and Disciplinary Body met today to give their verdict on several recent European games that had experienced trouble. Top of the...
The Legia Warsaw Stance on their Restricted Ticket Allocation at Villa Park
Restricted AllocationLegia Warsaw have this week voiced their frustration (statement below) at the restricted allocation they have received for their visit to Villa Park,...
The Permutations of whether Aston Villa win their Europa Conference League group if they beat Legia
Can Aston Villa Secure Group E in their next game?During the past couple of rounds of the Europa Conference League, there's been confusion from...
Aston Villa Finally Kick-Start Their European Campaign
Aston Villa 1 Zrinjski Mostar 0In a WordLimbs ‘Used to describe football fans going absolutely mental when their team has scored, much more than a...
Aston Villa Fans to Expect Hold Back After Legia Warsaw Game (and other info)
Legia Warsaw Game Information for Travelling VillansAfter the more domestic feel of a trip up north to Edinburgh for the Europa Conference League play-off...
Aston Villa’s Registered Squad for the Europa Conference League Comes up Short
Aston Villa's Europa Conference League Squad MakeupBefore the September 4th deadline, Aston Villa submitted to UEFA a shorten principle squad list of 22 players...
Aston Villa’s Europa Conference League fixtures confirmed
Aston Villa's Europa Conference League FixturesAston Villa were drawn in Group E of the Europa Conference League to face AZ Alkmaar (Holland), Legia Warszawa...
Key Dates for Aston Villa European Group Matches
Aston Villa's Group E DrawAston Villa were drawn in Group E of the Europa Conference League to face Holland's AZ Alkmaar, Poland's Legia Warszawa,...
How to Watch Aston Villa’s Trip to Hibernian in the Europa Conference League
Watch Hibs vs Aston Villa for Free in the UKAfter Aston Villa and Hibernian were forced to move the date of their Europa Conference...