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...
Time Change for Aston Villa’s Trip to Hibernian Confirmed
Hibernian vs Aston Villa - WednesdayHibernian have confirmed that the first leg of the Europa Conference League play-off against Aston Villa at Easter Road,...
Aston Villa Face Europa Conference League Play-off Trip to Switzerland or Scotland
Aston Villa Face Switzerland or Scotland TripAston Villa were today drawn in Lyon against either Hibernian FC or FC Luzern in the Europa Conference...
Aston Villa’s Eight Possible Europa Conference League Play-off Opponents
Eight Possible Play-off Opponents for Aston VillaAston Villa now know they'll be playing one of eight teams in the Europa Conference League play-off round,...
Aston Villa’s Europa Conference League Play-off Situation Clears up
Aston Villa's Europa Conference League Play-off PathThe confusing picture of Aston Villa's Europa Conference League path is getting slightly clearer. First off, we know...
Aston Villa Given Double Europa Conference League Boost as UEFA Confirm Juventus Ban
UEFA Confirm Juventus Europa Conference League BanUEFA have finally confirmed Juventus will serve a one-year ban from UEFA European competitions and pay an initial...
Changes for Aston Villa in the Europa Conference League – Update
Update on the Europa Conference League Picture for Aston VillaTo say the initial stages of the UEFA Europa Conference League paints a complicated picture...
Aston Villa Likely to Have Europa Conference League Seeding Confirmed This Week
Aston Villa Europa Conference League Seeding SituationLast season may have been finished over a month ago, but participants in the 2023/24 UEFA Europa Conference...
Aston Villa Have Four Fixture Changes as New Sunday Reality Kicks in
Three Aston Villa Fixtures Switch to SundayAfter Aston Villa qualified for the UEFA Europa Conference League last season, Villa supporters were guaranteed to see...
Good News for Aston Villa Fans on Europa Conference League Away Ticket Prices
UEFA Makes Positive Ticket Price ChangesUEFA has announced changes to its ticket price regulations for away fans in its men’s club competitions, that will...
Aston Villa Wait for Big Decisions on Main Rivals for Europa Conference League
Main Threats to Aston Villa in Europa Conference LeagueThe Confusing Road to GreeceThis week, UEFA officially confirmed that the Agia Sophia Stadium in Athens...
Europa Conference League Draw Begins – Will Aston Villa be seeded in Europa Conference League?
Europa Conference League Begins This WeekThe next two days will witness the drawing of the first couple of rounds of the Europa Conference League,...
Werder Hell Is Bremen? (Villa’s Only Chance of Euro Glory)
Aston Villa vs Werder Bremen BackgroundAfter the surreal contrast of playing the first game in Burton-on-Trent and the second in Chicago, Aston Villa's varied...