Stiliyan Petrov

Stiliyan Petrov captained Aston Villa with distinction before a leukaemia diagnosis in March 2012 ended his playing career and brought out something extraordinary in the Villa support. The 19th minute applause, the number retired (temporarily), the messages from around the world — My Old Man Said documented how a football club and its supporters rallied around their captain. A collection of articles about a player, a captain, and a moment that said something important about what Aston Villa means to the people who follow them