Villa break their 30-year trophy drought, Unai Emery wins his fifth Europa League and Prince William celebrates his team winning their first European trophy since 1982, the year of his birth. You have to love European referees, hand-ball calls apart. One minute of added time signalled.

Aston Villa clinched their first trophy in 30 years with a commanding 3-0 Europa League final victory over SC Freiburg in Istanbul. Youri Tielemans, Emiliano Buendía, and Morgan Rogers were on target,

Aston Villa FC have paid tribute to Ozzy Osbourne at their first game of the new football season. The Black Sabbath singer played his very last show at the club’s home ground, Villa Park, on July 5, just 17 days before his death at the age of 76.

It is a watershed moment for the club after ending a three-decade long wait for a trophy. Unai Emery has overseen a momentous change for the club who, 10 years ago, were relegated from the Premier League for the first time.

Europa League specialist Unai Emery is aiming to win the trophy for a record-extending fifth time and with a third different team.

Sports Boom report that the Guinea-born midfielder has become “one of the most consistent performers in Spain’s top flight” during the 2025/26 campaign. Signed from RB Leipzig for around €6 million, Moriba now looks like a major recruitment success.