South African football news

BBC Sport's Ask Me Anything team explains what is at stake on the final day of the 2025-26 Premier League season.

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Roads will be closed in Birmingham city centre on Thursday as the city celebrates Villa's victory.

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Europa League glory kicked off scenes of royal ribbing, ski goggles on the team bus and knee slides with nephews It was 1.43am in Istanbul when Aston Villa’s players began to make tracks for their hotel, over the road from the rubber ring-like Besiktas Park. Matty Cash walked into a windowless basement at the stadiu…

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Commission gives reasons behind playoff expulsion Tonda Eckert ‘specifically authorised’ spying on rivals The independent disciplinary commission investigating the spygate affair found that Southampton had formed a “contrived and determined plan from the top down” to obtain illicit information for sporting advantage…

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BBC Sport's Ask Me Anything team looks into Uefa's regulations of stadia and what it means for Bournemouth in Europe next season

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Prince William shows a range of emotions during Aston Villa's Europa League final win over Freiburg in Istanbul, as fans celebrate in Birmingham.

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The Football Association opens an investigation into Southampton's conduct after the club admit to spying on three clubs during the Championship season.

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Arsenal won the title thanks to defensive excellence, relentless consistency and exploiting fine margins By Opta Analyst Arsenal have done it. Finally. After 22 years, they are champions of England once again. Manchester City’s 1-1 draw at Bournemouth on Tuesday night means Arsenal hold an unassailable lead at the t…

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Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah is named in Egypt's preliminary World Cup squad, which will be trimmed by one player this month.

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Aston Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez reveals he broke his finger during the warm-up before his side's Europa League final win against Freiburg.

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Manager relishes ‘challenge’ of Champions League return Emi Martínez reveals he played game with broken finger For Aston Villa, the Europa League must only be the beginning, Unai Emery insisted after winning the trophy for a fifth time. Beating Freiburg 3-0 on Wednesday evening brought Villa’s first major piece silv…

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Real Madrid are confident of signing Rodri from Manchester City amid Pep Guardiola's departure, Bayern Munich plan a shock move for John Stones, Atletico Madrid want Marc Cucurella, plus more.

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Aston Villa beat Freiburg in Istanbul to win the Europa League, with a new generation of heroes etching their names in the history books.

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Unai Emery has reconfirmed his status as master of the competition, but will now want to set his sights higher There are two ways to win a final. You can win it by the odd goal, amid a frenzy of anxiety so the final whistle comes as a relief. Or you can win it as a procession, flexing your superiority, so the final…

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Unai Emery delivers Aston Villa their first trophy in 30 years with a 3-0 win over Freiburg in the Europa League final. BBC Sport takes a look at the man behind Villa's famous victory.

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Where would you like your statue, Mr Emery? Even before this emphatic Europa League triumph, Aston Villa supporters could hardly have held their manager in greater esteem. But now Emery, in winning the competition for a record fifth time, has delivered the thing he always wanted, a trophy to show for his transformat…

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Aston Villa's Europa League win against Freiburg keeps alive the Premier League's chances of having six teams in next season's Champions League.

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Arsenal fans young and old celebrate winning the Premier League title after three consecutive second-placed finishes.

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Friendlies against Denmark and Chile still going ahead Team staff who are based in DRC ‘leaving in next hours’ The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have cancelled their three-day World Cup preparation training camp and a planned farewell to fans in the capital, Kinshasa, because of an outbreak of Ebola in the…

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While there is no denying the magnitude of his achievements, his legacy is also tied up in politics, propaganda and hard power Well, that’s that then. Put out more flags. Mount the iconic Jedi‑style woollen cardigan in the club museum. He really does seem to be done this time . In the absence of formal denials , it…

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⚽️ Europa League final updates from the 8pm BST kick-off ⚽️ Freiburg lowdown | The Europa League king | Mail Scott Villa have form for goalkeeper woes in European finals. Jimmy Rimmer went into the 1982 European Cup final with a sore neck, having taken a whack in training a couple of days before the match. He lasted…

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