Aston Villa Soccer News

Milan Baros scored his first Aston Villa goal in eight months and Martin O'Neill's team captured a 2-2 draw at Sheffield United on Monday to move up to eighth place in the English Premier League. It was Villa's 10th draw in 17 league games while the point enabled Neil Warnock's United to move one place away from the relegation zone to 16th. Villa went ahead in the second minute when ...

English clubs may be banned from carrying advertisements for online betting companies on their shirts. British Sports Minister Richard Caborn said Thursday that the government's Gambling Commission will investigate whether such sponsorships are allowed under laws that prohibit the targeting of children by gambling advertisements. Premier League clubs Blackburn, Middlesbrough, Aston Villa and Tottenham are all sponsored by Internet betting firms. ``There is a grey area at the moment and ...

Aston Villa was held to a 0-0 draw by Wigan on Sunday, missing the chance to move into third place in the English Premier League. Villa stayed in fifth place in the standings _ behind Manchester United, Chelsea, Portsmouth and Arsenal _ while Wigan moved up one place to ninth. Tottenham rallied to a 1-1 draw at Blackburn in a match where both clubs finished with 10 men. Wigan's best ...

Aston Villa has denied rumors that American owner Randy Lerner will sell the naming rights to its 109-year-old Villa Park stadium. BBC radio reported that a figure of 120 million pounds (C$253.7 million) to rename the stadium had been dismissed, but that a deal ``could run into tens of millions of pounds.'' Lerner was made Villa chairman on Sept. 19. ``There is no truth to the rumour whatsoever,'' Villa spokesman Phil Mepham said Friday. ``There are no discussions ...

Tottenham is after its first away points of the season at Aston Villa on Saturday, with visiting goalkeeper Paul Robinson under close scrutiny. Robinson will be making his first appearance since his high-profile mistake contributed to England's 2-0 European Championship qualifying loss at Croatia. He missed Gary Neville's gentle back pass when the ball hit a clod of earth and rolled into the net for the second goal. ``He'll expect ...

Aston Villa signed striker Chris Sutton on a free transfer Tuesday until the end of the season. The 33-year-old was a free agent after leaving Villa's city rival Birmingham at the end of last season. The 33-year-old joined Birmingham from Celtic in January and scored once in 11 appearances as the Blues were relegated. Sutton will compete with Juan Pablo Angel, Milan Baros, Gabriel Agbonlahor and Luke Moore for a ...

Aston Villa held Chelsea to a 1-1 draw Saturday to maintain its unbeaten start to the Premier League season. Gabriel Agbonlahor scored for Villa at Stamford Bridge after Didier Drogba had put Chelsea ahead, denting Chelsea's perfect home record and keeping Villa unbeaten after seven games. Chelsea leads the standings with 16 points _ one more than Bolton, which beat Liverpool 2-0. Manchester United, Portsmouth, Everton and Villa all have ...

Aston Villa's new chairman Randy Lerner is set to complete his buyout of the English Premier League team. In a statement Wednesday to the London Stock Exchange, the American said he had increased his stake in the club to more than 90 per cent, the level at which he can legally buy out the remaining shares in the Birmingham club. The owner of the NFL's Cleveland Browns, Lerner is expected ...

Cleveland Browns owner Randy Lerner became chairman of Aston Villa on Tuesday, completing the second American takeover of an English Premier League soccer club. Villa chairman Doug Ellis and four members of his board resigned after Lerner increased his stake to almost 90 per cent, the level at which he can legally buy out the remaining shares in the Birmingham club. In a statement to the London Stock Exchange, Villa ...

Lee Hendrie figures he will need to leave Aston Villa to get some playing time. Hendrie has been squeezed out of midfield by Gareth Barry and Stilian Petrov and has been switched to left back by manager Martin O'Neill. He's also been slowed by a calf injury. ``I'd sooner be playing in our team, but my chances are quite limited,'' Hendrie said as he talked about leaving on loan. ``That ...