By Mariana Smithfield
*Aston Villa is based in Aston, Birmingham, England.
*Plays their home matches at Villa Park, since 1897.
*One of the oldest and most successful clubs in England. They have won the England Football Division 7 times, FA Cup 7 times, League Cup 5 times, European Cup and European Super Cup once.
*The team is owned by V Sports, a company owned by Egyptian billionaire Nassaef Sawaris, American billionaire Wes Edens and American investment company, Atairos. Sawaris, valued at $8.7 billion is the richest Egyptian.
*The 52-year-old, Emery, is considered to be one of the top managers in the world. He has brought nothing but success to Aston Villa, with Top 4 Premier League and UEFA Semifinals last year. His record since November of 2022 in 83 matches is 83, 44-15-24, a winning percentage of 53.1%.
*Top players include: Douglas Luiz, John McGinn, Ollie Watkins, Leon Bailey and goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez.
*They have recently added through the transfer market, left back Ian Maatsen from Chelsea and midfielder Amadou Onana from Everton.
*Tonight’s game is at 8 PM on YouTube.
