Blake

[Prime Video Sport UK @primevideosport]

Net spend of Premier League clubs over the last five seasons 📊💸

[𝖐𝖚𝖘𝖍𝖇𝟔𝖗𝖇𝖎𝖊❦™️ @kushb6rbie]

they stop asking for ur ID once the light in your eyes is gone

[Fabrizio Romano @FabrizioRomano]

🚨🥊 Full scenes after final whistle.

@MickyJnr__ 🎥

[. @prime_jordan1]

You don’t play this way for an entire tournament unless you know boss calls have been made

[🇨🇦 ¹⁵ @Dr__Ignacio]

Trump and Infantino in the president’s box

[David Ornstein @David_Ornstein]

🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Chelsea reach verbal agreement with Aston Villa to sign Morgan Rogers⁠. Bid of £117m accepted by #AVFC & being finalised. 6+1y contract, medical Monday⁠. #AFC interested but 23yo attacker wanted #CFC; Xabi Alonso instrumental @TheAthleticFC https://t.co/81YbZw7ELc

[Cleverly 💐 @Cleverlydey4u]

So this is why Bellingham tapped Valentín Barco on the head yesterday 😭😂 https://t.co/wbtKS6m9lD

[Dubois @CFC_Dubois]

England v Mexico

[zak @DEVlLLIERS]

Super washed that I haven't even consumed a full 90 minutes of the world cup yet

[Ezri Konsa @EzriKonsa]

Believe, Villans.

Before the Final, I wanted to take in the moment to share a few words with you all 💜

https://t.co/axZBb34j4J

[Haz @pubIad]

Biggest aura gamble of all time and it paid off, Don Rogers.🫡

[Wade Cervenka @WadeCervenka]

@danbardell @AVFCStatto Villa’s league stats based on starting CB pairing.

[T G J @thatguysjokes]

Arteta and Pep wearing River Island gear at Wembley

[(M) @MXReformed]

We’re deadarse third with this being our strongest team currently

[Molly Ploofkins @Mollyploofkins]

British soldiers home from Afghanistan after doing nothing to help the USA

[autist @litteralyme0]

“I love criminals”

[(M) @MXReformed]

TO ALL THE BOOKMARKS HOLD THIS ASTON VILLA HAMMMMERRRRR HAHAAHAHAHAHAH

[The Spectator Index @spectatorindex]

BREAKING: Angela Rayner has resigned as Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

[WARREN MICHAEL HOLMES @WarrenHolmes]

Here's what this UEFA settlement means for #AVFC in simple terms:

We broke their spending rules and now face a 3-year punishment period that will severely limit our transfer activity.

The basics: Villa spent too much relative to our income in 2023/24. UEFA particularly scrutinized our player swap deals (think Douglas Luiz-Iling Junior exchange - Dobbin-Tim / Maatsen - Kellyman ) and made specific adjustments to our finances.

The targets we must hit:
•2025/26: Maximum €5m loss
•2026/27: Break even (€0 loss)
•2027/28: Full compliance with spending rules

Miss these targets by more than €20m and we're banned from European competition for three seasons. That's the nuclear option.

The transfer restrictions hurt most: We can only register new players for European competition if we sell players worth more than we spend. So if we sell for €40m, we can only spend €40m on replacements.

This applies unconditionally next season, then conditionally based on whether we hit our financial targets.

The fines: €5m guaranteed, plus up to €15m more if we miss targets. Could reach €20m total if we mess up badly.

What this means practically: Villa must become a selling club short-term. No more £50m Onana signings without major sales first.

The good news: If we comply early (hit targets by 2026), we can exit the settlement regime ahead of schedule. Miss by small amounts and penalties scale proportionally.

Bottom line: Villa's transfer strategy is in handcuffs for three years. Every signing must be balanced by sales, every target must be hit, or we face European exile.

#AVFC
@danbardell @johntownley11 @Alex_Berwick @KieranMaguire @ClaretBluePod @AVFCStatto