Aston Villa | Football Extras

League Cup Semi-Final Teams All But Confirmed

Dec

2012

It would be fair to say that the League Cup is usually regarded as quite a meagre tournament by a lot of football fans, but there has certainly been some interest in the competition following the upsets in recent weeks. The tournament is regarded as one of the “quick cups” in football and even though ...

Nigel Reo-Coker signs Ipswich

Oct

2012

Former West Ham, Aston Villa and Bolton midfielder Nigel Reo-Coker has joined Ipswich as a free agent on a three-month contract. The 28-year-old has signed a deal until January 12. He told the club’s official website, “Ipswich is a sleeping giant in the Championship, It’s a massive club with a great history and tradition.” “The ...

Aston Villa sign Ron Vlaar

Aug

2012

Dutch international defender Ron Vlaar has signed Aston Villa on a three-year contract. The fee is around £3 million and he becomes Villa’s fourth signing of the summer.

Brad Guzan signs Villa

Jul

2012

Goalkeeper Brad Guzan has re-signed Aston Villa on a new three-year contract. The 27-year-old joined Villa in 2008 from Chivas. Lambert said, “I’ve watched Brad and some of his games when he was in the team last year and he was excellent.” “I know he’s always had that stigma of being the number two behind ...

Karim El Ahmadi signs Aston Villa

Jul

2012

Midfielder Karim El Ahmadi has signed Aston Villa on a three-year deal from Feyenoord in an undisclosed fee. The 27-year-old Morocco international, El Ahmadi said, “I’m very excited about coming here to a massive club and I’m looking forward to playing here.”