[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"football-site-config":3,"world-cup-status-en":27,"news-detail-aston-villa-win-europa-league-30-year-trophy-wait-ends":61,"news-related-aston-villa-win-europa-league-30-year-trophy-wait-ends-en":96,"news-related-match-aston-villa-win-europa-league-30-year-trophy-wait-ends-en":208},{"adSlots":4,"affiliateMode":5,"brandName":6,"contentStrategy":7,"currency":8,"friendLinks":9,"homepageLayoutKey":10,"leagueFocus":11,"locale":12,"planVisibility":13,"seoDescription":14,"seoTitleTemplate":15,"siteCode":10,"siteName":6,"siteType":10,"subscriptionMode":5,"timezone":16,"id":17,"tenantID":18,"primaryDomain":19,"countryCode":20,"logoUrl":21,"faviconUrl":21,"theme":22,"seoKeywords":24,"status":25,"ads":4,"focusLeagues":26,"affiliatePolicies":26},[],"shared","Football Prediction Platform","scores_predictions","USD",[],"main",[],"en-US",[],"Football fixtures, results, free predictions, subscriptions, and clearly labeled partner links.","{page} | Football Prediction Platform","America\u002FNew_York",323900000000000000,1,"football.easytestdev.online","US","",{"primaryColor":23},"#1677ff","football predictions, football fixtures, football results","active",null,{"active":28,"leagueId":29,"leagueName":30,"leagueImagePath":31,"seasonId":32,"seasonName":33,"startingAt":34,"endingAt":35,"daysToStart":36,"daysToEnd":37,"phase":38,"includeQualifying":39,"hostCities":40},true,"326135624916537344","World Cup","https:\u002F\u002Fmedia.api-sports.io\u002Ffootball\u002Fleagues\u002F1.png","326255613308833792","2026\u002F2027","2026-06-11","2026-06-28",-38,-21,"finished_recent",false,[41,42,43,44,45,46,47,48,49,50,51,52,53,54,55,56,57,58,59,60],"Atlanta","Boston","Dallas","East Rutherford","Guadalajara","Houston","Kansas City","Los Angeles","Mexico City","Miami","Monterrey","New-York","New York New Jersey","Philadelphia","San-Francisco","San Francisco Bay Area","Seattle","Toronto","Vancouver","Zapopan",{"article":62},{"awayTeamId":63,"awayTeamName":64,"body":65,"category":66,"excerpt":67,"homeTeamId":68,"homeTeamName":69,"id":70,"leagueId":71,"leagueName":72,"matchId":73,"matchName":74,"publishedAt":75,"slug":76,"sourceName":77,"sourceURL":78,"teamId":79,"teamName":80,"teamIds":81,"teamNames":88,"title":95},"326255041704890368","Rayo Vallecano","Aston Villa finally broke their three-decade spell without major silverware, lifting the Europa League trophy after a commanding 3-0 victory over Freiburg in Istanbul. The win not only ended a painful wait stretching back to the 1996 League Cup but also cemented Unai Emery’s legacy as a European specialist and gave Villa Park a new generation of heroes.\n\nEmery had vowed upon his arrival three-and-a-half years ago that he came to Villa to collect trophies, and on a balmy night in Besiktas Park, he delivered on that promise. The Spaniard, who arrived from Villarreal for just £5.2m in 2022, has transformed a club that was three points above the relegation zone when he took over into European champions, all while navigating tight financial constraints. His record in this competition is unmatched: he now has five Europa League titles, extending his own record, and five wins from six finals.\n\nThe match itself turned on two moments of individual brilliance. Youri Tielemans opened the scoring with a thunderous volley from a short corner routine, setting the tone. Then Emi Buendia effectively sealed the win with a curling strike into the top corner, sparking wild celebrations from the Villa supporters who had travelled in numbers. Morgan Rogers added a third after the break, prompting Emery to leap into the air with clenched fists – the game was won, the drought was over.\n\nThe evening was freighted with history. In the stands, nine members of Villa’s 1982 European Cup-winning side, including captain Dennis Mortimer and match-winner Peter Withe, watched as the current side wrote their own chapter. That night in Rotterdam, Villa beat Bayern Munich in white; this time, also in white, they overcame a German side in red in Istanbul. For Withe, read Tielemans, Buendia and Rogers – the new heroes of a club that has waited so long.\n\nVilla’s fans flooded Istanbul, with an estimated 20,000 making the trip despite an official allocation of just over 10,000. Among them was Prince William, a lifelong Villa supporter, who filmed the trophy lift on his phone and had earlier sent a good-luck message. The scenes at the final whistle were emotional – Martinez, who required treatment on a taped finger in the warm-up, was in tears, while head of football operations Damian Vidagany held his head in his hands, a gesture of relief.\n\nThe victory is part of a remarkable season for English clubs in Europe, with Crystal Palace contesting the Conference League final and Arsenal facing Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League showpiece – the potential for an unprecedented treble. For Villa, however, the focus remains inward. They had already secured a return to the Champions League via a top-four Premier League finish, achieved with a 4-2 win over Liverpool, and this trophy burnishes their status among the elite.\n\nYet Villa’s success has been built against the headwinds of Profit and Sustainability rules. The club has had to sell key talent annually, but Emery’s arrival stands as one of football’s great bargains. Rogers, signed from Middlesbrough for £16m a little over two years ago, symbolises that shrewd recruitment. His Europa League-winning goal adds to his growing reputation, and while reports suggest he could depart this summer – especially with a strong World Cup – Villa are now in a far stronger bargaining position.\n\nTielemans captured the mood perfectly: “My voice is a bit gone but it’s all good. We put in a shift and a top performance, we’ve had a great season and to top it off with this, it’s amazing.” Rogers added: “It’s hard to put into words, we’ve worked so hard for this … We’ll go down in history.” The trophy parade, meticulously planned for Thursday afternoon despite the disruption it will cause in Birmingham, will allow the city to finally celebrate.\n\nAlmost 50 years after Brian Moore’s iconic commentary of Withe’s winner was immortalised at Villa Park, a new banner for a new era is required. The 2024 Europa League triumph does not erase the long wait, but it does redefine the modern Aston Villa – a club that has learned to win again under a coach who knows no other way.\n\nBased on reporting from BBC Sport.","news","Aston Villa ended a 30-year major trophy drought with a 3-0 Europa League final win over Freiburg, as Unai Emery claimed a record fifth tournament title.","326255037950988288","Crystal Palace","332675981418434561","326135625054949376","Premier League","330893293816647680","Crystal Palace vs Rayo Vallecano","2026-05-20T21:53:07Z","aston-villa-win-europa-league-30-year-trophy-wait-ends","BBC Sport","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.bbc.com\u002Fsport\u002Ffootball\u002Farticles\u002Fcn5p6yeql9po?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss","326257546425798656","Aston Villa",[79,68,63,82,83,84,85,86,87],"326257565363081216","326257808251031552","326257807814823936","326257545918287872","326222711682502656","326257536078450688",[80,69,64,89,90,91,92,93,94],"Villarreal","Middlesbrough","Birmingham","Liverpool","England","Paris Saint Germain","Aston Villa Win Europa League: 30-Year Trophy Wait Ends",[97,124,156,183],{"awayTeamId":-1,"awayTeamName":-1,"body":-1,"category":66,"excerpt":98,"homeTeamId":-1,"homeTeamName":-1,"id":99,"leagueId":71,"leagueName":72,"matchId":100,"matchName":21,"publishedAt":101,"slug":102,"sourceName":103,"sourceURL":104,"teamId":105,"teamName":106,"teamIds":107,"teamNames":115,"title":123},"Pierre Sage is set to join Crystal Palace after leading Lens to Coupe de France glory. Sporting director Jean-Louis Leca must now find a successor and reshape","338193111534538753","0","2026-06-05T03:15:00Z","pierre-sage-to-crystal-palace-what-it-means-for-lens","L'Equipe","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.lequipe.fr\u002FFootball\u002FArticle\u002FPierre-sage-sur-le-depart-jean-louis-leca-le-directeur-sportif-de-lens-va-avoir-plusieurs-chantiers-a-gerer\u002F1681831#at_medium=RSS_feeds","326257536443355136","Lens",[105,68,108,109,110,111,112,113,86,114],"326257535952621568","326257572367568896","326257602382008320","326222711447621632","326257536049090560","326222712726884352","326257844615647232",[106,69,116,117,118,119,120,121,93,122],"Marseille","Le Mans","Vitesse","France","Nice","Cape Verde Islands","Ajaccio","Pierre Sage to Crystal Palace: What It Means for Lens",{"awayTeamId":-1,"awayTeamName":-1,"body":-1,"category":66,"excerpt":125,"homeTeamId":-1,"homeTeamName":-1,"id":126,"leagueId":71,"leagueName":72,"matchId":100,"matchName":21,"publishedAt":127,"slug":128,"sourceName":129,"sourceURL":130,"teamId":131,"teamName":132,"teamIds":133,"teamNames":144,"title":155},"Chris Wood's serious knee injury clouds New Zealand's World Cup hopes as the All Whites face Iran, Egypt, and Belgium in Group G.","338128485845307393","2026-06-04T23:01:18Z","new-zealand-s-2026-world-cup-bid-wood-injury-a-major-doubt","The Guardian","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.theguardian.com\u002Ffootball\u002F2026\u002Fjun\u002F05\u002Fnew-zealand-world-cup-2026-team-guide","326222713104371712","New Zealand",[131,134,135,136,137,138,139,140,141,142,143],"326257546392244224","326257595583041536","326222712622026752","326257808754348032","326257660145963008","326222711976103936","326257545754710016","326222712013852672","326222712265510912","326222711401484288",[132,145,146,147,148,149,150,151,152,153,154],"Nottingham Forest","New Caledonia","South Africa","Northampton","Motherwell","Australia","Newcastle","Iran","Egypt","Belgium","New Zealand's 2026 World Cup Bid: Wood Injury a Major Doubt",{"awayTeamId":-1,"awayTeamName":-1,"body":-1,"category":66,"excerpt":157,"homeTeamId":-1,"homeTeamName":-1,"id":158,"leagueId":71,"leagueName":72,"matchId":100,"matchName":21,"publishedAt":159,"slug":160,"sourceName":129,"sourceURL":161,"teamId":162,"teamName":163,"teamIds":164,"teamNames":173,"title":182},"Spain 1-1 Iraq: Yamal injury concern as eight debutants feature in World Cup warm-up. Torres gave lead but Doski's long-range stunner equalized. Depth tested.","338113367510093825","2026-06-04T22:04:33Z","spain-1-1-iraq-what-yamal-s-absence-squad-rotation-mean","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.theguardian.com\u002Ffootball\u002F2026\u002Fjun\u002F04\u002Fspain-iraq-friendly-international-match-report","326222711653142528","Spain",[162,165,166,167,168,169,170,171,172],"326257593141956608","326257565195309056","326222711908995072","326222713142120448","326222712819159040","326222707169431552","326222712395534336","326257565233057792",[163,174,175,176,177,178,179,180,181],"Chattanooga","Barcelona","Mexico","Canada","Iraq","Anderlecht","Norway","Atletico Madrid","Spain 1-1 Iraq: What Yamal's Absence & Squad Rotation Mean",{"awayTeamId":-1,"awayTeamName":-1,"body":-1,"category":66,"excerpt":184,"homeTeamId":-1,"homeTeamName":-1,"id":185,"leagueId":71,"leagueName":72,"matchId":100,"matchName":21,"publishedAt":186,"slug":187,"sourceName":77,"sourceURL":188,"teamId":189,"teamName":190,"teamIds":191,"teamNames":199,"title":207},"NI's youngest post-WWII side (avg age 22.1) beat Guinea 1-0 with Atcheson scoring and sent off, while Morrison debuted, showing grit before facing France.","338103552524161025","2026-06-04T21:18:17Z","ni-record-youth-side-show-grit-22-1-avg-age-beats-guinea","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.bbc.com\u002Fsport\u002Ffootball\u002Farticles\u002Fc7v9ve8415mo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss","326257664243798016","Northern Ireland",[189,192,85,193,194,68,195,196,197,198,111],"326257791738056704","326257545968619520","326257808385249280","326257807630274560","326257664713560064","326257664403181568","326257808158756864",[190,200,92,201,202,69,203,204,205,206,119],"Guinea","Arsenal","Sheffield Wednesday","Southampton","Luxembourg","Gibraltar","Blackburn","NI Record Youth Side Show Grit: 22.1 Avg Age Beats Guinea",{"awayScore":209,"awayTeam":210,"description":214,"homeScore":18,"homeTeam":215,"id":73,"kickoffAt":219,"length":220,"leagueId":221,"leagueName":222,"leagueSlug":223,"probabilityLabel":222,"slug":224,"status":225,"tvStations":226,"venueCity":227,"venueName":228},0,{"code":211,"id":63,"imagePath":212,"name":64,"slug":213},"AWY","https:\u002F\u002Fmedia.api-sports.io\u002Ffootball\u002Fteams\u002F728.png","rayo-vallecano","Crystal Palace and Rayo Vallecano meet in the UEFA Europa Conference League final, both chasing their first European trophy. The winner secures a spot in next season's Europa League, adding immense pressure to an already historic occasion.",{"code":216,"id":68,"imagePath":217,"name":69,"slug":218},"HME","https:\u002F\u002Fmedia.api-sports.io\u002Ffootball\u002Fteams\u002F52.png","crystal-palace","2026-05-27T19:00:00Z",90,"326135653702045696","UEFA Europa Conference League","uefa-europa-conference-league","crystal-palace-vs-rayo-vallecano-2026-05-27","finished",[],"Leipzig","Red Bull Arena"]