Why does Prince William support Aston Villa?

Why does Prince William support Aston Villa? To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.This video can not be playedFigure caption, 'I wanted emotional rollercoaster'- Prince William on supporting VillaBySean KearnsBBC SportPublished3 October 2024Updated 1 minute agoIt was a historic night for Aston Villa as they ended their 30-year wait for a trophy and won the Europa League final in Istanbul.Prince William was one of an estimated 20,000 lucky Villa supporters in attendance at Besiktas Park to witness the 3-0 victory over Freiburg."Amazing night!! Huge congratulations to all the players, team, staff and everyone connected to the club! 44 years since the last taste of European silverware," the Prince of Wales said afterwards.Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Prince William is a life-long Aston Villa supporter When did Prince William start supporting Aston Villa?Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Prince William with former Aston Villa striker John Carew at the 2019 play-off finalThe prince started supporting Villa during his school days. Despite attending school in Berkshire, Prince William chose a team further afield as he did not want to follow the crowd. "A long time ago at school I got into football big time. I was looking around for clubs. All my friends at school were either Man United fans or Chelsea fans and I didn’t want to follow the run of the mill teams,” he told the BBC in 2015.“I wanted to have a team that was more mid-table that could give me more emotional rollercoaster moments."William was born 26 days after Villa's European Cup final win against Bayern Munich on 26 May 1982.He has spoken previously about the joy he gets from following a club with the ups and downs that Villa have experienced. “Aston Villa’s always had a great history. I have got friends of mine who support Aston Villa and one of the first FA Cup games I went to was Bolton v Aston Villa back in 2000. Sadly, Villa w...