haaland shirt junior Prince William has explained how he ended up supporting Aston Villa.
The Prince’s footballing allegiance has long been a source of curiosity for some fans, given the lack of an obvious local or familial connection to the club.
He tweeted his support after Villa avoided relegation from the Premier League on Sunday, joking that survival was “never in doubt”.
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Speaking on the BBC’s That Peter Crouch Podcast , Prince William said: “Only in the last few years have I really got a grip of Villa as my team. I watch them a lot. I get into stats and I watch them every week.
“It was the first FA Cup game I went to. It was a Villa vs Bolton game and I remember sitting in the stands with a beanie on.
“I must have been about 12 or 11 and I went with a load replica junior football kits of mates. I sat there amongst all the Villa fans and I loved it. I thought the atmosphere and team ethos was great.