The heir to the British throne, a Villa fan, was at the Europa League final and went to celebrate with the players afterwards

Will Aston Villa join Liverpoool and Manchester City in tasting European football success in Istanbul? BBC Sport looks ahead to the Europa League final against Freiburg.

Already in a frenzy of victory: At the Europa League final of his beloved Aston Villa against SC Freiburg in Istanbul, Prince William can barely be contained in the stands.

Football fans, locals and tourists enjoyed pre-match festivities in Istanbul as the authorities finalised preparations for the European Champions League final between Italy’s Inter Milan and England’s Manchester City. Fan events were already under way ...

UEFA chief technical officer Ioan Lupescu urged delegates to put forward their own ideas and pool their knowledge as he welcomed them to the second pilot UEFA Fitness for Football Seminar. After the success of the maiden seminar in Oslo in March which ...