Ben Fisher

This Sunday am running the Bath half marathon for @ProstateUK (and then pegging it to Cardiff). One man dies from the disease every 45 minutes. Your support - if you can - would be much appreciated: justgiving.com/page/ben-fishe…

All aboard Rayanair theguardian.com/football/2026/… #afcb

Victorious Villa party hard in Istanbul after ending 30-year trophy wait theguardian.com/football/2026/… #avfc

Some night in Istanbul #avfc theguardian.com/football/2026/…

Europa League final #avfc

Big interview … Bournemouth defender James Hill on the day Barcelona came to town while in League One with Fleetwood, fishing stray balls out of the pond at training, his breakthrough season at #afcb, belief, Iraola and the Champions League dream: theguardian.com/football/2026/…

Unai Emery, the Europa League king, is Aston Villa’s final trump card theguardian.com/football/2026/… #avfc

Aston Villa bid to complete journey from Championship to Europa League glory theguardian.com/football/2026/… #avfc

Besiktas Park📍#avfc

Arrival in (brilliant/bonkers) Istanbul #avfc

Prince William called me a Rolls-Royce once: Ezri Konsa enjoys royal approval. ‘Sometimes you get caught up in the moment and after you go home and think: ‘Flipping hell, I just shook his hand, he knows my name and everything’ theguardian.com/football/2026/… #avfc

Somehow, Unai Emery was left off the Premier League’s six-strong manager of the season shortlist. Qualifying for the CL again arguably his greatest triumph yet. Well, at least for a few days: theguardian.com/football/2026/… #avfc

Big read on Eli Junior Kroupi, the Bournemouth teenager regarded a generational talent theguardian.com/football/2026/… #afcb

Big interview … #brentfordfc’s Michael Kayode on his famed long throw and that baby gender reveal, taming Kvaratskhelia as a teenager in Serie A, Keith Andrews feeling ‘like a manager last season’ + Italy call-up hopes: theguardian.com/football/2026/…

Bournemouth drop Jiménez amid investigation into social media posts theguardian.com/football/2026/… #afcb

Aston Villa can prove they are not the ‘nearly men’ in Istanbul, says McGinn theguardian.com/football/2026/… #avfc

Electric night at Villa Park #avfc theguardian.com/football/2026/…