Kicking off our #PLMoreThanAGame celebrations, we are pleased to announce our @premierleague Community Captain as Youth Engagement Coordinator Ahmed Ali 🙌💜 Chosen for his outstanding efforts to the Foundation and the local community, he was presented the award by none other than @AVFCOfficial's @jmcginn7 🏆

Hear directly from the parents of kids who take part in our Football in the Community centres 🗣️ We’ve got centres running from now until October half term in the following locations: 📍 Aston 📍 Harborne 📍 Sutton Coldfield Book now: tickets.avfc.co.uk/en-GB/cat…

A warm welcome back to our Further and Higher Education students 📚🏃🏼‍♀️ Their first week back has seen them take part in a media day, a Villa Park stadium tour, and some light training to get up and running for the year ahead. Place are still available on our FdSc Sports Coaching and Development course. You can apply here: bcu.ac.uk/courses/sports-coa… @BCUSport

Just over a week to go until our A to V Walk 👟 Next Friday, we embark on a 13.8 mile journey through Birmingham, taking in its iconic landmarks like Villa Park, Centenary Square, Black Sabbath Bridge, Cadbury World and more 📚🦇🍫 Money raised from the walk will support our Health & Wellbeing team’s mental health awareness and suicide prevention event 💜 We still have limited places available, sign up here: register.enthuse.com/ps/even…

Our Football in the Community Centres are back for the 26/27 season, starting tonight! ⚽️ We deliver the following centres across Birmingham in various locations: 👶 Villa Tots 2-3 yrs ⚽️ Skills Centre 4-7 yrs 👟 Coaching Centre 8-16 yrs 🏃🏼‍♀️ Girls Centre 8-12 yrs 🧤 Goalkeeper Centre 6-16 yrs 🏃🏽 3 v 3 Centre 7-12 yrs Book now: tickets.avfc.co.uk/en-GB/cat…

With our Post-16 Football and Education season well underway, we’re offering an online information evening on Tuesday 22nd September at 6pm for parents and students interested in joining our Post-16 programme for the 2027/28 season. This is for current Year 11 students sitting their GCSEs in Summer 2027 for a September 2027 start 📚 If you’d like to join this, please email footballandeducation@avfc.co.uk

We’re hosting an FA Para Football England Talent Day for children who are deaf, partially sighted or have cerebral palsy 🏃🏽 Join us on Sunday 27th September at the Aston Villa City Academy to take part in this event! Register here: forms.cloud.microsoft/pages/…

On Monday Akane, Maya, Katie and Natalia visited with @AVFCFoundation's Premier league Fans Fund: WSL Launch! 🙌

The Aston Villa Foundation Corporate Cup is taking place on Friday 23rd October 🏆 Join us at the Aston Villa Inner City Academy for a 5-a-side tournament, followed by a celebration event at Villa Park 🏟️ Enter your work team: register.enthuse.com/ps/even…

Making impact across Europe 🌍 With thanks to you Villans, last season's UEFA Europa League final shirts sale have contributed to the social responsibility and community work of the @AstonVilla Foundation, final opponents @scfreiburg , and Europa League final hosts @Besiktas 💜 Read more 🗞️ avfc.co.uk/news/2026/septemb…

Thanks to funding from @YouthEndowFund, Essence Youth CIC delivers weekly girls' youth clubs at @TheLighthouseYP, creating safe and supportive spaces for young females in Lozells and Newtown 🫶 ✨ We serve as the lead coordinator for the Youth Endowment Fund's (YEF) Neighbourhood Fund in the Lozells and Newtown areas of Birmingham 💜

September marks a new season for our Post-16 Football and Education students 📆 ✍️ Signing on ✅ 📸 Media Day ✅ Next up: Training and competitive fixtures 💪⚽️ We have some very limited spaces still available on our Post-16 programme. Please contact footballandeducation@avfc.co.uk for more information and to register.

During the summer, we worked with Ertheo to deliver a residency camp for international students here in England. Our coaches delivered high-performance practical sessions focusing on technique, tactics and intensity. Off the field, they also delivered workshops focused on game analysis, emotion and stress management, nutrition and health, and more.

Here are some challenges our coaches got up to on our Summer Soccer Schools ⚽️ Our Skills and Coaching Centres are back from week commencing 14th September across the city up until Octover half term 🏃🏽 We’ve got more Soccer Schools in October in Aston, Harborne and Bromsgrove which are available to book online now 🎃 Book now: tickets.avfc.co.uk/en-GB/cat…

“It’s like the best thing.” 💜 Pupils at Two Rivers Primary School have been taking part in #PLPrimaryStars sessions with Education Officer Adam, focusing on understanding and regulating emotions 😊 Hear what they had to say while designing matchday posters for @AstonVilla 's fixture against Arsenal this weekend 🎨 Posters by Harry and Lachlan 🙌 @PLCommunities | #PLMoreThanAGame

Back by popular demand, we've got some more super John McGinn pin badges! 🤓 We have a very limited number of pins available, just 200 that will be on sale at Villa Park in the lead up to the game vs Arsenal on Monday. Find us in the upper plaza next to the Sports Illustrated Warehouse from 5pm, we'll be under a Foundation-branded gazebo 💜🩵 First come, first served!