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Former England midfielder Joe Cole has prolonged his top-flight career by joining Aston Villa. The Birmingham club, who flirted with relegation from the English Premier League, before finishing five points clear of the drop last season, announced Tuesday…

Aston Villa’s American owner Randy Lerner intends to sell the club, he said Monday. Lerner took control of the English Premier League side in 2006 after a £62.6m takeover ($105.7 million) that saw him buy out the Birmingham team’s longstanding former…

Birmingham City stand on the brink of relegation to the third tier of English football after a 1-0 defeat at home to Wigan Athletic on Tuesday. An early goal by Callum McManaman was enough for Wigan to take all three points at St Andrew’s and confirm…