During his time lower down the football ladder, the centre-back had to work full-time as a mortgage adviser to make ends meet and fund his dreams of one day playing in the Premier League.

Aston Villa keeper Pepe Reina was often the joker of the dressing room, particularly while on Spain duty earlier on his career. But his antics do not appear to be a thing of the past after his latest video.

Leicester were the last team to play a Premier League fixture with their 4-0 win over Aston Villa on March 9 the final match to take place before the suspension was implemented.

Former Chelsea captain John Terry has put 12 items from his football memorabilia collection up for auction to raise money for the NHS and the Make-A-Wish Foundation. 

The Toffees' director of football, Marcel Brands, is said to be a fan of Grealish after watching him in action on several occasions this season, but will only make a move after filling other positions.

Just as he did for the Blues, Terry will captain a team of three players going head to head with seven other teams in a bid to generate funds in the ongoing fight against the coronavirus.

Aston Villa assistant John Terry has delivered a glowing assessment of in-demand attacker Jack Grealish, comparing him to former team-mates Eden Hazard and Joe Cole.

The virus outbreak has seen the Premier League postpone all matches and some clubs have used the government scheme to furlough several staff, but Villa will not be following suit.

Sean Dyche is a manager in high demand in the Premier League, as both Aston Villa and Crystal Palace are interested in his services, according to The Sun. 

Jack Grealish has offered up the shirt he wore when he was assaulted by a Birmingham fan before scoring Aston Villa's winner to raise money for the NHS.

Wesley, signed for £22m from Club Brugge last summer, suffered the damage in Villa's 2-1 win at Burnley on New Year's Day, and is currently recovering in his home country.

The Aston Villa and England defender has been following a personal fitness programme at his home with the club yet to return to group training at their Bodymoor Heath base.

EXCLUSIVE BY ADRIAN KAJUMBA: The latest graduate of Southampton's famed academy, Will Smallbone will not forget 2020 in a hurry after his dream, goal-scoring full debut in the FA Cup.

Aston Villa midfielder Conor Hourihane fears money may take priority over health in the bid to re-start the Premier League.

Smith, who has been in charge since 2018 and led Villa back to the top flight, has warned his squad may have to play the rest of the season without two players due to a medical issue and a high-risk family member.

As the 20 top flight clubs try to find a way to signal a return to action, the prospect of playing the remaining raft of games at neutral grounds is very real.

With games set to be played behind closed doors, some clubs are opposed to 'neutral hubs' to finish the season, but Purslow says it is the 'duty' of all 20 clubs to find a workable solution.

Sean Dyche has refused to rule out the possibility of leaving Burnley after being inked with Aston Villa and Crystal Palace.

This weekend will be two months since Harvey Barnes scored Leicester's fourth against Aston Villa, the last Premier League goal before games were suspended.

Watford, who were 17th at the time of the shutdown due coronavirus, join Aston Villa and Brighton in being concerned at the plan to resume the current campaign at 'neutral' stadiums.

The Brighton CEO has been vocal in his opposition to the 'unfair' proposals of Project Restart, which would see remaining games played at a small number of independent grounds.

Here's hoping The Force is still with them as Rey, Finn, Poe, Chewie and the rest of the Resistance face the First Order once more in the final film of the epic Skywalker saga.

Asked if he welcomed advances since his 1977 debut in the first of the sci-fi series, Anthony Daniels, 73,, said: 'Are you crazy? Look, things like Alexa and Siri terrify me.'

He's the dashingly handsome, versatile actor who provided some of the lighter touches to the last two entries in one of the most beloved film franchises of all time.

Zooey Deschanel was joined by her beau Jonathan Scott for the Los Angeles premiere of Star Wars: The Rise of the Skywalker

The star-studded premiere of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker featured cast from the film's generation-spanning franchise, including Adam Driver, Billy Dee Williams and Mark Hamill.

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker premieres in the UK at midnight tonight. But a queue already formed yesterday with fans pictured huddled under umbrellas and wearing raincoats in London.

Extinction Rebellion protesters managed to get onto the red carpet at Leicester Square before lying down and holding up signs that called on the film industry to 'tell the story of the climate crisis'.

Meghan Trainor and her husband Daryl Sabara looked loved-up at Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker premiere at Cineworld in London on Wednesday.

They made their red carpet debut at the BBC Sports Personality of the Year awards last week.  And James attended another glittering event with girlfriend Jordan on his arm.

Keri Russell stepped out in a dramatic silk gown with cut-out detail on Wednesday night as she attended the Star Wars : The Rise Of Skywalker London premiere.

Lead stars Daisy Ridley and John Boyega led the star-studded arrivals at the Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker premiere at Cineworld in Leicester Square, London, on Wednesday evening.

James Corden might just regret asking Melissa McCarthy to step into his shoes while he took the night off from hosting the Late Late Show.

Carole, 64, enacted a play fight with Steven Bentwood, chief executive of the Middleton family firm Party Pieces, during the office Christmas lunch - using the company's inflatable space sabre.

Warwick Davis looked full of beans as he accompanied his wife Samantha and their grown up children to the Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker London premiere on Wednesday.

He has long been a fan of the sci-fi series.  And David went behind the scenes of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker at Pinewood Studios on Thursday, as he enjoyed a day out with Antony Daniels.

Dr Cornel Flemming, a GP from London who died earlier this year aged 82, amassed more than 1,600 toy action figures and cars for franchises like Star Wars, He-Man and Transformers.

Luke Aaron Skywalker Sexton, 19, was pulled over by cops who smelled pot in his car on the eve of the release of the new Star Wars film. The Jedi namesake was stopped in Garden Ridge.

As her movie Bombshell gets ready to open nationwide on Friday against Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, Margot Robbie revealed she has never seen any Star Wars movie.

Brian Austin Green shared a rare photo of his oldest son, 17 year old Kassius Lijah Marcil-Green, on Saturday night.

Neighbours and local councillors blasted the plans for his home near Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, claiming it was too 'harsh' and out of keeping with the area.

The last movie in the nine-film franchise is going out on a high, making $35 million on Christmas Day alone. That makes it the second highest earner ever after The Force Awakens' $49.3 million/

Amid the scarcity of screen time for Tran in the motion picture, many fans took to social media to fume about the cinematic slight, some using the hashtag, #RoseTicoDeservedBetter.

The Mandalorian isn't leaving this universe anytime soon. Creator, Jon Favreau, announced that the acclaimed Star Wars spin-off will be back for a second season in Fall of 2020.

Disney and LucasFilm's Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker continued its dominance at the box office for a second straight weekend, while Cats is poised for a big loss.

A group of researchers from The Ohio State University recently set out to examine why recent Star Wars movies have stoked such divisive feelings among audiences. 

Dr Phil Sutton, a planetary scientist and lecturer at the University of Lincoln, told MailOnline that these far, far away Earth-sized moons could be a haven for extraterrestrial life.

The third season of comedian Dave Hughes show Hughesy: We Have A Problem will premiere on Monday, January 20, at 9pm.

Disney's Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is already a hit at the box office, currently the third highest-grossing movie of the year, and now it has added a trio of Oscar nominations.

While the last installment of the Skywalker saga did well in the US at $481.3 million, it made even more overseas with $519.7 million. Skywalker may be able to make as much as $1.25 billion in the end.