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  "2019-08-21": [
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        "uid": "bjorn-engels-when-wesley-gets-his-big-chance-hell",
        "last_publication_date": "2019-08-21T10:36:41+0000",
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          "article_title": {
            "html": "<h1>Björn Engels: When Wesley gets his big chance, he&#39;ll take it</h1>",
            "text": "Björn Engels: When Wesley gets his big chance, he'll take it"
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            "html": "<p><a  href=\"https://www.avfc.co.uk/players/b/E/Bjorn%20Engels\">Björn Engels</a> says <a  href=\"https://www.avfc.co.uk/players/W/wesley-moraes\">Wesley</a> only needs one big chance and his Aston Villa goal scoring tally will be up and running.</p><p>The defender knows <a  href=\"https://www.avfc.co.uk/players/W/wesley-moraes\">Wesley</a> well having crossed paths at Club Brugge earlier in their careers, and has no doubts he&#39;ll be firing for the claret and blues very soon.</p><p>The Brazilian striker has been limited to a few half chances in the opening two matches, but has the confidence and trust of his team-mates to take his chances when they come.</p><p>Engels said: &quot;I played with him at Brugge two or three years ago.</p><p>&quot;He wasn&#39;t in the team a lot back then, he was more of a substitute.</p><p></p><p>&quot;But he improved a lot over the years. I still followed Brugge after I left and he was playing very well.</p><p>&quot;He had some great seasons and was important for them.</p><p>&quot;He&#39;s a top guy and has everything to be a top striker.</p><p>&quot;He&#39;s got strength, speed and the ability to score goals. He&#39;s got everything he needs to be important for us in the Premier League.</p><p>&quot;He&#39;s not had one big chance yet, maybe one or two small chances.</p><p>&quot;When he gets this chance, he&#39;ll score it.&quot;</p>",
            "text": "Björn Engels says Wesley only needs one big chance and his Aston Villa goal scoring tally will be up and running. The defender knows Wesley well having crossed paths at Club Brugge earlier in their careers, and has no doubts he'll be firing for the claret and blues very soon. The Brazilian striker has been limited to a few half chances in the opening two matches, but has the confidence and trust of his team-mates to take his chances when they come. Engels said: \"I played with him at Brugge two or three years ago. \"He wasn't in the team a lot back then, he was more of a substitute.  \"But he improved a lot over the years. I still followed Brugge after I left and he was playing very well. \"He had some great seasons and was important for them. \"He's a top guy and has everything to be a top striker. \"He's got strength, speed and the ability to score goals. He's got everything he needs to be important for us in the Premier League. \"He's not had one big chance yet, maybe one or two small chances. \"When he gets this chance, he'll score it.\""
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  "2019-08-20": [
    {
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        "uid": "new-kit",
        "last_publication_date": "2019-08-20T16:42:17+0000",
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          "article_title": {
            "html": "<h1>New kit 2019/20: Unprecedented demand for home shirt </h1>",
            "text": "New kit 2019/20: Unprecedented demand for home shirt "
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          "article_summary": {
            "text": "some new kit woohoo fff"
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            "html": "<p>Aston Villa’s home shirt has proven immensely popular, with unprecedented demand in the first few weeks of going on sale.This season sees us team up with Principal Partner, Kappa, as two iconic brands join forces.</p><p>To mark this, the theme of ‘iconic’ illuminates all of this season’s kits – as we celebrate our historic home, Villa Park.</p><p></p>\n    <p class=\" block-img\">\n      <img src=\"https://arabic-avfc.cdn.prismic.io/arabic-avfc/76a89316ac2010a297968f69d57c034d5e31c5d1_news-hero.png\" alt=\"yuilh\" copyright=\"\">\n    </p>\n  <p>The material of panelling of the claret on the home kit represents the stadium’s famous red brick and features the emblem of the Holte End within the neck line.</p><p>The home shirt has gone down very well with supporters who have flocked to get their hands on the new top, which was debuted last Saturday when the first team travelled to Tottenham Hotspur for the first Premier League game of the season.</p><p>In terrific figures, home shirt sales have more than doubled last year’s record launch, with demand for trainingwear 10 times what it was at this point last summer.</p><p>The away kit, which is in keeping with the ‘iconic’ theme thanks to the famous Villa Park gate design featuring across the body, has also received highly positive sentiment, demand for this shirt after a week on pre-order was over 500% up on last season’s hugely successful away launch.</p>",
            "text": "Aston Villa’s home shirt has proven immensely popular, with unprecedented demand in the first few weeks of going on sale.This season sees us team up with Principal Partner, Kappa, as two iconic brands join forces. To mark this, the theme of ‘iconic’ illuminates all of this season’s kits – as we celebrate our historic home, Villa Park.   The material of panelling of the claret on the home kit represents the stadium’s famous red brick and features the emblem of the Holte End within the neck line. The home shirt has gone down very well with supporters who have flocked to get their hands on the new top, which was debuted last Saturday when the first team travelled to Tottenham Hotspur for the first Premier League game of the season. In terrific figures, home shirt sales have more than doubled last year’s record launch, with demand for trainingwear 10 times what it was at this point last summer. The away kit, which is in keeping with the ‘iconic’ theme thanks to the famous Villa Park gate design featuring across the body, has also received highly positive sentiment, demand for this shirt after a week on pre-order was over 500% up on last season’s hugely successful away launch."
          },
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            "url": "https://arabic-avfc.cdn.prismic.io/arabic-avfc/76a89316ac2010a297968f69d57c034d5e31c5d1_news-hero.png"
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        "uid": "charity-partners",
        "last_publication_date": "2019-08-20T14:26:41+0000",
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          "article_title": {
            "html": "<h1>Aston Villa delighted to announce new Charity Partners</h1>",
            "text": "Aston Villa delighted to announce new Charity Partners"
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          "article_summary": {
            "text": "Club aiming to raise awareness"
          },
          "article_copy": {
            "html": "<p>Aston Villa Football Club are delighted to announce that Acorns Children’s Hospice and Birmingham Children’s Hospital will be the club’s official Charity Partners for the next two seasons. </p><p>The partnership aims to raise awareness of each charity’s work, drive recruitment of volunteers and further enhance the service they provide to families across Birmingham and the West Midlands. </p><p>Chief Executive Christian Purslow said “We are delighted to announce that Acorns Children’s Hospice and Birmingham Children’s Hospital will be Aston Villa Football Club’s official Charity Partners for the 2019/20 and 20/21 seasons. </p><p>&quot;The official Charity Partnership is something that we have been talking to both charities about for some time. Both organisations have a long association with the club and are regarded as national and international leaders in their respective fields. </p><p>“One of the main objectives of the partnerships is to raise awareness of Acorns Children’s Hospice and Birmingham Children’s Hospital with the Villa and wider football family across the globe. Alongside that, we are very excited to be working with them on a day to day basis through our own Foundation to explore opportunities to work together on various projects and activities.”</p><p>Established in 1988, Acorns Children’s Hospice Trust is a registered charity offering a network of care, support, fun and laughter for life limited and life threatened babies, children and young people and their families, across the heart of England.</p><p>Aston Villa have supported Acorns since 2006 and have a long-standing relationship with the charity with their logo adorning the club’s shirts between 2008-2010. </p><p>Over the past 12 months, Acorns have cared for more than 870 children and have supported more than 1,140 families across the West Midlands.</p><p>Toby Porter, Chief Executive at Acorns, said: “We are thrilled to be kicking off our partnership with Aston Villa Football Club for the next two seasons. Our connection with the club and all the fans goes back many years and we’re excited to build on that fantastic legacy. </p><p>“Acorns relies on the support of the community to continue providing our vital care to children and families - so this partnership and the involvement of the Foundation will play an instrumental role towards our work over the coming years.”</p><p>Birmingham Children’s Hospital is a leading UK specialist paediatric centre, offering expert care to over 90,000 children and young people from across the country every year. </p><p>Delivering some of the most advanced treatments, complex surgical procedures and cutting-edge research and development, the hospital treats one in five children from Birmingham and one in eight from the wider West Midlands.</p><p>Every patient and family at Birmingham Children’s Hospital will have been touched by the hospital’s charity in some way and it continually strives to do more for the sick children in its care. </p><p>The fundraising makes a real difference to the services it provides to children and their families during difficult times. </p><p>Louise McCathie, Director of Fundraising at Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust, said: “We are absolutely delighted that the Aston Villa has chosen to support us in this way. </p><p>&quot;We have a long-standing relationship with the club and its Foundation and this significant extension to our partnership will make a huge and heartfelt difference to the lives of our brave children, young people and their families.”</p>",
            "text": "Aston Villa Football Club are delighted to announce that Acorns Children’s Hospice and Birmingham Children’s Hospital will be the club’s official Charity Partners for the next two seasons.  The partnership aims to raise awareness of each charity’s work, drive recruitment of volunteers and further enhance the service they provide to families across Birmingham and the West Midlands.  Chief Executive Christian Purslow said “We are delighted to announce that Acorns Children’s Hospice and Birmingham Children’s Hospital will be Aston Villa Football Club’s official Charity Partners for the 2019/20 and 20/21 seasons.  \"The official Charity Partnership is something that we have been talking to both charities about for some time. Both organisations have a long association with the club and are regarded as national and international leaders in their respective fields.  “One of the main objectives of the partnerships is to raise awareness of Acorns Children’s Hospice and Birmingham Children’s Hospital with the Villa and wider football family across the globe. Alongside that, we are very excited to be working with them on a day to day basis through our own Foundation to explore opportunities to work together on various projects and activities.” Established in 1988, Acorns Children’s Hospice Trust is a registered charity offering a network of care, support, fun and laughter for life limited and life threatened babies, children and young people and their families, across the heart of England. Aston Villa have supported Acorns since 2006 and have a long-standing relationship with the charity with their logo adorning the club’s shirts between 2008-2010.  Over the past 12 months, Acorns have cared for more than 870 children and have supported more than 1,140 families across the West Midlands. Toby Porter, Chief Executive at Acorns, said: “We are thrilled to be kicking off our partnership with Aston Villa Football Club for the next two seasons. Our connection with the club and all the fans goes back many years and we’re excited to build on that fantastic legacy.  “Acorns relies on the support of the community to continue providing our vital care to children and families - so this partnership and the involvement of the Foundation will play an instrumental role towards our work over the coming years.” Birmingham Children’s Hospital is a leading UK specialist paediatric centre, offering expert care to over 90,000 children and young people from across the country every year.  Delivering some of the most advanced treatments, complex surgical procedures and cutting-edge research and development, the hospital treats one in five children from Birmingham and one in eight from the wider West Midlands. Every patient and family at Birmingham Children’s Hospital will have been touched by the hospital’s charity in some way and it continually strives to do more for the sick children in its care.  The fundraising makes a real difference to the services it provides to children and their families during difficult times.  Louise McCathie, Director of Fundraising at Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust, said: “We are absolutely delighted that the Aston Villa has chosen to support us in this way.  \"We have a long-standing relationship with the club and its Foundation and this significant extension to our partnership will make a huge and heartfelt difference to the lives of our brave children, young people and their families.”"
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