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VILLA AT HEART OF CITY’S 2022 GAMES

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The LeaguePaper Team
24 December 2017

CHAMPIONSHIP
By Dan Barnes

POSITIVE: Keith Wyness

ASTON Villa will be ‘front and centre’ of Birmingham’s bid to deliver an unforgettable Commonwealth Games, according to chief executive Keith Wyness. In midweek, Birmingham was announced as the host city for the 2022 Games, and Wyness is thrilled at the prospect of playing a part in the most expensive sporting event to be held in Britain since the London Olympics in 2012. Wyness, who held roles at Everton and Aberdeen before being appointed to his position at Villa by owner Tony Xia’s Recon Group in June 2016, said...

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