Aston Villa may have failed to win against Nottingham Forest on Saturday but reigning Yashin Trophy winner Emiliano Martinez did all that he could to keep them in the match. Martinez made four saves ...

In psychology, the butterfly effect describes how small, seemingly insignificant moments can have huge, unforeseen long-term effects. A butterfly flapping its wings and causing a typhoon on the other ...

Martinez struck out two in a perfect inning to earn the save in Sunday's 3-1 win over the Nationals. Martinez had been eased back into closing duties since returning from a shoulder injury that cost ...

There was little doubt, once the Spanish referee had disallowed it and his VAR colleagues had agreed, that the disputed Morgan Rogers goal for Aston Villa would prompt a long list of grievances about ...

Emi Martinez began the night by walking onto the field with his children and parading a pair of trophies for being the world’s best goalkeeper for the last two years. He finished it by producing an ...

Jacob Tanswell, Oliver Kay and Liam Tharme were on hand to deliver The Briefing — check it out below. Subscribe to The Athletic on an exclusive offer here. GO FURTHER Aston Villa 1 Bayern Munich 0: ...

Footage of Emi Martinez’s mindblowing save against Nottingham Forest has quickly gone around the world, not least in Argentina where wowed pundits have been salivating over slow motion replays. Aston ...