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Prince William goes wild in crowd as Aston Villa ends 30-year drought

PRINCE William is well known to be one of Aston Villa's biggest celebrity fans, travelling to watch the team both home and away over the years. Here, we explain how his support for the Birmingham-based club started and how long he's been a fan. Why does Prince William support Aston Villa? William s...

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What happened Prince William goes wild in crowd as Aston Villa ends 30-year drought.
The headline split One side frames it as "Prince William goes wild in crowd as Aston Villa ends 30-year drought". The other frames it as "Why does Prince William support Aston Villa? Here’s why the Royal was at the Europa Leagu...".
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CenterPrince William goes wild in crowd as Aston Villa ends 30-year drought

ABC News Australia · Center · News report

Right / center-rightWhy does Prince William support Aston Villa? Here’s why the Royal was at the Europa League final

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The Sun UKNews report · May 21, 12:43 PM

Why does Prince William support Aston Villa? Here’s why the Royal was at the Europa League final

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PRINCE William is well known to be one of Aston Villa's biggest celebrity fans, travelling to watch the team both home and away over the years. Here, we explain how his support for the Birm...

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The TelegraphNews report · May 21, 8:46 AM

Europa League emperor Unai Emery does it again on special night for Aston Villa

Europa League emperor Unai Emery does it again on special night for Aston Villa

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ABC News AustraliaNews report · May 20, 11:17 PM

Prince William goes wild in crowd as Aston Villa ends 30-year drought

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In front of a joyful future king of England, Aston Villa coach Unai Emery reaffirmed his status as the king of the Europa League as Villa beat Freiburg 3-0 in Istanbul to secure Emery a rec...

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Details69/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 3 sources
69/99 Wording GapMedium confidence3 sources · 2 bias bucketsLive match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report

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May 20, 11:17 PM: ABC News Australia joined the source map.

May 21, 8:46 AM: The Telegraph joined the source map.

May 21, 12:43 PM: The Sun UK joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 69/99 and story health is live match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.