ASTON VILLA fans want to turn their team’s final match of the season into ‘Stiliyan Petrov day’.
Villa face fellow strugglers Wigan at the DW Stadium in the May 19 game and plan to pay tribute to their captain, who was diagnosed with acute leukaemia last March.
Fans are urged to wear Villa, Celtic or Bulgaria shirts to honour the midfielder, now in remission.
All season, supporters have applauded the Bulgarian in the 19th minute — a reference to his squad number — and the 3,000 travelling Villa fans plan to display banners bearing the words ‘Petrov 19’.
Petrov has said: “Some people go through these diseases fighting on their own while I have the support of millions.”...Wish you good life outside football.
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