Waking the Giant, 9780008741006
Hardcover
Aston Villa’s rise from abyss to Champions League glory revealed.
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Waking the Giant

inside the rebirth of aston villa

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  • Hardcover

    288 pages

  • Release Date

    29 September 2025

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Summary

From Abyss to Ascent: Aston Villa’s Champions League Dream

The inside story of one football club’s astonishing revival

Featuring exclusive interviews with Jack Grealish, John McGinn, Ollie Watkins, Tyrone Mings and Ezri Konsa, along with many other key figures

In early July 2018, Aston Villa were staring into the abyss.

Locked in a cash crisis triggered by defeat in the Championship play-off final, one of English football’s m…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780008741006
ISBN-10:000874100X
Author:Gregg Evans, Matt Maher, Tyrone Mings
Publisher:HarperCollins Publishers
Imprint:HarperNorth
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:288
Release Date:29 September 2025
Weight:270g
Dimensions:240mm x 159mm x 21mm
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About The Author

Gregg Evans

Gregg Evans writes for The Athletic and the New York Times. Before that he covered West Midlands football for Reach PLC, formerly Trinity Mirror and had stories published in the Birmingham Mail, Sunday Mercury and Daily Mirror. He’s also a regular on the 1874 Aston Villa Podcast.

Matt Maher is chief sports writer at the Express & Star and has covered sport in the West Midlands for more than 15 years. His coverage of Aston Villa saw him named regional sports writer of the year in 2021.

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