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Aston Villa, Brighton among teams to resume Soccer Sevens rivalry in Hong Kong

Published: 8:00pm, 13 Mar 2025

Updated: 8:00pm, 13 Mar 2025

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Brighton will be abck to defend the Hong Kong Soccer Sevens title they won last year. Photo: Jonathan Wong

Five Premier League academies and one side from the Netherlands will battle it out at the HKFC Standard Chartered Soccer Sevens in May, with Champions League quarter-finalists Aston Villa among those returning to Hong Kong.

Aston Villa lost last year’s final to Brighton & Hove Albion, who will also return to Football Club for this year’s event.

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