Stiliyan Petrov

Stiliyan Petrov could return to professional football for Aston Villa as the club confirmed that he would take part in pre-season training.

The former club captain retired after being diagnosed with acute leukaemia in 2012 - but now wants to play professionally again.

Aston Villa midfielder Stiliyan Petrov has celebrated his 33rd birthday today by joining up with team mates at the training ground.