Villa defy EPL edict, release players

Updated August 30 2021 - 6:50am, first published 6:47am
Emi Martinez is among two Aston Villa players allowed to join Argentina, defying an EPL edict.
Emi Martinez is among two Aston Villa players allowed to join Argentina, defying an EPL edict.

Aston Villa have allowed Emi Martinez and Emi Buendia to join the Argentina squad for World Cup qualifiers in defiance of a collective decision by English Premier League clubs not to release players to red-list countries.

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