Villa pay heavy price for win

While the season proper has yet to begin, the on- and off-field drama is well under way, as Aston Villa found out in their InterToto Cup clash with Odense."Aston Villa paid a heavy price for victory in their InterToto Cup second leg at Villa Park last night - a serious ankle injury to their influential defender Wilfred Bouma," reports the Mail on Sunday. "The 30-year-old Holland left-back suffered an horrific 'Eduardo-like' dislocation of his right ankle following a challenge by Baye Djiby Fall after just 12 minutes." His replacement was Gareth Barry, who was given a rousing reception by the same Villa fans who had booed him last week over the saga of his possible transfer to Liverpool.