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Ex-Villa, Celtic star Petrov returns to playing

Former Aston Villa and Celtic midfielder Stiliyan Petrov is playing football again.

Petrov, who bravely battled leukemia, now wears the Number 10 shirt for Wychall Wanderers over 35s in Shirley.

"It's a good laugh and they're competitive games," he told the Birmingham Mail. "It's just really nice to be out there playing a proper game."

The 35-year-old is not the only famous face in Wanderers' line-up. Former Coventry City defender Dave Busst, who suffered a horrific, career-ending injury in 1996, is also a squad member and manager.

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