The link between Osbourne and the Birmingham team has decades of history. Born in that city in 1948, Ozzy was always associated with local culture, and his devotion to the colors of Aston Villa remained firm even in the years of world fame. In 2024, already removed from the scenarios for health reasons, it was part of a launch that moved the fans of the club and the musician’s fans worldwide.
The love of Ozzy Osbourne for football and Aston Villa
Ozzy Osbourne grew up in Aston, A Labor neighborhood of Birmingham where the club that accompanied him all his life was also born: he Aston Villa. In several interviews he expressed his love for the team and how football was part of his identity from childhood. Unlike other British stars that maintain a distant relationship with sport, Ozzy remained close to its roots and its hometown.
In 2020, during an interview with BBC West Midlands, Osbourne said that as a boy he went to Villa Park to see matches with his father. “I didn’t understand anything about the game, but I loved the atmosphere”said. In social networks, especially in recent years, his family also shared images that showed him following club games from his home in Los Angeles.
The presence of the Draw Martínez in the arch of the villains also helped to bring the Argentine public closer to the history of the club and, consequently, to Ozzy’s fanaticism. Although there are no direct statements from the musician about the goalkeeper, the campaign that starred together in 2024 served to unite generations and stories through football.
The presentation of the shirt with the special participation of Osbourne and Butler
June 7, 2024, Aston Villa presented his shirt for the 2024-2025 season With an official video that went viral in a few hours. The particularity was the participation of Ozzy Osbourne and Geezer Butlerboth original members of Black Sabbath, also from Birmingham.
The campaign was produced by the club itself with Adidas, which replaced Castore as a technical sponsor. The video, which included images of Villa Park and an aesthetic approach loaded with references To the musical and cultural legacy of the city, he showed Osbourne and Butler watching the new shirt with pride. At the end of the clip, the DERT MARTÍNEZ appears dressing it, marking the connection between the past and present.
The impact was immediate: the British press highlighted the originality of the tribute, and the shirt was exhausted in a few hours in official stores. Media such as The Guardian, NME and Sky Sports celebrated the fusion between the musical identity of Birmingham and its football history. In social networks, thousands of fans shared the videosurprised by the appearance of Ozzy in a completely different context than usual.
The shirt design was inspired by classic models of the 80s and was accompanied by a limited editing line with details linked to the band. For club and Black Sabbath followers, it was An unprecedented cross tribute that reinforced the place of Aston Villa as a symbol of the city and Osbourne as one of its maximum cultural icons, to the point that the institution lamented its recent death.
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