Prince William Attends FA Cup Final After Showing Off His Soccer Fandom at Aston Villa Game

Prince William stepped out to attend the 2026 Emirates FA Cup Final at Wembley Stadium in London

NEED TO KNOW

• The Prince of Wales appeared in an official capacity as patron of the FA, soccer's governing body in England

• The royal heir is a famously loyal soccer fan, especially rooting for Aston Villa

Prince Williamis back in the soccer stands for a major match.

The Prince of Wales, 43, attended the 2026 Emirates FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium in London on Saturday, May 16, which saw Chelsea face off against Manchester City.

While the royal heir is famously a huge fan of the sport, he's at the game in an official capacity.

William is the patron of the Football Association, the sport's governing body in England. He regularly attends big games,including the FA Cup final, and awards the trophy to the winners.

Prince William paid close attention to the game, but he really lets his fandom show when supporting his favorite team: Aston Villa. Earlier this month, theroyal was in the stands in Birmingham, candidly cheering as Aston Villa beat Nottingham Forest in a semifinal game that advanced them to the final of the Europa League.

Aston Villa will play the final in Istanbul, Turkey, on May 20.

The day after the Aston Villa outing, Prince William andKate Middletonattended aBuckingham Palace garden party, where the heir admitted to having "bags under the eyes" from his late night, according toThe Telegraph.

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Prince William has passed his fandom down to their three children —Prince George, 12,Princess Charlotte, 11, andPrince Louis, 8. Princess Kate said at the garden party that the kids wanted to join their dad at the Thursday night game, but they made a compromise. "We let them stay up and watch it," she told guests, according to the outlet.

The Princess of Wales added that her family isn't afraid to be loud when watching Aston Villa games on TV.

"They all make so much noise, even Louis," she said, perThe Telegraph.

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Prince William has brought his children to some soccer games and has spoken about his rituals when he is watching at home.

"If we’re not doing very well, I start moving round the house quite quickly, and I put the children in different positions hoping that’s going to change our luck,” William toldThe Sunin March 2025.

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Gina Carano details shocking weight loss before Ronda Rousey fight

The most startling stat about the fight betweenRonda Rousey and Gina Caranomight have surfaced the day before bout takes place, Saturday, May 16 at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California.

It was a day earlier, on Friday, after the official weigh-in whenCarano took to Instagram.

“Ok. Vulnerable post but here we are," she wrote. “I just weighed in at 141.4 lbs. Since Sept 2024 to today, May 15, 2026, I have lost 100lbs. It hurts to say that and share but I am going to share it because I worked so damn hard every week for over a year and a half to shed this weight. It did not happen overnight."

If the weight loss happened steadily, that’s five pounds a month for approximately 20 months.

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At her old weight of 240 pounds, the 5-foot-8 Carano would have weighed only 17 pounds less than the 6-foot-4Francis Ngannoudid at the weigh-in Friday for his heavyweight bout against Philipe Lins.

Both Rousey and Carano were required to weigh no more than 145 pounds for their fight, the main event on the 11-fight card. Carano did that with ease and do did Rousey, who came in at 142 pounds.

“If it wasn’t for having this incredibly challenging goal in fighting@rondarouseyI most definitely wouldn’t have reached this," Carano wrote. “I was pre-diabetic, had trouble simply walking in September and have been on the path to recovery to turn myself back into an athlete since then."

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Alec Baldwin Calls Out Elon Musk for Criticizing Lupita Nyong'o as Helen of Troy: 'But She IS the Most Beautiful Woman'

Alec Baldwin publicly criticized Elon Musk's complaints on social media regarding Lupita Nyong'o's casting in The Odyssey

NEED TO KNOW

• Christopher Nolan confirmed in a recent interview that Nyong'o will portray Helen of Troy and Helen's sister Clytemnestra

• The Odyssey is in theaters July 17

Alec Baldwincertainly thinksLupita Nyong'ofits the bill as Helen of Troy inThe Odyssey.

Baldwin, 68, shared a photo of Nyong'o, 43, onInstagramon Friday, May 15, in response toElon Muskafter heamplified racist-tinged criticismofChristopher Nolan's decision to cast Nyong'o as Helen of Troy, saying she wasn't fit to play "the most beautiful woman in the world."

"Dear Elon… but she IS the most beautiful woman in the world…Alec," Baldwin wrote in a caption to his post. The actor's wifeHilaria Baldwinappeared to approve of Alec's sentiment, leaving the emojis "🔥❤️" in a comment.

Nyong'o has been attached toThe OdysseysinceThe Hollywood Reporterfirst reported that she would appear in the movie's ensemble cast back in November 2024. Rumors began swirling that she would appear in the movie as Helen of Troy in recent months, though Nyong'o has yet to appear in thetworeleasedtrailersfor the movie.

Filmmaker Nolan, 55, confirmed that Nyong'o isportraying both Helen of Troy and her sister ClytemnestrainThe Odysseyin aTimemagazineprofile published Tuesday, May 12.

Helen of Troy is a pivotal figure in the ancient Greek epic poems known as Homer'sThe IliadandOdyssey, the latter of which serves as the basis for Nolan's new movie. Helen is more commonly associated withThe Iliaddue to her role in starting the mythical Trojan War, but she appears in Homer'sOdysseyin one scene with the character Telemachus, whomTom Hollandportrays in the new movie.

Helen's sister Clytemnestra, whom Nyong'o will also portray in the film, marries the Greek hero Agamemnon (Benny Safdie) before Agamemnon leads the Greeks to war against Troy.The OdysseyfollowsMatt Damonas its title character Odysseus, a hero of the Trojan War who is lost for 10 years after fighting alongside Agamemnon as he attempts to return to his home, Ithaca.

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Musk, the Tesla CEO and owner of X, has complained about Nyong'o's role in the movie a number of times on social media in recent months. In February, he claimed onXthat two-timeOscarwinner Nolan "has lost his integrity" by casting Nyong'o as Helen.

Whoopi Goldbergsimilarlyleapt to Nyong'o's defenseonThe Viewin February, in which she addressed Musk directly and stated that Nyong'o "is also considered one of the world's most beautiful women."

"So I'm not sure what you're trying to say," she said at the time. "You don't have to actually go to the movie. I don't know why you feel like you need to speak on this, and I would suggest looking in a mirror if you have any concerns about people's looks, if this is where we're going."

In addition to Damon, Holland, Nyong'o and Safdie, Nolan's new movie also featuresAnne Hathaway,Elliot Page,Mia Goth,Charlize Theron,Robert Pattinson,John Leguizamo, andZendayain its ensemble cast.

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The Odysseyis in theaters July 17.

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