LONDON: The father of Aston Villa manager Dean Smith has died after contracting the coronavirus, the English Premier League club announced on Wednesday (Thursday in Manila).

Villa said 79-year-old Ron Smith, a lifelong fan of the Birmingham side, had been suffering from Covid-19 for four weeks.

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