44 h. ago Protests outside match between Aston Villa and Maccabi Tel Aviv lead to 11 arrests

Teenage boy among those arrested outside groundMP Ayoub Khan speaks at pro-Palestine demonstrationEleven people were arrested during protests outside Villa Park on Thursday after Maccabi Tel Aviv fans were banned on safety grounds from attending the Europa League match, sparking intense controversy.A large Pro-Palestine demonstration took place in the shadow of Aston Villa’s stadium, with protesters calling for the match to be cancelled and for Israeli teams to be banned from multinational competitions. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago ‘It is very hard for us’: Maccabi Tel Aviv aim to give absent fans reason to smile

Fans banned from attending match at Aston VillaPolice granted section 60 stop-and-search powersThe Maccabi Tel Aviv midfielder Issouf Sissokho urged his teammates to make their supporters smile against Aston Villa, after away fans were banned from the politically charged Europa League match on Thursday.The Israeli club’s fans were prohibited from attending on public safety grounds but, despite the ban, West Midlands police have been granted section 60 stop-and-search powers and plan to deploy more than 700 officers around Villa Park to cope with protests and potential unrest. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago New decision on Maccabi Tel Aviv fans attending Aston Villa match as statement released

The multi agency Villa Safety Advisory Group, chaired by Birmingham City Council, met behind closed doors and has again advised that Maccabi Tel Aviv fans should be banned from the game

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1 week ago Fan dies after stadium incident as 'football takes a back seat' in gesture of respect

A football fan has tragically died after he fell ill when attending a match - and the club held a minute's silence as the sport took a back seat in a gesture of respect

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2 w. ago Maccabi fans could still attend Aston Villa match as talks continue, Downing Street says

It comes after the Tel Aviv club said it would not accept tickets even if the ban on away fans at Villa Park was overturned

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2 w. ago Maccabi Tel Aviv says its fans will not attend Aston Villa match in the UK

Israeli football club to turn down tickets over safety concerns even if the UK reverses a ban on team’s supporters

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2 w. ago Maccabi Tel Aviv says fans will not attend Aston Villa match in UK

Israeli football club to turn down tickets over safety concerns even if ban on team’s supporters is reversed

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2 w. ago MP for Hillsborough families warns of 'slippery slope' after Maccabi Tel Aviv football row

An MP raised the Hillsborough tragedy after the Government said it was doing 'everything in our power' to reverse a ban on Israeli fans attending a match over safety concerns

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2 w. ago Tel Aviv derby called off after ‘violent riots’ between Maccabi and Hapoel fans

Match in Israel cancelled just days after Maccabi fans banned from attending Aston Villa game next month

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2 w. ago The ban on Tel Aviv fans is simply about appeasing the most aggressive faction in a city increasingly defined by sectarian politics: DAVID PATRIKARAKOS

Banning Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from attending their Europa League match against Aston Villa is merely the latest symptom of something far more serious: a state retreating from its own territory.

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2 w. ago Tel Aviv derby between Maccabi and Hapoel abandoned after fan ‘riots and violence’

Days after a ban was placed on Maccabi fans attending a match in Birmingham next month, the local derby on Sunday night was cancelled with Israeli police saying ‘human lives were endangered’

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2 w. ago Tommy Robinson hints he will attend Aston Villa match which banned Israeli footballs fans as he visits Tel Aviv

Far-right activist Tommy Robinson invited followers to join him in Birmingham to support Maccabi Tel Aviv, whose supporters have been barred from attending next month's fixture at Villa Park.

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2 w. ago Miliband says ‘we must never have no go zones’ for Jews and Israelis in the UK amid Aston Villa row

The energy secretary has intervened amid the continuing row over West Midlands Police banning Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from attending the Europa League match at Villa Park

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3 w. ago Aston Villa, council and police ALL face legal action over decision to ban Israeli football fans

Campaigners have pledged to 'do whatever it takes' and launch a wave of legal actions to overturn a controversial ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv football fans attending a match against Aston Villa.

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3 w. ago Shabana Mahmood was told of Maccabi Tel Aviv ban plans a week ago and 'had not objected': Hamas victim likens police decision to a sign saying 'no Jews allowed'

Sir Keir Starmer and Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood were locked in an extraordinary stand-off with the police last night over controversial plans to ban Israeli football fans from an Aston Villa match.

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3 w. ago Ban on Israeli football fans attending match in Birmingham could be lifted in days as ministers scramble to beef up policing

The Government has been pressuring West Midlands Police to reverse a decision to bar Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from their Europa League game against Aston Villa on 6 November.

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3 w. ago Home Office offers extra resources in bid to undo ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv fans at Aston Villa tie

No 10 says discussions happening ‘at pace’ with West Midlands police asked to provide alternate proposalsThe Home Office is offering extra support to West Midlands police in an effort to reverse its ban on fans of the Israeli football team Maccabi Tel Aviv attending a match at Villa Park next month.After a political outcry about the police decision that would stop Israeli fans going to the match, Downing Street said on Friday that discussions were happening “at pace across government” to resolve the issue. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Ministers doing ‘everything in our power’ to let Maccabi fans attend Villa match

Pressure has been mounting to overturn the ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters from attending the club’s Europa League match against Aston Villa.

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3 w. ago Ministers locked in talks over ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv fans at Aston Villa tie

No 10 says discussions happening ‘at pace’ to resolve issue after decision by West Midlands police to issue banUK politics live – latest updatesMinisters have been locked in talks in an attempt to persuade West Midlands police to reverse a ban on fans of the Israeli football team Maccabi Tel Aviv attending a match at Villa Park next month.After a political outcry about the decision, Downing Street said on Friday that discussions were happening “at pace, across government” to resolve the issue. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Birmingham MP who backed Israeli football fan ban warmly shakes the hand of preacher who has urged followers to show 'no mercy' to Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters

Footage showed MP Ayoub Khan, a close ally of hard-Left former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn , shaking hands with Muslim influencer Asrar Rashid at Lozells Central Mosque in Birmingham in July.

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