Aston Villa announced last week that Birmingham's safety advisory group had made the decision to ban fans of Israeli side Maccabi Tel Aviv from attending their team's Europa League match at Villa Park

The Home Office was told last week that a ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv fans attending a football match in Birmingham was being considered, a police unit has said.

Maccabi Tel Aviv fans will not be able to buy tickets to their club's match with Aston Villa next month, Sky News understands.

British officials said Friday they were working to reverse a ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv soccer fans attending a Europa League game at Aston Villa next month because of security concerns, a decision that drew condemnation from politicians,

When Maccabi Tel Aviv travelled to face Ajax last year, 62 people were arrested and five hospitalised after violent clashes.

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