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Maccabi, Aston Villa and Tel Aviv

‘Tommy Robinson mob threat’ leads to Maccabi Tel Aviv blocking fans from Aston Villa match

“It is clear that various entrenched groups seek to malign the Maccabi Tel Aviv fan base, most of whom have no truck with racism or hooliganism of any kind, and are exploiting isolated incidents for ...

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Maccabi Tel Aviv fan ban 'poses risk of violence'

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What we know about Israeli soccer fans being banned from attending Maccabi Tel Aviv’s match against Aston Villa

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Talks to provide extra policing for Maccabi match against Villa continue – No 10

The Home Office is still talking to police about putting extra resources in place.

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Maccabi Tel Aviv says fans will not attend Aston Villa match in UK

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Maccabi Tel Aviv FC fans will not be able to buy tickets to Aston Villa match in Birmingham

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

The decision to bar 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 terri...

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Maccabi Tel Aviv declines tickets for Aston Villa game, citing safety concerns

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Maccabi Tel Aviv to decline tickets for European tie at Aston Villa

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Maccabi Tel Aviv match morphs into latest front in Britain’s culture wars

Aston Villa was advised last week by a Birmingham Council-linked safety advisory group (SAG) that the match should go ahead with no Maccabi fans. West Midlands Police backed the SAG advice and said its “intelligence” suggested a safety risk.

Tel Aviv derby called off due to ‘public disorder and violent riots’, as police say three officers injured

The cancellation comes in the same week police in Birmingham requested Maccabi Tel Aviv fans be denied tickets to their game at Aston Villa.