Decision follows safety advisory group instruction
Local police said they had ‘public safety concerns’
Fans of Maccabi Tel Aviv will not be allowed to attend the Europa League match at Aston Villa on 6 November owing to safety concerns.
West Midlands police said they had classified the fixture as “high risk”, based on “current intelligence and previous incidents, including violent clashes and hate crime offences that occurred during the 2024 Uefa Europa League match between Ajax and Maccabi Tel Aviv in Amsterdam”.
The police said they believed the measure would “help mitigate risks to public safety” and that they remained “steadfast in our support all affected communities, and reaffirm our zero-tolerance stance on hate crime in all its forms”.
