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‘Resources will be found’ to police Maccabi Tel Aviv fans at Aston Villa | UK News

By uk-times.com20 October 2025No Comments2 Mins Read
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Resources will not determine whether Maccabi Tel Aviv football fans can attend a match in Birmingham next month, Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy said.

The city’s Safety Advisory Group (SAG), made up of police, council and safety experts, decided last week that on safety grounds away fans would be barred from the Uefa Europa League fixture against Aston Villa, on 6 November.

“It is not for the government to assess the risk surrounding this football match,” Nandy said, but said ministers were working together to fund the necessary policing operation.

Her Conservative shadow, Nigel Huddlestone, said the ban was “embarrassing and a disgrace”.

The SAG, which advises the council on whether to issue safety certificates, will review the decision if West Midlands Police changes its risk assessment for the match, Birmingham City Council said.

On Thursday, West Midlands Police said it had classified the fixture as “high risk” based on current intelligence and previous incidents, including “violent clashes and hate crime offences” between Ajax and Maccabi Tel Aviv fans before a match in Amsterdam, in November 2024.

Nandy said: “Following the decision last week, the government has been working with West Midlands Police and Birmingham City Council to support them to consider all the options available, and to tell us what resources are needed to manage the risks, to ensure fans from both teams can attend safely.

“If the assessment is revised, the safety advisory group will meet again to discuss options.”

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