Maccabi Tel AvivManchester police chief criticises decision to ban Maccabi fans‘I think banning generally is problematic, both practically and tactically’, said Sir Stephen WatsonBy Lorin Bell-Cross2 min read
ManchesterMan City fan vows never to watch another game after Pep Guardiola’s ‘genocide’ commentsJewish fan of the club says he feels ‘betrayed’ by the manager’s rhetoric on IsraelBy Jamie Shapiro2 min read
MaccabiWest Midlands Police relied on ‘false intelligence’ for Maccabi ban, say Dutch authoritiesAmsterdam police spokesman said he was “surprised” by the allegations of Israeli violenceBy Jane Prinsley4 min read
HostagesMaccabi-loving former hostages Gali and Ziv Berman attend first football match since their return to IsraelStanding on the pitch at Bloomfield Stadium, the twins thanked Maccabi supporters for ‘fighting’ for them during their time in captivityBy JC Reporter1 min read
Israeli footballIrish FA backs motion to ban Israel from European footballIf approved by Uefa, Israel teams will be banned from both club and international competition on the continentBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read
FootballIreland’s football body passes motion calling on Uefa to suspend IsraelDiscussions over a ban were halted last month following a US-brokered ceasefire in GazaBy Daniel Ben-David1 min read
Maccabi Tel AvivRevealed: Pro-Palestine mob plotted to hunt down Maccabi playersWhatsApp messages seen by the JC show activists planned hotel stakeouts to locate Israeli football team ahead of Aston Villa matchBy Jane Prinsley2 min read
Maccabi Tel Aviv may have lost to Villa but they turned up, and showed that the people of Israel liveAfter filing past hundreds of police officers, the atmosphere in Villa Park stadium was unsettling, with the whole corner of the Doug Ellis stand emptyBy Ari Sheldon2 min read||November 7, 2025 17:14
Police must explain ‘lamentable’ decisions over Maccabi-Villa match, say politiciansAn apparent about-turn over the reason for the ban on Israeli fans ‘smacks of victim-blaming’By Jane Prinsley4 min read||November 7, 2025 11:04
‘F**k every Jew here’, rants hooded Gaza gang member at Villa Park stadiumHundreds of protesters and police descended on the stadium ahead of the Aston Villa-Maccabi Tel Aviv matchBy Jamie Shapiro3 min read||November 6, 2025 18:27
Fifty police officers sent to guard synagogues ahead of Aston Villa matchJewish community feels ‘targeted and worried’, said one local residentBy Jane Prinsley3 min read||November 6, 2025 14:36
West Midlands Police to deploy 700 officers for Aston Villa-Maccabi Tel Aviv matchThe force will use police dogs and a drone unit to ‘maintain Birmingham’s reputation as a safe and welcoming place for everyone’By Siam Goorwich2 min read||November 6, 2025 10:58
Former jihadi calls on ‘all Muslims’ to descend on Villa Park – but to leave guns and machetes at homeShahid Butt added that balaclavas were not necessary either ‘unless you’ve got a bit of a sensitive job’By Jamie Shapiro2 min read||November 5, 2025 17:21
Tony takes the Golden Boot but Veterans fall to old rivalsBy Maccabi GB1 min read||October 22, 2025 08:32
Maccabi Tel Aviv rejects tickets for Aston Villa game even if fan ban overturnedThe club blamed ‘hate-filled falsehoods’ spread by ‘divisive figures’, which it said had created a ‘toxic atmosphere’ that was unsafe for its fans.By Jacob Jaffa2 min read||October 21, 2025 11:12
Petition to reverse ban on Maccabi fans outstrips call for exclusionThe counter-petition labelled the ban ‘deeply troubling’ and ‘unjust’By Jamie Shapiro1 min read||October 20, 2025 14:11
