According to the "Daily Mail" report, although Israel's Maccabi Tel Aviv has announced that it will refuse to accept the Europa League ticket quota for the game against Aston Villa in November, the British police are still on double al...
According to the "Daily Mail" report, although Israel's Maccabi Tel Aviv has announced that it will refuse to accept the Europa League ticket quota for the game against Aston Villa in November, the British police are still on double alert.
Police are concerned that Israelis living in the UK may still enter Villa Park by purchasing home team tickets, and they are also preparing for possible pro-Israel protests.
Previously, West Midlands Police had decided to ban visiting team fans based on "high-risk" intelligence, including the violence that broke out when Maccabi played Ajax.
However, reports revealed the inside story of Maccabi’s final decision to reject the ticket quota. A club source said the real "last straw" was the intervention of British activist Tommy Robinson. Robinson posted a photo of himself wearing a Maccabi shirt on Friday and called on supporters to head to Villa Park.
The source said that Robinson's supporters may "pretend to be Maccabi fans" and appear on the streets of Birmingham, which puts innocent Maccabi fans in double danger. The club assessed that "the risk has become unacceptable".
