More than 700 officers to police Aston Villa-Maccabi Tel Aviv match Police horses, dogs, drones, and road policing unit officers will be out in the city, on Thursday.

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Research reveals racist chants on rise in Israeli football – with Maccabi Tel Aviv the worst offenders Kick It Out Israel found 367 instances in the 2024-25 season – of those, 118 were observed in stands containing Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters

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Very important contextualisation of what led to the cancellation of the Tel Aviv derby. Please read whole thread, including exchange with @ncgeehan.bsky.social.

Tel Aviv football derby between Hapoel and Maccabi called off after rioting Israeli police make nine arrests, citing ‘disorderly conduct, riots, injured police officers’ and infrastructure damage

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Aston Villa stadium must not be a no-go area for Jews, says Ed Miliband Energy secretary calls for lifting of police ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters at upcoming Europa League fixture

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United Nations experts ask FIFA, UEFA to suspend Israel as 'necessary response' to conflict in Palestine Israel's men's national team is currently taking part in UEFA's World Cup qualification tournament ahead of the 2026 World Cup

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UN experts in New York have urged FIFA and UEFA to suspend Israel from international football, citing genocide in the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Sanctions should target state teams, not players, echoing Russia’s ban after its invasion of Ukraine.

Jess Carter: Man held over racist abuse sent to England footballer A 59-year-old is arrested in Lancashire after the messages were sent during Euro 2025, police say.

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Vitesse kicked out of Dutch football Decision to revoke club’s licence came after TBIJ revelations about secret links to Abramovich

Another great club, Vitesse, bites the dust because of Multi-Club Ownership - hidden, in this case, though everyone knew about it at the time. www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2025...

'Tell us how he died': Salah criticises UEFA tribute to 'Palestinian Pele' Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah on Saturday criticised UEFA's tribute to the late Suleiman Al-Obeid, known as the "Palestinian Pele," after European soccer's governing body failed to reference the circumstances surrounding his death this week.

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Former Palestine national footballer Suleiman Al-Obaid killed in 'Israeli' airstrike Suleiman Al-Obaid

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Culture secretary Lisa Nandy calls on Morecambe owner to sell club Culture secretary Lisa Nandy writes an open letter to Morecambe owner Jason Whittingham calling on him to sell the club.

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Club World Cup: Rüdiger alleges he was victim of racist abuse in Real Madrid’s win over Pachuca Real Madrid eliminated Pachuca with the win, while Juventus won comfortably against Wydad amid sweltering conditions on Sunday

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