{"id":553589,"date":"2025-11-06T20:05:12","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T20:05:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/553589\/"},"modified":"2025-11-06T20:05:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T20:05:12","slug":"aston-villa-vs-maccabi-tel-aviv-live-birmingham-chaos-as-fans-and-gaza-protesters-clash-football-sport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/553589\/","title":{"rendered":"Aston Villa vs Maccabi Tel Aviv LIVE: Birmingham chaos as fans and Gaza protesters clash | Football | Sport"},"content":{"rendered":"

Small confrontations have occurred between Aston Villa fans and pro-Palestine protesters ahead of their Europa League clash with Israeli side Maccabi Tel Aviv.<\/p>\n

Six people have been arrested during protests at tonight\u2019s game, including a 21-year-old man for failing to remove a face covering when ordered and a 17-year-old boy for failing to comply with a dispersal order.<\/p>\n

Footage also showed home fans clashing with police as they made their way into the ground.<\/p>\n

West Midlands Police have deployed 700 officers onto the streets after identifying the Aston Villa vs Maccabi Tel Aviv<\/a> clash as \u201chigh risk\u201d. The away fans have already been banned<\/a> from entering the stadium, a decision it was claimed to have been taken \u201cbased on current intelligence\u201c and a \u201cthorough\u201d assessment of potential protests that could clash.<\/p>\n

The main concerns stem from five separate organised protests<\/a> around the stadium that will see both pro-Palestinian and pro-Israeli groups descend into the same square mile – along with 42,000 Villa fans.<\/p>\n

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