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Fans banned from attending match at Aston Villa
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Police granted section 60 stop-and-search powers
The Maccabi Tel Aviv midfielder Issouf Sissokho urged his teammates to make their supporters smile against Aston Villa, after away fans were banned from the politically charged Europa League match on Thursday.
The Israeli club’s fans were prohibited from attending on public safety grounds but, despite the ban, West Midlands police have been granted section 60 stop-and-search powers and plan to deploy more than 700 officers around Villa Park to cope with protests and potential unrest.
Written by Ben Fisher
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/nov/05/maccabi-tel-aviv-aston-villa-europa-league-fans-banned-police-protests under the title “‘It is very hard for us’: Maccabi Tel Aviv aim to give absent fans reason to smile”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
