West Midlands Police say a senior officer did not mean to imply Jewish community support for banning Maccabi Tel Aviv fans. ACC Mike O’Hara has apologised, and the force now says no Jewish representatives backed the move.
Local authorities in Birmingham have barred Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters from attending their Europa League match against Aston Villa, citing public safety and protest concerns.
Maccabi Tel Aviv secures 3-1 victory in Europa League match against Besiktas, which was played in an empty stadium in Debrecen, Hungary.
Maccabi Tel Aviv will play in group stage following dramatic penalty shootout, Betar fail to win in France and crash out.
Betar Jerusalem and Maccabi Tel Aviv aim to advance to Europa League group stages as they both play their last qualification game tonight.
Last year's runner up is sole Israeli team to win in Europe this week, defeating Hajduk Split of Croatia 2-1.
French side come into hostile Teddy stadium and defeats Betar 2-1, putting Europa League in jeopardy for Jerusalemites.
In final round of Europa League qualification, embattled Jerusalem soccer club hopes to give their season a huge boost.
