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flag West Midlands Police barred Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from a Birmingham match over safety concerns, despite Dutch officials downplaying the threat.

flag West Midlands Police defended barring Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from an October 2025 Europa League match in Birmingham, citing safety concerns based on intelligence from a prior clash in Amsterdam. flag Dutch police disputed claims of mass violence, river incidents, Muslim targeting, or IDF links, saying the violence was minor and uncoordinated, with only 1,200 officers deployed, not 5,000. flag The UK force maintained its assessment was credible, backed by a peer review, and said the match proceeded safely with over 700 officers and 10 arrests, no major incidents reported.

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