Hundreds of protesters descended on Birmingham to demonstrate at the controversial Aston Villa match against Maccabi Tel Aviv. Eleven arrests were made amid a huge police operation, with more than 700 officers deployed for the Europa League game.

Hundreds of protestors are leaving from around Villa Park tonight after one of the biggest police operations the city has ever seen. Six arrests were made in total ahead of the Aston Villa v Maccabi Tel Aviv game kicking off at 8pm, but the peace was largely kept.

A BAN on Maccabi Tel Aviv fans attending a Europa League game at Aston Villa on November 6 has been at the top of the political and sporting news agendas for over a week.The decision, made by a Birmingham City Council Safety Advisory Group incorporating the local police,

Britain’s Labour government has mounted an unprecedented campaign to reverse a police ban on hooligans from Israel’s Maccabi Tel Aviv football team from attending a match against Aston Villa in Birmingham, England. With the match due to go ahead on ...