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Maccabi Tel Aviv have been given a suspended one-match away fan ban from Uefa for “racist and\/or discriminatory behaviour” by it supporters during last week’s Europa League game at German side Stuttgart. <\/b><\/p>\n
The Israeli club, whose supporters were barred from attending<\/a> an away match at Aston Villa in November because of safety concerns, were also fined 20,000 euros (\u00a317,550) for their fans’ conduct during the fixture on 11 December. <\/p>\n Uefa’s Control, Ethics and Disciplinary Body (CEDB) said Maccabi’s ban from selling tickets to their fans for their next away match in a Uefa competition will be “suspended for a probationary period of two years.”<\/p>\n Stuttgart won the match 4-1, leaving Maccabi with only one point from six matches in the league phase of the Europa League. <\/p>\n Maccabi lost 2-0 to Premier League club Villa in the competition last month when travelling fans were not permitted at the match in Birmingham after a decision by the city’s Safety Advisory Group. <\/p>\n The move was widely criticised with Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer calling the decision “wrong”<\/a> and adding “we will not tolerate antisemitism on our streets”.<\/p>\n West Midlands Police chiefs were called to give evidence to the Home Affairs Committee of MPs on 1 December. <\/p>\n Committee chair Karen Bradley has requested further information<\/a> from the police and Birmingham City Council about the decision-making which led to the ban of Maccabi supporters. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n