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Fans of Maccabi Tel Aviv were not permitted at the Europa League match against Aston Villa at Villa Park 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. The Israeli club, whose supporters were barred from attending an away match at Aston Villa in November because of safety concerns, were also fined 20, 000 euros (£17, 550) for their fans' conduct during the fixture on 11 December. 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. " Stuttgart won the match 4-1, leaving Maccabi with only one point from six matches in the league phase of the Europa League. 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. The move was widely criticised with Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer calling the decision "wrong" and adding "we will not tolerate antisemitism on our streets". West Midlands Police chiefs were called to give evidence to the Home Affairs Committee of MPs on 1 December. Committee chair Karen Bradley has requested further information from the police and Birmingham City Council about the decision-making which led to the ban of Maccabi supporters. Listen to the latest Football Daily podcast EFL Cup quarter-finals: Fulham equalise at Newcastle as Man City see off Brentford Women's Champions League: Man Utd, Arsenal and Chelsea leading Man City beat Brentford to reach EFL Cup semis Unseen film footage from the making of 'Do They Know It’s Christmas? ' The good, the bad, and the baffling online reviews Your first look at Amanda and Alan's big fat Greek renovation An exploration of murder in fact and fiction, live from the Hay Festival 'Felt like humiliation' - Egypt reacts to Salah's Liverpool row A 'throwback' to Man Utd's past, defensive chaos and a classic Where does Old Trafford thriller rank among best Premier League games? Innovation, evolution, revolution - golf's new faces championing change Rohl's Rangers roll on - should Celtic & Hearts be worried? What fans, insiders and stats say about embattled Frank Vote for your Sports Personality Team of the Year Chiefs miss out & Packers' Parsons pain - NFL week 15 round-up Mount purring for Man Utd but does he have World Cup chance? 'Helping daddy regrow' - how Hoy family found strength amid cancer diagnosis. Video'Helping daddy regrow' - how Hoy family found strength amid cancer diagnosis Man City favourites and Liverpool in trouble - how WSL stands at winter break Palmer & Foden on target - but Rogers 'has to start' at World Cup 'Anger and disappointment' as fans priced out of World Cup 'There can only be one singer' - my secrets of successful man-management BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2025 contenders. Video BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2025 contenders 'Mine was for social change, this is not' - King on Battle of the Sexes The man behind the headlines - Salah, by Klopp, Diaz and more Copyright © 2025 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.