"The UK decision to ban supporters of Israeli football club Maccabi Tel Aviv from a match against Aston Villa last year sparked such intense backlash that the West Midlands Police Chief Craig Guildford has stepped down."
"A gov't report concluded inaccuracies and bias' factored into the police's decision to ban fans, even though they had acted violently in Amsterdam."
The UK banned supporters of Israeli football club Maccabi Tel Aviv from an Aston Villa match last year. The ban provoked intense public backlash. West Midlands Police Chief Craig Guildford stepped down amid the controversy. A government report found inaccuracies and said 'bias' factored into the police decision to impose the ban. The report noted that some Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters had acted violently in Amsterdam. The report's findings and the resulting public reaction culminated in the police chief's resignation and renewed scrutiny of policing decisions at sporting events.
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