Aston Villa faces legal action over safety chiefs’ decision to ban Israeli fans from their ground next month, it can be revealed. Lawyers have accused Aston Villa FC’s directors of breaching equalities law by allowing the Europa League football match to take place at their ground with Maccabi Tel Aviv fans banned from attending. The legal lobby group UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI) has written to the President and co-chairs of Aston Villa to warn that such a ban would put the football club in breach of its duties under the Equality Act. They say the ban would be direct...