An eight page report by West Midlands Police explains why they pressed for an away fans ban for the game between Aston Villa and Maccabi Tel Aviv Fears of 'running street battles' between Israeli football supporters and pro Palestine protest groups in the heart of Birmingham was a major reason for banning away fans from the controversial Aston Villa v Maccabi Tel Aviv match, a police report has revealed. The prospect of the Israeli club's hardcore fans targeting Muslim communities and inciting confrontations in a repeat of trouble experienced at a Europa League game in Amsterdam triggered the 'high risk'...