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Maccabi Tel Aviv Football Club

Asked by Nigel HuddlestonConservativeDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled Answered 5 November 2025UIN 83822

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when her Department was first alerted to the possibility of Maccabi Tel Aviv fans being banned from the fixture against Aston Villa on the 6th November.

Answered by Stephanie Peacock

A range of options are considered for each match and DCMS officials were made aware by the SGSA of the options under consideration on 9 October 2025. A decision had not been made at that time, and was not communicated to the Department until 16 October, when Ministers were made aware.

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