FOUND: 4 - What They Never Told You

The misery of our clocks going back

Brief letters: Darkened mood | Aston Villa-Maccabi Tel Aviv match | Homeless people | Misheard at a party

The Guardian - UK · Oct 26, 2025

Research reveals racist chants on rise in Israeli football – with Maccabi Tel Aviv the worst offenders

Kick It Out Israel found 367 instances in the 2024-25 season – of those, 118 were observed in stands containing Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters

The Guardian - UK · Oct 23, 2025

Wednesday briefing: Making sense of the Maccabi Tel Aviv saga, where law and disorder fumbled with fandom

In today’s newsletter: Inside a tortuous political saga where fandom and antisemitism once again became a political football

The Guardian - UK · Oct 22, 2025

Aston Villa warn fans not to display political messages in Maccabi Tel Aviv game

The match has become politicised after Birmingham’s safety advisory group banned supporters of the Israeli side from attending.

The Independent UK · Oct 21, 2025

Maccabi Tel Aviv declines tickets for Aston Villa game, citing safety concerns

Maccabi Tel Aviv has announced it will decline tickets for a Europa League game against Aston Villa next month regardless of growing calls for the English city of Birmingham to reverse a ban it imposed on the Israeli club's fans

The Independent UK · Oct 21, 2025

Standing with Maccabi’s football hooligans against local police – is that what patriotism looks like now?

Tommy Robinson is said to be going to Villa Park as a Maccabi Tel Aviv fan. Do the politicians jumping on this bandwagon care what they are doing, asks Guardian columnist Jonathan Liew

The Guardian - UK · Oct 21, 2025

Aston Villa: Maccabi Tel Aviv will decline Europa League tickets offered to away fans at Villa Park

Israeli side are set to face Aston Villa in Europe next month

Evening Standard · Oct 20, 2025

Maccabi Tel Aviv says it will decline any tickets offered to fans at Villa match

The Israeli club said in a statement that a ‘toxic atmosphere’ had put the safety of fans wanting to attend ‘very much in doubt’.

Evening Standard · Oct 20, 2025

Government ‘deeply saddened’ as Maccabi Tel Aviv decline tickets for Villa clash

A furore has erupted over the decision to bar visiting supporters from the clash with Aston Villa.

The Independent UK · Oct 20, 2025

Resources ‘will not be determining factor’ in whether Maccabi Tel Aviv fans can attend Aston Villa game, Nandy says

The government is working alongside West Midlands Police and Birmingham City Council to "consider all the options available", the Culture Secretary said

The Independent UK · Oct 20, 2025