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£2m police bill to cover Europa League match
Birmingham Mail
|November 27, 2025
POLICE AND CRIME COMMISSIONER CALLS FOR FUNDS TO COVER COSTS
Police officers watch over pro Palestine protesters outside Villa Park, during the UEFA Europa League match
IT cost an estimated £2million to police the high-profile and controversial clash between Maccabi Tel Aviv and Aston Villa amid fears of protests, it has been revealed.
The operation involved 700 officers, some drafted in from forces across the country, to ensure there was no public disorder before, during and after the Europa League clash.
Had fans of the Israeli club been allowed to attend, the costs would have been much higher, the police and crime commissioner Simon Foster has warned. He is now calling for the West Midlands force to receive a 'special grant' to cover the costs.
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