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They were banned because during a match in Amsterdam they shouted racist abuse, sang racist songs, did plenty of vandalism, threw an innocent member of the publ
by pydry 9mo ago
They were banned because during a match in Amsterdam they shouted racist abuse, sang racist songs, did plenty of vandalism, threw an innocent member of the public into a river and assaulted Muslim taxi drivers.
Moreover, most of them have military training which makes the racist abuse, vandalism and assault that much more terrifying.
If an antisemitic football team was half that bad they'd be hauled off to prison never mind banned from football matches.
- tome 9mo ago[flagged]
- pydry 9mo agoThe level of racist violence we saw in Amsterdam is also quite rare. It used to be more common in the 90s iirc.
- tome 9mo agoAre you sure? For example, you said Maccabi Tel Aviv fans > threw an innocent member of the public into a river whereas the BBC says > It was, in fact, a Maccabi fan who was found in the river https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2xnzye903o https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2xnzye903o
- bhouston 9mo ago> Individuals are often banned from football matches. Banning a team from bringing any supporters is rare. Completely wrong - here is a list of recent stadium bans for various football fans: https://www.uefa.com/running-competitions/disciplinary/stadium-bans/ https://www.uefa.com/running-competitions/disciplinary/stadi...
- tome 9mo agoThat list confirms that during 2025 there was one incidence of UEFA banning a Europa League team from bringing fans. There are nearly 200 matches in one season of Europa League, so it's rare, I think.
- bhouston 9mo agoThere are multiple “no away fans” bans in 2025 on that page. It is common-ish and contradicts your earlier claims of it not happening to anyone but Maccabi.
- tome 9mo agoLook again. There is one away fan ban listed during 2025 for the Europa League, as I said. I did not say it happened to no one but Maccabi.
- qweiopqweiop 9mo agoStadium bans arent uncommon, but bans from the UK authorities are essentially unheard of.
- nindalf 9mo agoJust incredible how little people understand football on here, but confidently say things like this. Here's an example from a few months ago where Italy suspended their EU obligations to free movement to prevent hooligans entering from Germany.[1] This is a far bigger response, which affected all Germans entering Italy, not just the football fans. This is a far bigger response and of questionable legality. [1] - https://www.visahq.com/news/2025-11-04/de/italys-one-day-border-controls-disrupt-german-travel-for-napoli-frankfurt-champions-league-match/ https://www.visahq.com/news/2025-11-04/de/italys-one-day-bor...
- tome 9mo ago> Here's an example from a few months ago where Italy suspended their EU obligations to free movement to prevent hooligans entering from Germany Are you sure that all away fans were banned? Doesn't look like it. It looks like they imposed controls to forbid the travel of particular people, which, as I said, often happens. > Airlines operating Germany–Italy routes were asked to verify passenger identities against watch-lists before boarding
- nindalf 9mo agoThe same club has since been banned from bringing any supporters for 2 games. https://en.eintracht.de/news/uefa-spricht-strafen-aus-eintracht-frankfurt-champions-league-174300 https://en.eintracht.de/news/uefa-spricht-strafen-aus-eintra... This is a very common punishment for clubs that have hooligans for fans. Like Eintract. Like Maccabi.
- pirates 9mo agoBarcelona vs Athletic Bilbao had no away fans. It happens a few times every year across Europe. If you’re only looking at UEFA matches you’ll find fewer, but it’s not that unheard of. Argentina had a 12 year ban on away fans recently lifted as well.
- bhouston 9mo agoYup, Amsterdam is looking to ban future participation of Maccabi fans as a result: https://www.trtworld.com/article/86ebbfd8eada https://www.trtworld.com/article/86ebbfd8eada