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The Israeli club at the centre of the Villa Park fan ban row tonight said it would refuse to sell tickets to its supporters.

The dramatic intervention by Maccabi Tel Aviv would appear to mean there will not, after all, be any travelling fans at the Europa League game against Aston Villa on November 6.

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

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“The wellbeing and safety of our fans is paramount and from hard lessons learned, we have taken the decision to decline any allocation offered on behalf of away fans and our decision should be understood in that context.

“We hope circumstances will change

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