{"id":310272,"date":"2026-01-17T00:00:13","date_gmt":"2026-01-17T00:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/west-midlands-police-chief-constable-steps-down-after-maccabi-tel-aviv-fans-row\/"},"modified":"2026-01-17T00:00:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-17T00:00:13","slug":"west-midlands-police-chief-constable-steps-down-after-maccabi-tel-aviv-fans-row","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/west-midlands-police-chief-constable-steps-down-after-maccabi-tel-aviv-fans-row\/","title":{"rendered":"West Midlands Police chief constable steps down after Maccabi Tel Aviv fans row"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/gmyFc8VQ_Eg\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"West Midlands Police chief constable steps down after Maccabi Tel Aviv fans row\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gmyFc8VQ_Eg\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The chief constable of West Midlands Police (WMP) is to retire following a row over the force&#8217;s decision to ban Israeli football fans from a match in Birmingham for safety reasons.<\/p>\n<p>Craig Guildford will step down with immediate effect, West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner Simon Foster confirmed.<\/p>\n<p>His decision comes after Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said she did not have confidence in the police chief, following his force&#8217;s controversial ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters from a Europa League match against Aston Villa at Villa Park in November.<\/p>\n<p>Read more: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/west-midlands-police-chief-constable-craig-guildford-to-retire-following-maccabi-tel-aviv-fans-ban-row-13494072<\/p>\n<p>#maccabi #astonvilla #police #skynews <\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews <\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/skynewsdaily\/ <\/p>\n<p>To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/library-sales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The chief constable of West Midlands Police (WMP) is to retire following a row over the force&#8217;s decision to ban Israeli football fans from a match in Birmingham for safety reasons. 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