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Leuven Bans Union's European Match Against Israeli Team in OH Leuven Stadium

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Union must find another place for its European match against Israel's Hapoel Be'er Sheva. Leuven mayor Mohamed Ridouani (Vooruit) has informed Union via OHL that the competition cannot take place at Den Dreef due to safety concerns.

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European football is once again shaken by extreme left politics. Specifically, it has happened with the Europa League match between Union Saint-Gilloise and Hapoel Beer-Sheva. A match that, although not to be played until next October 22, is already threatened not to be played after the mayor of the city ... Continue reading "The Belgian PSOE forbids an Israeli team to enter the country to play a Europa League game"

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Union must find another place for its European match against Israel's Hapoel Be'er Sheva. Leuven mayor Mohamed Ridouani (Vooruit) has informed Union via OHL that the competition cannot take place at Den Dreef due to safety concerns.

·Brussels, Belgium
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The mayor banned this meeting in the territory of his city. The Union will not be able to fight in Leuven his home match of Europa League...

·Brussels, Belgium
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Union Sint-Gillis cannot play its European home match against Hapoel Be'er Sheva in Leuven. Mayor Mohamed Ridouani has announced that the match on October 22 is not welcome at Den Dreef stadium, because, according to him, safety cannot be guaranteed. This is reported by VRT NWS.

Union Saint-Gilloise, Belgium's vice-championist, team of Romanian footballer Darius Olau, will have to play one of the four home-field matches in Europe League elsewhere than in Leuven, as the mayor of the city opposed hosting the Israeli club Hapoel Beeer-Sheva on the territory of the municipality, informs the RTBF radio station.

Union Saint-Gilloise must look for another location for its European match against Hapoel Be’er Sheva. Leuven Mayor Mohamed Ridouani has informed the Brussels club via Oud-Heverlee Leuven that the match on October 22 cannot take place at Den Dreef. Safety reasons are the basis for this decision, according to VRT NWS.

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voetbalkrant.com broke the news on Tuesday, September 1, 2026.
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