Overview

• During the Conference League return leg in Debrecen, Maccabi Haifa supporters unfurled a banner reading “Mörder seit 1939,” provoking outrage in Poland
• President Karol Nawrocki called the display “scandalous” and said it insults the memory of Polish victims of World War II
• The Israeli embassy in Warsaw denounced the behaviour as “abhorrent” and stressed it does not reflect the views of most Israeli fans
• Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski welcomed the embassy’s reaction and vowed travel bans for those responsible if Hungary helps identify them
• UEFA has launched disciplinary proceedings against both clubs for conveying inappropriate political messages after Haifa’s 0–2 loss saw them eliminated