With thousands of extra security personnel deployed on the streets of Paris and a “double ring” of security thrown around the national stadium, France is taking no chances with Thursday’s soccer match with Israel.

Several people were also arrested for holding up posters in front of city hall in defiance a week-long ban on protests imposed in response to the violence. Chaos broke out on Amsterdam's streets ahead of the game a soccer match between Israeli team Maccabi ...

Thousands of police are being deployed in Paris to ensure security at Thursday’s France-Israel football international, a week after violence in Amsterdam in which Maccabi Tel Aviv fans came under attack.