Football
Independent MP: Preliminary Port Said report fails to assign responsibility
Egypt
February 14, 2012
Independent MP: Preliminary Port Said report fails to assign responsibility
The preliminary report of the parliamentary fact-finding committee on the Port Said clashes that took place earlier this month failed…
Ultras Ahlawy demand Interior Ministry purge
Egypt
February 12, 2012
Ultras Ahlawy demand Interior Ministry purge
Hardcore supporters of the Ahly football team, the Ultras Ahlawy, on Sunday accused the police of collusion in the Port…
Confederation of African Football gives US$150,000 to Port Said victims’ families
Egypt
February 12, 2012
Confederation of African Football gives US$150,000 to Port Said victims’ families
The Confederation of African Football says it will give US$150,000 to families of the victims of violence at a football…
Fact-finding panel blames security for Port Said massacre
Egypt
February 12, 2012
Fact-finding panel blames security for Port Said massacre
A Parliament-appointed fact-finding panel has blamed Port Said stadium officials and security authorities for violence at a football match on…
Zamalek football club proposes that football practices resume
Egypt
February 8, 2012
Zamalek football club proposes that football practices resume
The Zamalek club, one of the largest football clubs in Egypt, suggested that team practices resume. The practices have been…
FIFA donates US$250,000 to victims of Egypt disaster
Egypt
February 7, 2012
FIFA donates US$250,000 to victims of Egypt disaster
FIFA is to donate US$250,000 to the families of the victims of last week's Egyptian stadium disaster in which 74…
Kenya and Botswana cancel Egypt matches after Port Said violence
Egypt
February 7, 2012
Kenya and Botswana cancel Egypt matches after Port Said violence
The Kenya and Botswana national football teams have declined to play friendly matches against Egypt scheduled for February, the Egyptian…
Ultras: Heroes, villains or scapegoats?
Egypt
February 5, 2012
Ultras: Heroes, villains or scapegoats?
Even within the context of the past 13 months, the events of Wednesday’s soccer match confound. Port Said’s home team…
FIFA will take steps to reinstate Egypt’s Football Association
Egypt
February 5, 2012
FIFA will take steps to reinstate Egypt’s Football Association
FIFA will take steps to reinstate Egypt's Football Association (EFA), suspended by Cairo after 74 people died in violence at…
Blog: Football meets politics again, but differently
Egypt
February 5, 2012
Blog: Football meets politics again, but differently
I watched endless re-runs of the final moments of the Ahly–Masry game in Port Said in a restaurant, on a…