Football
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…
Egypt clashes ease but protesters determined to fight on
Egypt
February 4, 2012
Egypt clashes ease but protesters determined to fight on
Clashes between rock-throwing protesters and riot police eased in Egypt on Saturday as activists argued over how to build momentum…
Port Said fans blame security, infiltrators for match violence
Egypt
February 3, 2012
Port Said fans blame security, infiltrators for match violence
PORT SAID ― Despite a biting wind the sun shone brightly on Port Said Thursday, and if not for the…
Funerals for Port Said dead held across Egypt
Egypt
February 2, 2012
Funerals for Port Said dead held across Egypt
Funerals were held on Thursday across Egypt for victims of the clashes that broke out in Port Said Stadium following…
Three Ahly players retire after violence
Egypt
February 2, 2012
Three Ahly players retire after violence
Egypt internationals and Ahly players Mohamed Aboutrika, Emad Moteab and Mohamed Barakat say they have retired from all football after…