African Cup of Nations: A PR fiasco for Egyptian hosts
By James M. Dorsey A podcast version of this story is available on Soundcloud, Itunes, Spotify, Stitcher, TuneIn, Spreaker, Pocket Casts,...
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James M. Dorsey
Mar 23, 20194 min
The fallacy of soccer’s magical bridge-building qualities
By James M. Dorsey Edited remarks at Brookings seminar in Doha: Lessons from the 2019 Asian Cup: Sports, Globalization, and Politics in...
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James M. Dorsey
Mar 2, 20196 min
Once the backbone of Middle Eastern protests, ultras are down but not out
By James M. Dorsey A podcast version of this story is available on Soundcloud, Itunes, Spotify, Stitcher, TuneIn and Tumblr Ali Issa...
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James M. Dorsey
Nov 17, 20186 min
Saudi sports diplomacy: A mirror image of the kingdom’s already challenged policies
By James M. Dorsey A podcast version of this story is available on Soundcloud, Stitcher, TuneIn and Tumblr. Saudi sports diplomacy is...
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James M. Dorsey
Mar 30, 20185 min
Egyptian ultras: Down but not out
Photo by Karim Abdel Aziz/Egypt Today By James M. Dorsey Egyptian general-turned-president Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi won a second term...
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James M. Dorsey
Dec 2, 20175 min
Egyptian President Al-Sisi steps up repression to cover policy failure
By James M. Dorsey Egyptian general-turned-president Abdul Fattah Al-Sisi would likely be the first to admit that an iron fist is no...
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James M. Dorsey
Jul 23, 20174 min
Qatar scores, at least on the soccer pitch
By James M. Dorsey Qatar won more than a symbolic victory with a decision by European soccer body UEFA to award controversial television...
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James M. Dorsey
Jul 7, 20175 min
Left with no choice: Egypt allows fans to attend international soccer matches
By James M. Dorsey Caught between a rock and a hard place, Egyptian general-turned-president Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi has agreed to allow...
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James M. Dorsey
Jun 22, 20174 min
Gulf crisis ties global soccer governance into knots
By James M. Dorsey International soccer governance is tying itself up in knots with football associations grappling with the fallout of...
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James M. Dorsey
Jan 24, 20175 min
Trump’s presidency bolsters autocrats as Egypt designates soccer icon a terrorist
By James M. Dorsey An Egyptian government decision to designate soccer icon Mohammed Aboutreika as a terrorist coupled with the recent...
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James M. Dorsey
Sep 13, 20165 min
Egypt hopes soccer will help polish its tarnished image
By James M Dorsey An Egyptian businessman with close ties to general-turned-president Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi has submitted a bid for the...
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James M. Dorsey
Jul 14, 20165 min
Port Said emerges as Egypt’s focal point of soccer-driven protest
By James M. Dorsey Port Said, the Suez Canal city associated with the worst incident in Egyptian sporting history, is emerging as a prime...
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James M. Dorsey
Jun 23, 20164 min
Egypt inches towards return of militant fans to stadium terraces
By James M. Dorsey Egypt may be inching towards a return to the stands of soccer fans, who played a key role in the 2011 toppling of...
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James M. Dorsey
May 15, 20166 min