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
Nov 24, 201512 min
Soccer is Politics (JMD in The American Interest)
Soccer is Politics JAMES M. DORSEY Why Egypt’s repressive regime considers soccer fans one of its biggest threats. Ahmed (not his real...
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James M. Dorsey
Apr 19, 20154 min
Egyptian death sentence for soccer fans puts president’s iron grip to the test
By James M. Dorsey Egyptian-general-turned-president Abdel Fattah al Sisi’s iron grip on dissident is likely to be put to the test with...
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James M. Dorsey
Dec 13, 20146 min
Government and fans battle in court and on the pitch in Egypt and Turkey
Ahlawy: Football is for Fans (Source: Ahram Online / Shereen Abd El-Azeem By James M. Dorsey Egyptian and Turkish soccer pitches are set...
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James M. Dorsey
Sep 6, 20145 min
Egypt’s banning of ultras constitutes effort to outlaw legitimate opposition
By James M. Dorsey An expected decision by Egyptian soccer authorities to ban as terrorist organizations groups of militant soccer fans...
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James M. Dorsey
Oct 24, 20134 min
Egyptian stage set for confrontations with ultras
By James M. Dorsey Militant, street battle-hardened soccer fans played a key role in toppling Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and...
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James M. Dorsey
Aug 17, 20134 min
Soccer militants put their mark on Egyptian protests
By James M. Dorsey A soccer brawl last year in which more than 70 militant soccer fans died galvanized significant numbers of Egyptians...
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James M. Dorsey
Mar 9, 20134 min
Rioting ultras and striking police officers may ease security reform
Ultras set Cairo police club on fire By James M. Dorsey The fall-out of last year’s death of 72 soccer fans in a politically-loaded...
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James M. Dorsey
Mar 4, 20134 min
Soccer protests highlight Egyptian president Morsi’s fragile ties to the military
Port Said protesters help an injured solider (Source: Al Ahram) By James M. Dorsey A series of soccer protests in the past week in...
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James M. Dorsey
Feb 18, 20133 min
Soccer fans defy emergency rule, force work stoppage in Port Said
Protesters block government offices (Source: Al Jazeera) By James M. Dorsey Thousands of militant soccer fans, in an indication that...
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James M. Dorsey
Feb 2, 20136 min
Egypt league to restart amid protests and finger pointing of police
Mass soccer protests By James M. Dorsey Egypt’s premier soccer league is scheduled to resume this weekend for the first time in a year...
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James M. Dorsey
Feb 2, 20135 min
Bradley fighting to give fractured Egypt World Cup hope (JMD quoted on ESPN FC)
Bradley fighting to give fractured Egypt World Cup hope Posted by Jeff Carlisle ESPN FC Bob Bradley says he's been asked a thousand times...
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James M. Dorsey
Jan 31, 20134 min
Egyptian military authorizes resumption of soccer, confrontation with ultras looms
Adding to the powder keg: The Black Bloc (Source: Dalia Rabie/Egypt Independent) By James M. Dorsey Egypt’s military has authorized the...
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James M. Dorsey
Jan 31, 20134 min