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    Port Said emerges as Egypt’s focal point of soccer-driven protest
    James M. Dorsey
    • Jul 13, 2016
    • 5 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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    Soccer is Politics (JMD in The American Interest)
    James M. Dorsey
    • Nov 23, 2015
    • 12 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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    Egyptian death sentence for soccer fans puts president’s iron grip to the test
    James M. Dorsey
    • Apr 18, 2015
    • 4 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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    Government and fans battle in court and on the pitch in Egypt and Turkey
    James M. Dorsey
    • Dec 12, 2014
    • 6 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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    Egypt’s banning of ultras constitutes effort to outlaw legitimate opposition
    James M. Dorsey
    • Sep 5, 2014
    • 5 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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    Egyptian stage set for confrontations with ultras
    James M. Dorsey
    • Oct 23, 2013
    • 4 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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    Soccer militants put their mark on Egyptian protests
    James M. Dorsey
    • Aug 16, 2013
    • 4 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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    Rioting ultras and striking police officers may ease security reform
    James M. Dorsey
    • Mar 8, 2013
    • 4 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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    Soccer protests highlight Egyptian president Morsi’s fragile ties to the military
    James M. Dorsey
    • Mar 3, 2013
    • 4 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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    Soccer fans defy emergency rule, force work stoppage in Port Said
    James M. Dorsey
    • Feb 17, 2013
    • 3 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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    Egypt league to restart amid protests and finger pointing of police
    James M. Dorsey
    • Feb 1, 2013
    • 6 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 1, 2013
    • 5 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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    Egyptian military authorizes resumption of soccer, confrontation with ultras looms
    James M. Dorsey
    • Jan 30, 2013
    • 4 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 30, 2013
    • 4 min

    Soccer and Egypt (JMD quoted in The Nation)

    There will be more deaths to come, as Morsi seems determined to crush and not heed the opposition. The great tragedy is that clearly, as...
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    James M. Dorsey
    • Jan 29, 2013
    • 2 min

    Beyond The Pitch

    Beyond The Pitch Football news, interviews and debate. Home Drop a Line Twitter Facebook RSS Now We're Talking Football James Dorsey -...
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    Morsi opts for law enforcement, not inevitable reform
    James M. Dorsey
    • Jan 28, 2013
    • 5 min

    Morsi opts for law enforcement, not inevitable reform

    (Source: Vice.com) By James M. Dorsey President Mohammed Morsi’s imposition of a curfew in three Egyptian Suez Canal and Red Sea cities...
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    Egyptian soccer violence: a test of Morsi’s political savvy
    James M. Dorsey
    • Jan 26, 2013
    • 5 min

    Egyptian soccer violence: a test of Morsi’s political savvy

    (Source: Vice.com) By James M. Dorsey Escalating street violence in the wake of a partial verdict in the Port Said soccer brawl case pits...
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