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 30, 2018
- 5 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
- Mar 7, 2018
- 4 min
International soccer bodies ignore blatant rule violations in run-up to Egyptian election
By James M. Dorsey International soccer bodies, in violation of their own bylaws, have ignored the blatant mixing of sports and politics...
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James M. Dorsey
- Nov 27, 2017
- 7 min
Trouble in sport's paradise: Can Qatar overcome the diplomatic crisis?
By James M. Dorsey The crisis in the Gulf that pits Qatar against a UAE-Saudi-led alliance is Qatar’s least problem when it comes to the...
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James M. Dorsey
- Nov 21, 2017
- 5 min
FIFA on Trial: Qatar’s World Cup back in the firing line
By James M. Dorsey Testimony of a star witness in a New York courtroom has revealed new allegations of Qatari wrongdoing in its...
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James M. Dorsey
- Jul 7, 2017
- 5 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
- Jul 14, 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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James M. Dorsey
- Apr 10, 2016
- 5 min
Recognizing fan power, Egypt’s regime boosts calls for security sector reform
By James M. Dorsey --------------------------------------------------- It's finally out: The Turbulent World of Middle East Soccer. To...
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James M. Dorsey
- Dec 13, 2015
- 4 min
Fearful of protests, Egypt keeps stadia closed
By James M Dorsey Egyptian law enforcement authorities and the Egyptian Football Association (EFA), in a reflection of fears that stadia...
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James M. Dorsey
- Oct 3, 2015
- 5 min
Staunch Sisi supporter calls for opening of stadia and dialogue with ultras
By James M. Dorsey A staunch supporter of general-turned-president Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi, Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris, has called...
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James M. Dorsey
- Sep 6, 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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James M. Dorsey
- May 11, 2014
- 4 min
Lax FIFA policing of political interference in soccer focuses on Egypt
By James M. Dorsey World soccer body FIFA has dispatched investigators to Egypt to probe allegations of government interference as the...
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James M. Dorsey
- Nov 14, 2013
- 6 min
Banning of Egyptian player highlights problems of sports governance
Ahmed Abd El-Zaher shows the opposition four-finger sign By James M. Dorsey This week’s banning of a prominent Egyptian soccer player for...
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James M. Dorsey
- Apr 21, 2013
- 3 min
Egyptian soccer TV rights aim to alleviate financial crisis
Soccer protests in Bizerte By James M. Dorsey The Egyptian Football Association (EFA) hopes to raise at least $17 million in an auction...
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James M. Dorsey
- Feb 2, 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 2, 2011
- 1 min
Egyptian Military Bans All Soccer Training
February 02, 2011 In a clear indication of the role of Egyptian soccer is playing in the apparent end to the rule of one of the Middle...
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