Asia Central to Picking Next FIFA Chief
By REUTERS JUNE 4, 2015, 4:28 A.M. E.D.T. SINGAPORE — Once a football minnow, the Middle East has emerged as one of the sport's most...
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James M. Dorsey
May 17, 20153 min
Egypt court bans diehard 'ulta' football fans (JMD quoted on Middle East Eye)
Egypt court bans diehard 'ulta' football fans #EgyptTurmoil The controversial decision comes the same day that former President Mohamed...
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James M. Dorsey
May 16, 20152 min
Egypt court bans popular, hard-core 'ultra' soccer fan clubs (JMD quoted on Associated Press)
Egypt court bans popular, hard-core 'ultra' soccer fan clubs By ASSOCIATED PRESS PUBLISHED: 14:51 GMT, 16 May 2015 | UPDATED: 14:51 GMT,...
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James M. Dorsey
May 14, 20154 min
"Fußball war hier entscheidend" (JMD in TAZ)
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James M. Dorsey
Feb 14, 20153 min
Why do so many Egyptian soccer fans die in confrontations with police? (JMD quoted on Global Post)
Laura DeanFebruary 11, 2015 17:08 Why do so many Egyptian soccer fans die in confrontations with police? Nearly one hundred soccer fans...
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James M. Dorsey
Feb 13, 20155 min
Egypt's Ultras: 'We don't believe in state justice' (JMD quoted on Al Jazeera)
Egypt's Ultras: 'We don't believe in state justice' Al Jazeera – 18 hours ago Mohamed*, a 23-year-old member of Ultras White Knights...
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James M. Dorsey
Feb 13, 20155 min
Death of Zamalek fans in riot stirs political conspiracies in Egypt (JMD quoted in The Guardian)
Death of Zamalek fans inriot stirs political conspiracies in Egypt · Clash echoes previous incident in Port Said in 2012 · ...
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