Added on 15/07/2012
James M. Dorsey
African Champions League , Al Ahly , Ali Abdullah Saleh , Azmy Megahed , Cairo’s Military Academy Stadium , Champion’s League , Egypt , Egyptian Football Association , Facebook , Gamal , Germany , Hosni Mubarak , Journalist , Khaled Diab , metal detectors , military governor , Mohammed Morsi , Muslim Brotherhood , Port Said , President , Ramadan , Real Estate , Saudi Arabia , Soccer , Suez , Suez Canal , Tahrir Square , Ultras Ahlawy
JAMES M. DORSEY: The battle between the autocrats and the ultras turned the stadiums into battlefields for control with the ultras viewing themselves as the venue’s only legitimate owner.
Added on 09/03/2011
James M. Dorsey
Al Ahly , Al Ahly SC , Al Masry , Alexandria , Ben Ali , Cairo , Cairo’s Military Academy Stadium , Colonel , Egypt , Egyptian Football Association , Egyptian military , Football , Hosni Mubarak , Kenya , Libya , Moammar Gadaffi , Mohamed Hussein Tantawi , Morocco , National Democratic Party , North Africa , Port Said’s Al Masry SC , Premier League , Rwanda , Soccer , Supreme Council of the Armed Forces , Tunis , Tunisia , Zine Abedine Ben Ali
JAMES M. DORSEY: Tunisian and Egyptian reluctance to restart football reflects the changing role of soccer and the sense of empowerment felt by fans.
