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.
Added on 24/02/2011
James M. Dorsey
Al Ahli Benghazi , Ali Abdullah Saleh , Colonel , East Africa , Egypt , Football , Hosni Mubarak , Libya , Middle East , Moammar Gadaffi , North Africa , President , Saadi’s association , Soccer , The National , Tunisia , United States , Zine Abedine Ben Ali
JAMES M. DORSEY: Gadaffi’s controversial soccer-playing son, Saadi, offers a study in the use of soccer by authoritarian Arab regimes to distract attention from real issues.
Added on 11/02/2011
James M. Dorsey
African Cup of Nations , Ajax , Al Ahly , Al Mohtalet , Al Zamalek , Algeria , BBC , Cairo , Confederation of African Football , Egypt , Egyptian Football Association , Egyptian government , FIFA , Hosni Mubarak , President , Soccer , Tahrir Square , The National , Tunisia , United Kingdom , Zine Abedine Ben Ali
JAMES DORSEY: Al Ahly SC has publicly rejected plans by the Egyptian Football Association, to restart suspended league matches behind closed doors.
Added on 11/02/2011
James M. Dorsey
Egypt , Football , Green Movement , Hosni Mubarak , Iran , Iranian parliament , Islamic Republic of Iran , Mahmoud Ahmadinejad , President , Ruhollah Khomeini , Soccer , Tehran , Tunisia , Zine Abedine Ben Ali
JAMES DORSEY: Iran’s Football Federation has postponed league matches in Tehran to prevent celebrations of the 32nd anniversary of the Islamic revolution turning into anti-government protests.
Added on 02/02/2011
James M. Dorsey
Abdelaziz Bouteflika , African Cup of Nations , Algeria , Algerian League for the Defence of Human Rights , Algiers , Benghazi , Egypt , Facebook , Football , Hosni Mubarak , Khartoum , Libya , Middle East , Morocco , North Africa , Omar al-Bashir , President , Soccer , Sudan , Tobruk , Tripoli , Tunisia , United States , Zine Abedine Ben Ali
JAMES DORSEY: Oil-rich Libya and gas-rich Algeria have indefinitely extended their suspension of all soccer matches with anti-government demonstrations looming.
