Despots – Don’t Let the Boy Run the Team

It has been reported that Egypt's soccer "ultras" played a significant role in fomenting the revolution. Next door in Libya, Colonel Gadaffi sent his "soccer star" son, Saadi, into the streets with cheering fans from Tripoli's two clubs, Al Ahly Tripoli and Alittihad, implying that Libyan soccer was not revolutionary but the vanguard of the status quo.