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No doubt you've already seen the horrendous footage of Al Masry fans storming the pitch to attack
Al Ahly players and supporters. In case you haven't, it's in the video above. Absolute carnage
broke out when Al Masry secured a 3-1 victory over their fierce rivals. The home fans many of them
armed [.
By Chris Wright
This is a real stinker to start the morning but, as was reported at half-time during last
night's Final Score, 74 people are known to have died and at least 1,000 have been injured in a
mass pitch invasion during the Egyptian league game between rival sides Al-Masry and Al Ahli in the
city of Port Said.
A tragédia ocorrida ontem no Egipto, onde, pelo menos 74 pessoas morreram e largas centenas
ficaram feridas no final do jogo entre o Al-Masry e o Al-Ahly, de Manuel José, é apenas mais um
episódio de uma "novela" infelizmente já vista em vários pontos do globo. Não interessa quem
começou os distúrbios.
Since its founding in 1907, Al Ahly S.C. has been known as ‘the people's club,' representing
resistance against the many forms of colonialism that have long plagued the African continent.
Initially the first sporting club to allow Egyptians to join, Al Ahly remains the most popular of
Egyptian teams, wearing to this day the red kits that honour the pre-colonial Egyptian flag.
Since its founding in 1907, Al Ahly S.C. has been known as ‘the people's club,' representing
resistance against the many forms of colonialism that have long plagued the African continent.
Initially the first sporting club to allow Egyptians to join, Al Ahly remains the most popular of
Egyptian teams, wearing to this day the red kits that honour the pre-colonial Egyptian flag.
The death toll is currently mounting tragically in Egypt after a pitch invasion and fire hit Al
Masri's stadium in Port Said on the back of a massive upset over Al Ahly less than one hour ago.
One AP report has it at seven, while another less than 15 minutes later shows it at 35. And yet
another moments later at 40.
Tragic news is coming out of Egypt following today's match between Al-Masry and Al-Ahly in Port
Said, Egypt. After Al-Masry won the match, 3-1, its fans invaded the pitch, forcing Al-Ahly players
to flee to the locker room, where they became trapped. Apparently, Al-Ahly Ultras took to the pitch
too, and the long, violent history between the two clubs was extended.
A violent riot erupted following a match between Egyptian rivals Al-Masry and Al-Ahly, leaving
dozens of people dead and hundreds of others injured.
According to various reports, the still-escalating death count from the incident in Port Said,
Egypt, stands at 73, while Egyptian outlets are reporting that the country's health ministry has
said that more than 1,000 are hurt.
At least 73 people have been killed and over 1,000 injured after violence erupted at the final
whistle of an Egyptian Premier League game between Al-Masry and Al-Ahly.
"This is not football. This is a war and people are dying in front of us. There is no movement
and no security and no ambulances," Ahli player and Egypt star Mohamed Abou Treika told his club's
television channel.
A few hours ago, following a 3-1 home win over top ranked Al-Ahly, fans of Al-Masry stormed the
field and attacked fans of rival Al-Ahly. According to Al Jazeera news, the Muslim Brotherhood
claims that the attacks were instigated by anti-Islamic supporters of toppled Egyptian president
Hosni Mubarak.
Languagecaster's ggod, bad and ugly: a side doing well in both the English Cup competitions, a
bizarre situation for women's football in the USA and tragic events in Egypt.
At least 74 soccer fans died as deadly riots broke out in Port Said after a soccer match between
Al Masry and visiting Al Ahly. Fans from Al Masry invaded the pitch after their team beat Al Ahly,
3-1 and clashed with their rivals. Most of the deaths were attributed to the ensuing stampede as
supporters desperately tried to make for the exits.
Fan violence in football can pave the way for devastating consequences sometimes and this was
exactly what happened in Egypt last night. At least 73 people
were killed after Al-Masry defeated Al-Ahly 3-1 at the Cairo stadium with more than
1,000 injured in the stampede.
""Football can go to hell if this is the situation.""
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Those were the words of Al-Ahly's star player Mohamed Aboutrika in the
wake of the tragedy in Port Said, calling for the Egyptian league to be suspended indefinitely.
"Crowds are dying in front of us, and there aren't any police or security forces,"
he said.
Egyptian soccer is in chaos, mirroring what that country is going through. The Egyptian prime
minister dissolved the Egyptian Football Federation, Port Said's governor and police chief were
sacked, and the Muslim Brotherhood launched a scathing attack on the Interior ministry, deeming it
responsible for the violent Port Said clashes that left 74 dead and scores injured.
By FRANCO PANIZO
A day after a riot at a club soccer game in Egypt left at least 74 dead and many others injured,
Egypt's prime minister has dissolved the Egyptian FA's board.
Kamal el-Ganzouri announced the decision to dissolve the board during Thursday's emergency
parliamentary session, and also said that the governor of Port Said (where the game took place) and
the area's police chief have resigned.
On Thursday, world soccer's governing body released the following statement after more than 70
soccer fans were killed following the Al-Ahly - Al-Masry Egyptian Premier League game on Wednesday,
February 2nd. FIFA is deeply saddened by the tragic incidents which led to the death of football
fans and others at last night's match in Port Said.
By FRANCO PANIZO
U.S. prospect Alfredo Morales has not seen the field for Hertha Berlin since October, but that
will not stop him from making his first-ever start in the Bundesliga this coming weekend.
Morales is slated to start at right back in place of the suspended Christian Lell when Hertha
faces Hannover 96, according to head coach Michael Skibbe.
By Eric Beard
Today, along with his wife Lindsay, Bob Bradley joined the thousands of mourners in Cairo's
Sphinx Square to express his sympathy to the victims and families affected by the clash between
rival fans of Al-Ahly and Al-Masry in the Egyptian city of Port Said.
STARTERSIts just 37 days until the 17th season of MLS begins.
AFRICA CUP OF NATIONS 2012The African Cup of Nations Quarterfinals are all set for this weekend.
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Jonathan Wilson of the Guardian on Equatorial Guinea against Ivory Coast.
74 killed and over hundreds were injured when politics mixed with football in violent fashion last
night in Port Said... I'm not quite sure what to say about this as it's one of the most insane
things I've ever seen, so below is what the Daily Mail wrote about the incident. After Al-Masry
beat Al-Ahly, [.
I bet Bob Bradley had not anticipated this when he took over as coach of the Pharaohs last year.
Needless to say, it is very sad what happened in Egypt earlier this week.
A league match pitting rivals Al-Masry and Al-Ahly at Port Said turned tragic when 73 fans were
killed when violence broke out after Al-Masry 3-1 win.
I hate to start these things on a down note, but today I feel I have too. As most know,
Wednesday in Port Said Egypt a riot broke out at a Egyptian Premier League match. At the least 74
people lost their lives midweek and hundreds were injured after a match between Al-Masry and
Al-Ahly.
Former USMNT boss and current Egyptian National Team coach Bob Bradley watched the events unfold
on TV as he was getting ready to attend another match that day.
Besides the human loss, it is sad that the attention of the world on African football during a
great tournament as the African Cup of Nations, is drawn away by the game, to the catastrophe that
happened in Egypt.I am certain that this is not what Egypt is about, with its great people and
fans, and it is not what African football is about.
Bob Bradley has always been a tremendous example for his players and leader as a soccer coach. Now,
in the wake of a terrible tragedy, he is asked to do the same for a nation.
Bradley insisted Monday that he is "totally committed" to coaching Egypt's national soccer team
despite the turmoil in the country following the riot at a game last week that left more than 70
dead.
The face of the United States in the Middle East right now isn't President Barack Obama, any
elected official or a military leader. It is Bob Bradley.
The 53-year old Bradley, who coached the United States national team to the second round of the
2010 World Cup after they captured their opening round group, took over as national team head coach
of Egypt this past September.
Liverpool's management had seen and heard enough. Kenny Dalglish's head in the sand post match
interview coming on the heels of Luis Suarez's dastardly snub of Patrice Evra's handshake were
considered damaging enough for their MD, Ian Ayre, to come out condemning their striker.
In particular, Suarez's promise to shake hands with Evra made earlier in the week and then
reneging caused much anger.
Murder in Port Said The day a revolution turned cold is a post from: Just Football
Just days after the one year anniversary of the revolution, Egyptian football was plunged
into despair by the tragic events in Port Said. Adam Mostafa reports on events that shook the game.
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