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.
Egypt ushered in the Bob Bradley era this week with their friendly versus Brazil.
John Duerden of Sports Illustrated writes of the task ahead of Bradley in his tenure with the
Pharaohs.
Even two hours before kickoff, the Egyptian fans were in full voice, chanting a soccer version
of a refrain familiar to anyone who had been in Tahir Square earlier this year as the Arab Spring
reached its zenith.
An American in Cairo: Bob Bradley aims to revive the Egyptian national team (AP
Photo).
Associated Press Writer Ahmed El-Sedaway is the latest to try to make a silk purse out of Bob
Bradley's sow's ear quotes:
CAIRO (AP) -- Bob Bradley isn't interested in talking about the man who replaced him as
U.
Bob Bradlehotep, the new coach of the Pharaohs
The former USMNT coach signs a two year contract that will see him coach Egypt till the end of
the 2014 World Cup.
Hassan Shehata who had coached The Pharaohs to three consecutive Africa Cup of Nations titles
departed after the team was unable to qualify for next year's ACN.
By Darshan Joshi, writing from Sydney
It is fair to say Arsenal are being unravelled.
The word ‘unravelled' always brings me back to those Egyptian mummies. What if the hundreds of
yards of linen used to wrap these Pharaohs of old acted as a way of preserving not just the
bodies of these dead kings, but their lives?
By Eric Beard
In the ever-elusive environment that is African football, Egypt are the winners. They may not be
the best, but they're winners. They may not have the talent to match the Ivory Coast or Ghana, but
the 7-time winners of the African Cup of Nations won't back down against anybody.
Please say no to Middle East or bust.
Update: With news that Bob Bradley is set to be confirmed for the Egypt
national team manager role, we re-issue this editorial below.
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Late Sunday, the news came across the wire Twitter, that is that Bob Bradley was one of three
finalists for the Egypt national team job.
Former U.S. national team coach Bob Bradley won't be toiling in Mexico any time soon, but he's
still wanted in Egypt.
Santos Laguna on Thursday offered its vacant coaching job to Benjamin Galindo, according to reports
in Mexico, after interviewing Bradley earlier this week, but an Egyptian federation spokesman told
Major League Soccer's website that the Pharaohs job is Bradley's if he wants it.
Please say no to Middle East or bust.
Late Sunday, the news came across the wire Twitter, that is that Bob Bradley was one of three
finalists for the Egypt national team job.
Monday, Bradley's candidacy assumed pole position as MLS Soccer's Greg Seltzer clarified and
corroborated the interest.
Photo by ISIphotos.com
Bob Bradley's return to coaching may come sooner than later.
Egyptian outlet Al-Ahram is reporting that the former U.S. national team coach is among three
final candidates to take over as coach of Egypt's national team.
Bradley will reportedly interview for the job this week, along with Serbian Zoran Filipovic and
Colombian Francisco Maturana.
According to published reports, the political turmoil that has plagued Egypt in recent days has
forced the cancellation of the February 9th international friendly between the United States and
Egypt in Cairo.
"We were excited about the opportunity to play against Egypt, but due to the current situation
all parties agreed it was best to cancel the match," said U.
