The recent upheaval following a club match in Egypt that left 74 people dead and more than a thousand others injured could have easily convinced Bob Bradley to pack up his things and return to the comfort of the United States.

Instead, the former U.S. national team coach and current Egypt national team coach reportedly remains committed to his job while doing his part in the rebuilding of a nation.

The soccer world sheds a tear for fans, players, and civilians that lost their lives in Egypt a few days ago. Many much better equipped media outlets and more knowledgeable folk reported on the incident and shared their thoughts. Here's some of the essential reading:

Last Wednesday, in the Egyptian city of Port Said, fans of rival soccer clubs fought and 73 people were killed.

The violence at Port Said last night has generated enormous commentary on twitter, and a beginning of media coverage of varying quality. One of the best summaries came last night at The Lede blog of New York Times it's quality largely due to the fact that it is composed of the tweets and videos generated on the ground in Egypt.

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.

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.

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Get the new Ultras membership package!
You can pre-order for only $20!Here is what you get:

• Ultras T-shirt
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• Ultras ID that is good for discounts at local pubs (Participating bars to be announced) as well as discounts on Strikers merchandise, tickets and much more!

Soccer fans! This Saturday come out to Mickey Byrnes in Hollywood to check out USA vs Venezuela at 9PM. Come join the American Outlaws South Florida for a great night of fun and prizes, starting with a PS3 FIFA '12 championship prior to the game. (Starting at 7 pm)
During half time of the USA vs Venezuela game the Ultras, South Florida's premiere soccer supporters group, will be giving away 4 tickets to the Mexico vs Colombia game scheduled for February 29, 2012 at Sun Life Stadium in Miami.

"Etoile Ultras" with their distinctive banner on matchdays"Etoile's sit out is not a surprise for me."
That was the first comment by Mr Pierre Foucaud, the group leader of "Etoile Ultras" - the independent Etoile FC's fan club on the 2010 S.League Champions' decision to sit out of the upcoming 2012 season.

Following you will find pictures and fan video taken during the meeting with MLS Commissioner Don Garber on January 8, 2011. None of the video is professional so bear with us. The video does give you a little taste of what it was like to be there.
If you haven't read all the progress made in South Florida be sure to check out www.

This is how tifo is made, in this case by ultras of Fenerbahçe in Turkey, honoring their Brazilian star and captain Alex.

This is how tifo is made, in this case by ultras of Fenerbahçe in Turkey, honoring their Brazilian star and captain Alex.

Founded in 2006 by Tom Dunmore, Pitch Invasion remains the cream of the crop of independent football writing on the internet. It has been packed to the brim with quality for five years, which is precisely why a "Very Best of Pitch Invasion" book was compiled by Mr. Dunmore. As an Englishman from Brighton who moved to Chicago to get his PhD at the University of Chicago, Tom has since taken to MLS and even became the chairman of Section 8, the supporters group of the Chicago Fire.

Journalist and South Florida's premier soccer supporters club the Ultras met up with a couple of legends this past Wednesday as part of a preview for the clash between Colombia vs Mexico at Sun Life Stadium in Miami February 29, 2012.
The Ultras will be attending this game and have been assigned to section 129 at SunLife Stadium.

As Striker Liker Christopher Walsh put it on the Ultras facebook page "The blood letting continues..." Yes, not long ago Coach Shore assured the fans on Miami Ultras Alive #30 (see minute 21) that he expected to keep the majority of his ALMOST championship team.
We've already seen a number of Strikers players packing their bags and moving to other teams.

The Ultras went 'all in' for Real Madrid during the derby and they certianly enjoyed a windfall There's a new podcast in the block and it's called Real Madrid Weekly featuring: Managing Madrid's Gabe Lezra, Corey Fiske from Real Madrid Football Blog and Yours Truly!
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This podcast is entirely about Real Madrid this time.

By Chris Wright

Back in 1988, when football was a man's game, Real Madrid's Juanito was (perhaps unsurprisingly) banned for five whole years for this brazen double-whammy, back-stamping, cheek-mashing assault on Bayern Munich's Lothar Matthaus as the German midfielder lay pole-axed between the legs of the referee.

This past Sunday South Florida Soccer fans met up at Mickey Byrnes Irish Pub in Hollywood to watch the MLS Cup Final between the L.A. Galaxy and the Houston Dynamo. For more on the game go HERE
Just prior to the watch party the Ultras organized their 1st ever PS3 FIFA '12 tournament led by Mitch Rivera (Twitter: @mrivera2010 ) A total of 8 players showed up on time to be included in the roster (A few others were left out for not showing up on time).

The Ultras will host South Florida's MLS Cup Final watch party at Mickey Byrnes Irish Pub this Sunday! Be sure to show up early as there will be food and drink specials.Game time is 9 PM.
Prior to the game we are having a Playstation FIFA 12 Tournament! If you'd like to participate let us know so we can include you in the bracket.

FC Basel ultras at Stade de Suisse Wankdorf, Bern, home of BSC Young Boys. The latter won on penalty kicks in the Swiss Cup semi-finals, April 2009.

Photo credit: Michael Mohr on Flickr

Es ist viel passiert in den letzten Wochen und Monaten. Fans fühlen sich von der Polizei zu Unrecht bedroht. Die Polizei wiederrum sagt, dass die Fans ja selber schuld sind, weil sie immer und überall Ärger machen. So in der Art geht das Wochenende für Wochenende, keiner will Schuld sein, aber ständig gibt es Ärger.

Fortuna Düsseldorf ultras in action during a game away from home against MSV Duisburg.

Photo credit: Sandra liveitdown on Flickr

This past Saturday the Fort Lauderdale Strikers flew up to Minnesota to play the first leg of the NASL Div2 Championship versus the NSC Minnesota Stars.
Unfortunetly the Strikers lost 3-1. It was a heart breaker to see the team play timidly compared to their past few playoff games. Was it the cold weather up North?

Everyone needs to rush over to www.miamiultras.com to check out The latest and greatest version of Miami Ultras Alive. South Florida's only unprofessional soccer radio show that you can listen to every Monday night at 10PM. Last night we had a great show covering the USA vs Honduras game in Miami and the Fort Lauderdale Strikers victory over the Puerto Rico Islanders in the NASL playoff semifinals.

As the United States men's national team gets ready for their showdown with Honduras this Saturday 8th at 6 PM (Tickets still available!) South Florida American Outlaws and all fans of the beautiful (including the Miami Ultras) game were honored to spend some time with forward Jozy Altidore, a one time South Florida resident.

Like every aspiring plutocrat who loves AC Milan, I sometimes fantasise about owning the club. I have big plans for it. Investing heavily in the youth programme. Engineering unbreakable bonds of affection between players and club. Brokering a creative and generous understanding between our ultras and local government.

Things got ugly in Wednesday's Bosnian Cup match between FK Velež Mostar and H K Zrinjski Mostar in the ethnically divided town's derby match when Zrinjski fans invaded the pitch to chase visiting Velez players. The incident occurred in second half stoppage time right after Rijad Demic scored for Velez.

Men are pigs. Bullish, impatient, mindless, and above all selfish. It is why I only love women. And apparently, so do the Turks. In an effort to punish clubs for crowd trouble while acknowledging that such trouble comes from a small percentage of individuals, the Turkish Football Federation proposed barring all males over the age of 12 from the stands as punishment.

Torino FC The stuttering rebirth of Torino Calcio is a post from: Just Football

by Marco Maioli

On the final day of last season, Torino needed three points to qualify for the play-offs and maintain some hope of promotion. The 24,244 fans who turned up to Stadio Olimpico (a record for 2010-11 Serie B) and watched their team lose 2-0 were certainly disappointed, but even they would recognize that, if there was ever a side that deserved a chance to advance to the top flight, that was not Torino.

The Strikers played a poor game versus rivals FC Tampa this past Saturday in front of about 3700 fans that came out to enjoy a great pre-game atmosphere thanks to over 15 Miami Food trucks. As usual the supporters started their tailgate early and even created a TIFO poking fun at FC Tampa aka Rowdies.

South Florida's WPS team MagicJack advanced to the next phase of the playoffs with a 3 to 1 win over the Boston Breakers. MagicJack will now face the Philadelphia Independence this coming Saturday August 20 at 4 pm. You can watch that game live on Fox Soccer channel or online.
MagicJack goals were scored by Abby Wambach at the 6' and later in the 57' off of a penalty with Megan Rapinoe scoring off of a Christen Press pass in the 61'.

By Pieter Brown - It's an end of an era for MiamiSoccerFan.com as we end a nice run here. We've had some good times here at MSF with the birth of the Miami Ultras and plenty of cool interviews and stories.
But don't be sad because we're moving to a bigger and better website, miamiultras.com. At MiamiUltras.

The Strikers proved their victory last week versus Edmonton was no fluke by taking out league leader Carolina Railhawks 2-1 with 10 men and a lot of heart! Over 3,000 fans showed up to a game threatened by rain and were delighted to see a hard fought Strikers dominated game. As an omen of good fortune the sky turned red and yellow, perhaps a sign of things to come (See picture).

Preisfrage: Was macht man an einem trüben und regnerischen Samstagnachmittag? Nichts oder lädt man sich doch ein paar Freunde ein und fährt mit ihnen zu einem unwichtigen Fussballspiel? Klar, das ist eine fantastische Alternative zum nur Doof-zu-Hause-rumhängen und genau das haben wir dann auch gemacht.

Wer den Schaden hat, braucht für den Spott nicht zu sorgen. Klar, wieso auch, das übernehmen dann schon andere, zum Beispiel die Fans von Schalke 04. Die amüsieren sich köstlich über die aufgestellten Verhaltensregeln der Münchner Ultras für Manuel Neuer und stellen ihrerseits jetzt Regeln auf für Ralf Fährmann, den Nachfolger von Manuel Neuer auf [.

Manuel Neuer hat viele neue Fans in München gewonnen. Das liegt aber nicht daran, dass er hier sportlich gesehen schon viel gezeigt hat, sondern vielmehr an dem Streit Ultras Manuel Neuer FC Bayern München. Gefühlte 99% der Bayern-Fans sind keine Ultras und sind größtenteils sogar genervt von den Ultragruppierungen wie die Schickeria, Inferno [.

Notorious soccer-rockers Rancid tackle Sham 69's "The Kids Are United" with the 'Quakes and 1906 Ultras riding shotgun. Punk. Rock.

Ich kann mir gut vorstellen, dass es den übrigen Zuschauern dermaßen auf die Nerven geht, dass sie diese Leute irgendwann aus der Arena rausbrüllen werden. Und das haben sie sich dann auch selber zuzuschreiben.

Uli Hoeneß, Präsident des FC Bayern München, glaubt daran, dass sich die Fanszene im Streit der Ultras gegen Manuel Neuer selbst regulieren wird.

BARNSLEY v FEYENOORDSaturday 23rd July 2011
The above fixture has now been cancelled due to the thug element that follows the Dutch side. This was what I read in yesterday's Sun at work. A bit pissed off now as I was looking forward to to seeing one of the famous names in Dutch football in action.

The Fort Lauderdale Strikers and Miami Ultras made it on CBS4's Sports Wrap. CBS was at Lockhart Stadium recently to give some nice promotion for the red and yellow. Not only did the Strikers make it on CBS4, but so did several Miami Ultras. Our own Chris Marrazzo did a very nice drunk interview. CBS even talks about our own version of the Lambo leap.

Strikers fans made the trip to St Pete to support their team. It was a tough loss but it was a fun experience.
Read more about the game HERE
Following are pictures of the adventure:
Miami Ultras Alive
Did you listen to Miami Ultras Alive yesterday?