football fans
Al Ahly-Pyramids match in Egypt Cup final scheduled Monday night
Egypt
April 10, 2023
Al Ahly-Pyramids match in Egypt Cup final scheduled Monday night
Egyptian football fans are awaiting, Monday evening, Al Ahly and Pyramids match in the Egypt Cup final. About 20,000 spectators…
Mo Salah victim of racial insults, football players express solidarity
Egypt
February 17, 2019
Mo Salah victim of racial insults, football players express solidarity
Arsenal striker Danny Welbeck expressed solidarity with Egyptian football star Mohamed Salah after West Ham United fans chanted racist insults…
Fans rage on social media over empty seats at World Cup
World
June 17, 2018
Fans rage on social media over empty seats at World Cup
Russian fans took to social media on Saturday to demand why whole rows of prime pitch-side seats were empty…
Court orders retrial of 26 ‘Ultras White Knights’ members
Egypt
January 16, 2018
Court orders retrial of 26 ‘Ultras White Knights’ members
The Court of Cassation accepted on Tuesday the appeal of the Public Prosecution against the ruling issued by the Sahel…
39 Al-Faisaly football team fans released in Alexandria
Egypt
August 7, 2017
39 Al-Faisaly football team fans released in Alexandria
Alexandria police arrested released 39 fans of Jordan’s Al-Faisaly football team on Monday, who were arrested Sunday for riots that followed the defeat…
Football fans prefer watching team training over voting
Egypt
October 20, 2015
Football fans prefer watching team training over voting
As satellite channels appealed to citizens to participate in the House of Representatives elections, criticizing in particular the absence of…
Official: New massacre for football fans plotted
Egypt
March 4, 2014
Official: New massacre for football fans plotted
Major General Ashraf Abdallah, assistant interior minister for the CSF Sector, said there could be an attempt for a new…
Ultras White Knights vow harsh response against Zamalek Club management
Egypt
September 22, 2013
Ultras White Knights vow harsh response against Zamalek Club management
Ultras White Knights (UWK), a young group of Zamalek Club football fans, expressed anger at the decision of head of Zamalak…
The ultras’ politics of fun confront tyranny
Opinion
February 3, 2012
The ultras’ politics of fun confront tyranny
Wednesday’s massacre of Ahly Club fans in Port Said’s football stadium was the latest in a tragic crescendo for young…
‘The Ultras Book’: Ethnography of an unusual crowd
Books
February 2, 2012
‘The Ultras Book’: Ethnography of an unusual crowd
The violent clashes on Wednesday after a football game between the Ahly and Masry teams in Port Said have brought…