Latest in Tag: Football Highlight
Latest in Tag: Football
Zamalek names Mido head coach
Egyptian football star Mido takes first Zamalek training session on Wednesday
Egyptian football fans threaten to revive stadia as battle fields
By James MÂ Dorsey With multiple potential flashpoints coinciding, militant, street-battle hardened Egyptian football fans threaten to align stadia alongside the countryâs universities as battle grounds against the armed forces and the military-backed government. The football support groups known as ultras have warned that they would disrupt Egyptâs newly revived league competition if spectators continue to …
Yaya Toure named African Footballer of Year
Egyptian legend Mohamed Aboutrika beat compatriot Ahmed Fathy and Sunday Mba from Nigeria to win the best Player based in Africa.
Bahrain detains soccer teams and scores of players and athletes
By James M. Dorsey Bahrain has detained a soccer team as well as scores of other players and athletes since security forces squashed a popular uprising almost three years ago, according to human rights activists, journalists and officials. In one of the latest rounds of detentions, authorities last month arrested three soccer and two handball …
Portugal pays final homage to Eusebio
Mourners, many in tears, threw red and white Benfica scarves on the hearse and waved red and green Portuguese flags as it passed by, crying out: âEusebio, Eusebioâ.
Ismaily at the forefront of Egyptian league Group B
Zamalek wins; remains in third place
Gulf states draw sharpening criticism from trade unions and human rights groups
With major events and developments looming, conditions in the Gulf states will be illuminated under the international spotlight
Nine games played: Egyptian Premier League report
Wadi Degla beat Al-Minya while Arab Contractors dominate Al-Raga’a
Team Egypt gears up for the Street Child World Cup
This group of young footballers, 18 to be exact, have all had experience of living on the streets, but for almost a year now, have been regularly training with one eye on Rio de Janeiro, where the Street Child World Cup will kick off on 27 March 2014.
World Cup emerges as agent of change in Qatar
By James M Dorsey Qatar is taking a beating in the court of public opinion with almost daily headlines raising questions about the way the Gulf state does business. Yet, its hosting of the 2022 World Cup is emerging six months into the reign of Qatarâs new emir as an agent of change. Harsh working …
Egyptian Premier League fixtures announced
League has been set after being postponed several times
Eritrea’s botched kick-off â Football players defect
By Jonathan Moremi Once more it is not going well for the oppressive regime of Eritrean’s President Isaias Afewerki. Desperately trying to find some honour abroad, at least in the field of sports, something keeps going awfully wrong. Sunday evening nine members of the Eritrean national football team, currently in Kenya for the 2013 CECAFA …
Al-Ahly SC âwell preparedâ for fifth Club World Cup campaign
The Egyptian team defeats Maghreb Association Sportive de Fez 2-1 in a friendly match, leading up to the championship’s quarterfinal with Guangzhou Evergrande
Premier League fixtures draw postponed indefinitely
Ministry of Interior says it is âstudying the security situationâ
Qatar launches politically sensitive survey into low football match attendance
By James M. Dorsey Qatari authorities, in a bid to counter criticism that the Gulf state lacks a football culture as well as a sense that low attendance of matches could constitute a form of protest, has launched a politically sensitive survey to gauge reasons for its empty stadia. The survey on the website of …
Two events, one square
19 November was a busy day for Tahrir Square
Update: Al-Ahly suspends âRabaa signâ player despite his apology
Egyptian FA refers the player to interrogation, Minister of Sports denies accusations of “double standards”
Al-Ahly suspends âRabaa signâ player, player apologises
Egyptian FA refers the player to interrogation, Minister of Sports is “waiting for Al-Ahly’s decision”
Football and autocracy: Who do national football teams represent?
By James M. Dorsey Little better illustrates the inextricable link between sports and politics than the frequent perception of Middle Eastern and North African national football teams as representatives of repressive autocratic regimes. That perception is reinforced by playersâ adoption of a neo-patriarchic acceptance of their autocratic leader as a father figure that leads them …
Turkish footballâs financial crisis potentially sharpens political divide
By James M. Dorsey Financially stressed Turkish football clubs are becoming pawns in the political struggle between Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and militant football fans who rank prominently among his detractors as football pitches and university campuses emerge as major battlefields between the government and its detractors. Critics of Mr Erdogan charge that the …
A glimmer of hope: Five things Bradley needs for a ticket to Brazil
âThe beauty of football is that David always has a chance of beating Goliath.ââ Former England Captain Terry Butcher
Al-Ahly reaches final of African Champions League
Zamalek beats Tanta as Egyptian club activity returns after the international break
The culture of football
Football has become more than just a sport, it became a political culture
Ghana requests to move second leg of matchup outside Egypt
Egyptian national team coach picks 26-man squad to face Ghana in 15 October playoff qualifier
Egyptian players abroad: Weekly roundup
Egyptians most effective in Swiss league; English premier league, Belgian Pro League and Primeira Liga saw Egyptian playtime
November 19th
For many Egyptians, 19 November is a black stain on our history, since itâs the anniversary of the Mohamed Mahmoud clashes of 2011. With over 40 dead and thousands other injured in four days of clashes with the MOI, there has been no accountability or justice for the victimsâ families. In a post-30 June world, …
Egyptian players play key role in European wins
Egyptian national team players help their teams in vital wins during this week’s football
Saudi Arabia mulls granting women access to stadia
By James M. Dorsey Saudi Arabiaâs secretive ruling family is mulling over allowing women to attend football matches. No Saudi official has suggested that the controversial issue is under discussion but if past experience is any indication, a series of statements and denials suggests that a debate is underway. The debate would be a revival …
African World Cup Qualifiers: The Final Showdown
Egypt is in the second seed for the draw, expects to face one of five first-seeded teams
Aboutrika celebrates 100th cap in a goal bonanza
The playmaker scores once and assists twice in Egypt’s 4-2 win over Guinea