Latest in Tag: Football Highlight
Latest in Tag: Football
The Cairo derby: Politics vs repression
This month’s premier league final between Cairo’s two storied clubs, Al-Ahly SC and Al-Zamalek SC, once the world’s most violent derby, was more than a clash between two football giants. It was a clash between management styles and diametrically opposed approaches towards militant, highly politicised, street battle-hardened football fans. The clash highlighted the advantages of …
Court drops terrorism case against Ultras fan groups
Zamalekâs chairman had filed the case before dropping charges
Guardiola closes in on Super Cup, but future at Bayern Munich stays open
Ahead of Bayern Munich’s Super Cup clash against Wolfsburg on Saturday, Pep Guardiola has left Bayern Munich fans worried about his future. Wolfsburg’s star Belgian is in equally muddy water about his next move. Bayern Munich and Wolfsburg will finally get German football rolling on Saturday, as the pair competes for the first title of …
Mexico fires national team coach Miguel Herrera
The Mexican Soccer Federation has sacked national team coach Miguel Herrera after allegations he assaulted a journalist. Herrera, nicknamed “El Piojo” was famous for his energetic sideline persona. Mexican national team soccer coach Miguel Herrera was fired Tuesday amid allegations he punched a TV journalist who had been critical of his performance. The 47-year-old Herrera, …
Michel Platini set to run for FIFA presidency
After waiting in the wings for quite some time, it seems that UEFA boss Michel Platini will stand for the biggest job of them all. The Frenchman is expected to announce later this week. According to two officials familiar with Platini's plans, Michel Platini will run for FIFA president after the UEFA president received encouragement to run from most leaders…
Where does Arturo Vidal fit at Bayern?
Arturo Vidal has swapped Turin for Munich in the search for a Champions League winner's medal. DW's Ross Dunbar looks at how his arrival could mark a change in the team's playing style under Pep Guardiola. How times have changed: "This is the sort of player I wouldn't have at Bayern," said Bayern Munich's chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge in 2011. Four…
Didier Drogba joins MLS side Montreal Impact
The longtime Chelsea striker has completed a move to Major League Soccer for just over $3 million a year. Drogba's former coach Jose Mourinho had backed a move to North America last week. Former Chelsea talisman Didier Drogba finalized a move to Major League Soccer's Montreal Impact Monday, signing a contract worth just over $3 million (2.7 million euros) a…
2 UWK trials postponed to September
Trials of football fans have been delayed to allow for further witness testimony
Russian football beauty queen stripped of title for neo-Nazi views
A beauty queen honored as "Miss Charming" by Russia's top football league has lost her title for allegedly supporting neo-Nazism. Racism in Russian football is a key issue ahead of the 2018 World Cup. The woman, Olga Kuzkova, 21, had her title withdrawn earlier this week after anti-racist activists found evidence in social media networks that she was spreading neo-Nazi…
Al-Ahly defeats Zamalek in Cairo derby
During the game, the competition was fierce, while attempts to score goals on the two goalkeepers were few
Israeli football violence moves racism up the government’s agenda
By James M. Dorsey A violent display of racism by extreme nationalist supporters of storied Israeli football club Beitar Jerusalem coupled with recent Ethiopian Israeli protests against discrimination and the government’s handling of the capture of two Israelis by Hamas has moved racist attitudes towards dark-skinned Jews and Israeli Palestinians up the government’s agenda. Driving …
Al-Ahly forces venue change for title-deciding match
Cairo giant will host arch-rival Al-Zamalek in Alexandriaâs Borg Al-Arab
Egyptian teams fare with varying results at African championships
Zamalek has achieved its second victory in a row in the group rounds in the CAF Confederation Cup. Their victory was achieved over the South African team, Orlando Pirates, and was played in South Africa. Recording a 2-1 score over the South African team, Zamalek topped its second group in the championship with six points, …
Fan opposition to Qatar goes viral
By James M. Dorsey World Cup host Qatar is discovering the reputational risk involved in hosting high-profile mega sporting events. Qatar Airways’ sponsorship of FC Barcelona is producing exactly the kind of publicity that is a corporate sponsor’s worst nightmare, while a Swiss investigation of the Qatari World Cup bid threatens to expose questionable financial …
Egyptian football player criticises Al-Sisi in reflection of mounting discontent
By James M. Dorsey Criticism this week by football player Ahmed Al-Merghani of general-turned-president Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi’s hard-handed repression of dissent and failure to defeat a mushrooming insurgency in the Sinai Peninsula signals mounting discontent in Egypt. Al-Merghani’s comments on his Facebook page are indicative, because they suggested the degree to which Al-Sisi’s cult-like popularity …
Big conflict in the summer mercato between Al-Ahly and Zamalek in Egypt
Over the years, conflict between the two biggest Egyptian clubs erupted, with players moving to either one of the teams with big media fanfare.
Zamalek close to securing Egyptian league title, 5 teams face relegation
Zamalek, which is currently in first place, also did not succeed in maintaining their winning streak.
Pressure of World Cup qualifications, poor planning reason for failing in African championships: Former Al-Ahly coach
Egyptian coaches need education to reach universality
In Pictures: Port Said trial death sentences upheld
Court approved execution of 11 defendants, former Port Said security director sentenced to five years
Port Said trial death sentences upheld
Court approved execution of 11 defendants, former Port Said security director sentenced to five years
Reforming football governance: Tackling political corruption alongside financial wrongdoing
By James M. Dorsey The mushrooming governance scandal in world football body FIFA increasingly spotlights political, in addition to financial, corruption in global football. Revelations about government and corporate deals made to secure Germany’s hosting of the 2006 World Cup alongside the prominence of political figures in sports governance, frequently aligned with autocratic regimes, emphasises …
Football legend Pele falls ill again
Pele had a dialysis last November in the same hospital and left in a few days, but his condition deteriorated and he was in intensive care for five days.
Abu Trika: Bridging Egyptian polarisation or signalling a shift in attitudes?
By James M. Dorsey Few are able to bridge Egypt’s deeply polarising divide between supporters and opponents of the Muslim Brotherhood, following the 2013 military coup that toppled president Mohammed Morsi. Mohammed Abu Trika, Egypt’s most celebrated and storied football player, is proving to be either the exception that proves the rule or an indication …
Abu Trikaâs appeal against freezing assets rejected
The governmental committee tasked to confiscate assets and properties of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood rejected the playerâs appeal on the grounds that it is not based on correct evidence, state media reported.
Mabrouk replaces Garrido as Al-Ahly coach
New coach promises to keep competition alive
Al-Masry fans protest Port Said Massacre trial death sentences
Protesters claimed sentenced fans âscapegoatsâ
Football roundup: Zamalek widens gap with Al-Ahly, ENPPI stands ground
Last yearâs runners-up fail to climb out of relegation zone
Salah said to stay next season in Fiorentina, Mohamadyâs Hull City rebounds
Chelsea said to be expecting to receive additional ÂŁ1.5m from Fiorentina to keep Salah for the next season
Alleged AFC cover-up effort highlights Asian footballâs lack of proper governance
By James M. Dorsey A senior executive of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) allegedly requested in 2012 at least one of his subordinates to tamper with or hide documents related to enquiries by independent auditors and FIFA into management of the group by Mohammed Bin Hammam, the AFCâs ousted president and vice president of the …
Court postpones ultras groupsâ ban verdict to 16 May
Lawsuit filed by Zamalek SC president calls for enlisting groups as âterroristâ