Soccer Hooligans

Anger over deaths of 74 in riots spurs Egypt's soccer fans deeper into politics

9 Feb 2012

CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's ruling generals have a new enemy: the legions of angry soccer fans who have injected fervor into recent protests demanding the military step down and battled police for days in the streets of Cairo.

Egypt's angry soccer fans are deep into politics

9 Feb 2012

Egypt's ruling generals have a new enemy: the legions of angry soccer fans who have injected fervor into recent protests demanding the military step down and battled police for days in the streets of Cairo. Known as Ultras and long viewed as hooligans, they have grown increasingly political, starting with last year's uprising, and were pushed over the edge by the deadly riots at a soccer...

How Egypt's Soccer Violence Fits Into its Political Unrest

2 Feb 2012

Watch Video | Listen to the Audio JEFFREY BROWN: A short time ago, Ray Suarez talked with Wall Street Journal correspondent Matt Bradley in Cairo. RAY SUAREZ: Matt Bradley, welcome. Has last night's violence in Port Said trailed into the Egyptian capital? What's happening tonight on the streets of Cairo? MATT BRADLEY, The Wall Street Journal: Well, we're seeing a pattern emerge. This is the ...