Global football’s backslapping, backstabbing backroom deal-making politics
By James M. Dorsey Presidential elections and tournament hosting in the world…
Israel chides club for racism in bid to fend off FIFA suspension
By James M. Dorsey Israel’s Equal Employment Opportunities Commission (EEOC) has demanded…
Egyptian death sentence for football fans puts president’s iron grip to the test
By James M. Dorsey Egyptian-general-turned-president Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi’s iron grip on dissent…
11 sentenced to death in Port Said Massacre trial
Court refers sentences for Grand Mufti’s ratification, final verdict 30 May
Zamalek fans referred to state security prosecution over ‘joining terrorist entity’
Five Zamalek SC supporters to stand before prosecution on 24 April
Iranian Arab football pitch emerges as flashpoint in Saudi-Iranian proxy war
By James M. Dorsey A football pitch in the Iranian city of…
Contours of future Israeli-Palestinian battles emerge on the football pitch
By James M. Dorsey Legal and diplomatic battles in United Nations organisations…
UWK leader still not released: Lawyer
As Egyptian football league continues, Ultras groups still face crackdown by government
Notes from America: Three shots of tee
By Ahmed Tharwat In sports, as in life, as you grow older, the…
Football riots reflect long-standing discontent in Iran’s predominantly Arab Khuzestan
By James M. Dorsey Long-simmering discontent in Ahwaz, the football-crazy, predominantly ethnic…