The "Beautiful" Game?

[Mowich]

Deadly clashes between football fans erupt in Egypt


At least five people were killed on Sunday after football fans rioted ahead of a match at a stadium near Cairo, Egypt’s health ministry says. A medical source told Reuters that the death toll was likely at least 14.

The riot happened Sunday night as a match took place between Egyptian Premier League clubs Zamalek and ENPPI at Air Defense Stadium just outside of Cairo.

A spokesman for Egypt’s Health Ministry says at least five people have been killed in a riot outside of a major soccer game and the toll is likely to rise.

Health Ministry spokesman Hossam Abdel Gaffar says some 20 people were wounded.

Security officials said Zamalek fans tried to force their way into the match without tickets, sparking clashes.

Zamalek fans, known as “White Knights,” posted on their group’s official Facebook page that the violence began because authorities only opened one door to let them in.

Such riots have happened before. A 2012 match in Port Said saw 74 people killed in a riot.
(AP)

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France 24 - ‎February‎ ‎8‎, ‎2015

 

[Kreskin]

Soccer fans clash with the police in Cairo; at least 19 dead - CNN.com

 

[damngrumpy]

Beautiful game whatever, I think it is the most boring game there is next to badminton
Grown men in short pants pretending to be hurt or tripped and some weird little dude
with a yellow or red card of warning waving it like the rest of us cared.
This game needs some serious body checking, a smaller field and fewer players at a
time There is no scraps no serious knock downs nothing just passing and kicking a
ball up and down the field. Boring

 

[Nuggler]

8O........To paraphrase "Slapshot"

By God ! THAT'S SOCCER !

 

[SLM]

The most exciting action is outside the game.

 

[gopher]

I've watched a few Egyptian premier league matches over the years and it generally is good soccer. Too bad the fun is shattered by these hooligans, though this is hardly unique to that society.

 

[Nuggler]

8O Oh those hooligans eh. Fukk up everthang.

Wonder, do they ever have problems with deflated balls. (say yuh ken tell jist by skweezin 'em)

:lol:

 

[SLM]

(say yuh ken tell jist by skweezin 'em)

:lol:

You can with most balls, Nuggs.

 

[Blackleaf]

Grown men in short pants

What do you expect them to wear when running around a football pitch for 90 minutes? Jeans?