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Conflict between Zamalek and Egyptian soccer body spotlights pro-Mubarak officials

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James M. Dorsey
Jun 04, 2011
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An escalating conflict between the Egyptian Football Association (EFA) and crowned Cairo club Al Zamalek SC shines the spotlight on controversial soccer executives associated with ousted President Hosni Mubarak.
The EFA this weekend suspended Zamalek football director Ibrahim Hassan for one game and fined him $850 for protesting a decision by the referee…

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