Egypt bans ultras in bid to break anti-government protests
By James M. Dorsey
An Egyptian court has banned militant soccer fan groups or ultras as terrorist organizations in a bid to break the backbone of anti-government protests.
The ruling at the request of Mortada Mansour, the controversial, larger than life president of Cairo’s storied Al Zamalek SC who alleged that his club’s ultras, the Ultras White Knights…
Keep reading with a 7-day free trial
Subscribe to The Turbulent World with James M. Dorsey to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.