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Emboldened Fans Rewrite the Politics of Egyptian Soccer

Emboldened Fans Rewrite the Politics of Egyptian Soccer

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James M. Dorsey
Mar 06, 2011
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Egyptian soccer fans, emboldened by their key role in successful protests that deposed Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak after 30 years in office, are gunning for change in their country’s beautiful game in a display of a newly acquired sense of power that is rewriting the politics of country’s soccer.

The fans’ sense of entitlement and resolve to press f…

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