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Likely cancellation of Egyptian league sparks violence debate and fears for club solvency

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James M. Dorsey
Feb 22, 2012
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Al Ahli fans seek to escape the Port Said stadium (Source: Reuters)




By James M. Dorsey
The Egyptian Football Association (EFA) is likely to cancel this season’s suspended Premier League in a move designed to prevent further violence in the wake of this month’s riot in Port Said that left 74 militant soccer fans dead but threatens to put the country’s club…

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