Passionate, violent, powerful: The phenomenon of Egypt’s Ultras (JMD quoted on Al Arabiya)

Feb 11, 2015

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On Facebook, both the Ultras Ahlawy and White Knights Ultras and enjoy enormous popularity - with over 1.1 million and 800,000 followers respectively (Reuters)

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By Paul Crompton | Al Arabiya News
Tuesday, 10 February 2015

In football-crazy Egypt, where major decisions on the sport…

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