Red card for the ultras (JMD quoted in The Economist)

Red card for the ultras

The sport’s most volatile supporters are banned

May 23rd 2015 | CAIRO | From the print edition

FOOTBALL, like politics, arouses strong passions in Egypt. Bring the two together and you get a combustible mixture. Add police brutality and you get the explosive atmosphere of Egypt’s football league.

Rivalries between opposing clubs are …