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Ramadan Sobhi, who has made 16 appearances for Stoke this season, played in front of 100,000 fans for his previous club, Al Ahly. Photograph: James Baylis – AMA/Getty Images
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Soccer fans argue with security personnel as they attempt to enter a stadium before a scuffle broke out, on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt, on February 8, 2015. (Reuters/Stringer)
Egypt suspends soccer league after deadly riot
Cairo, AP—Egypt’s cabinet has indefinitely suspended the national soccer league after at least 22 fans were killed in a stampede and clashes with police outside a Cairo stadium, three years after Egypt witnessed one of the deadliest soccer riots in the...Caption:
Raja Casablanca’s Kouko Guehi, center, and Issam Eerraki, right, celebrate after defeating CF Monterrey during the soccer match between Raja Casablanca and CF Monterrey at the Club World Cup soccer tournament in Agadir, Morocco, Saturday, Dec. 14, 2013. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
Soccer: Celebrations for Raja, Sadness for Aboutrika
Agadir, Morocco, Reuters—Jubilant Raja Casablanca fans shook the normally tranquil tourist resort of Agadir out of its slumber on Saturday after their team reached the Club World Cup semi-finals with a shock win over Mexico’s CF Monterrey. Barely a week after sacking...Caption:
Egypt’s Al-Ahly’s football player, Ahmed Abdul Zaher shows the four-finger Rabaa sign as he celebrates after scoring during the African Champions League second leg final against South Africa’s Orlando Pirates in Cairo on November 10, 2013. (AFP)
Al-Ahly striker apologizes for Rabaa salute
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Al-Ahly striker Ahmed Abdul Zaher apologized to Egyptians on Tuesday for celebrating a goal with the so-called Rabaa salute, which has become a symbol of solidarity with ousted Islamist President Mohamed Mursi. Egypt’s Al-Ahly Football Club...Caption:
In this Sunday, November 4, 2012, file photo, Egyptian riot police stand guard at the Burg El-Arab Stadium stadium near Alexandria, Egypt, before Egypt’s Al-Ahly club takes on Tunisia’s Esperance. (AP Photo/Mohammed Asad, File)