twin brothers who play for Port Said’s al-Masry club charge that the violence was organized

In The Guardian:

“Mohamed [Zekri] said he had felt something was wrong before kick-off. ‘Firstly, there was no real searching of fans as they entered the stadium, which is really unusual,’ he said. ‘Tickets weren’t being checked, and there was no searching at all. And for the first time in the history of our town, the governor and chief of police did not attend this game.’

Karim [his twin brother, also an al-Masry player] said he had heard that a man arrested on Friday had confessed to helping orchestrate the violence. ‘He said that there were more than 600 people hired from outside Port Said who entered the game. They’d taken money from one of the sacked National Democratic party members … He told them to kill and cause havoc in the stadium, and now everyone is searching for him.’

The brothers said they believed they were risking their lives by speaking out. ‘We are both ready to die like those who already have, if that’s what it takes for the truth to emerge, and God willing, everyone will know the truth soon,’ Mohamed declared.”

Egypt may soon have a new most hated man if one ex-NDP guy was really bankrolling this. But it wouldn’t have been just a single individual.

I would like to see all Egypt football players say that they will refuse to play again, until…