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Deadly Egyptian soccer riots of 2012

New Delhi: Soccer is the world's most popular Olympic sport, but  in Port Said, Egypt, on 1st Feb, 2012,  people who called themselves lovers of soccer  turned their favourite game into an ugly one. The



Though, the home team, Al-Masry defeated the visitors by 3-1 but the home fans invaded the pitch to harass the Al-Ahly players, staff and fans, hunting them down in and outside the stadium.