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Egypt's head coach Bob Bradley of the U.S. Looks on during their international friendly match against Brazil in Doha November 14, 2011.

The former American coach of Egypt’s national soccer team recalls the Port Said riots

June 9, 2014Conflict & Justice

Bob Bradley was Egypt’s national soccer coach in 2011 when the country was going through a massive revolution. He recalls being in the country during the Port Said riots, watching on TV as more than 70 soccer fans were killed and hundreds injured after a match between two local club teams.

Egypt's head coach Bob Bradley of the U.S. Looks on during their international friendly match against Brazil in Doha November 14, 2011.

The former American coach of Egypt’s national soccer team recalls the Port Said riots

June 9, 2014Conflict & Justice

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