In Colombia, World Cup celebrations turned rowdy — and deadly. Nine deaths and widespread arrests led some cities to ban alcohol while Colombia is playing, which has saved lives but devastated some businesses.In Colombia, World Cup celebrations turned rowdy — and deadly. Nine deaths and widespread arrests led some cities to ban alcohol while Colombia is playing, which has saved lives but devastated some businesses.
The 2012 UEFA European Football Championship will kick off a week from today. Normally it’s a cause for celebration, but concerns that some racist fans in the host countries of Poland and the Ukraine will harm black and Asian fans and players have dominated any discussion about the tournament. Is racism really that entrenched in […]
Emergency meetings of the cabinet and parliament have been called in Egypt after riots at a football match left at least 74 people dead. Supporters of the local team from Port Said, al-Masri are accused of attacking fans from the Cairo al-Ahli team. Hanan Zenini who works for al-Ahli believes the violence was planned.