Blatter wants Egypt FA restored
Your support helps us to tell the story
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.
Your support makes all the difference.Fifa will take steps to reinstate Egypt's Football Association, which was suspended by the Egyptian government after 74 people died in violence at a match in Port Said on Wednesday.
The Fifa president, Sepp Blatter, said the EFA suspension was a direct intervention into football affairs, which Fifa could not accept: "The information we have received at Fifa confirms the number of dead as 74. It was also confirmed that the government intervened directly by suspending the football association. We are going to take up the case from tomorrow so that this association is reinstated because it is the [body] that has the responsibility to organise the competitions and it must carry on."
The incident, when fans invaded the pitch in Port Said after home team al-Masry beat Cairo giants al-Ahli, was Egypt's worst football disaster. Prime Minister Kamal al-Ganzouri sacked the EFA board. It was also the incident with the highest number of victims in Egypt since an uprising brought down the government of Hosni Mubarak early last year.
Join our commenting forum
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies
Comments