Breaking News: 104 Dead In Egypt Soccer Riot

[Bruce]

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories...MPLATE=DEFAULT

At least 40 were killed in a soccer riot in Port Said, Egypt after the host Al-Masry beat Al Ahly 3-1. Sections of the stadium are reportedly on fire.

UPDATE: The death toll is now 104

[HL]

I am concerned for Coach Bradley.

Specially with the upcoming WC qualifications when Egypt play against it's "enemies".

[Bruce]

....especially Algeria.

[HL]

yip...'specially Algeria.

He better mek sure Egypt qualify.

Last WC when they did not ...it was not pretty.

[Reggaedoc]

Sad sad day indeed for soccer.

[Peter R]

i have a friend who worked in Egypt for three years... he was there when the African Nations Cup was hosted there...he related his experience at a match in a stadium designed to hold 80,000 but crammed with 120,000... one of the scariest experiences of his life he said... even though he had a ticket for a reserved seat it was taken and he dared not protest...standing room only, he said that, if he lifted one foot off the ground another foot would take its place and he would be standing on one leg... not my idea of fun nor a place to watch football...fanaticism gone wild!