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FOX Soccer, Ahmed Rehab: World Cup Will Miss Egyptians

Posted on February 1, 2010 by Ahmed Rehab

After winning the last two African Cup of Nations in 2006 in Egypt and again in 2008 in Ghana, Egypt entered this year’s competition facing plenty of skepticism. Many doubted that any team could pull off three championship wins in a row, particularly when missing their best players: Mido, Amr Zaki, Mohamed Barakat, and Mohamed Abou Treika. Continue reading →

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Up From The Mean Streets Of Marseille

Posted on July 11, 2006 by Ahmed Rehab

Then suddenly and in the dying paragraphs, the fairy tale turned into a Shakespearean tragedy–woeful and wretched. It was as if the chivalrous knight, upon conquering all the dragons in his path, instead chose to cast himself from atop the castle. No one enjoys such a bad ending to a fairy tale, which perhaps is why the world still finds itself engrossed with one man’s tragedy while glossing over what was supposed to be the real story from the World Cup: Italy being crowned soccer’s world champions for a fourth time. Continue reading →