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Turkish soccer pitches tell the story of hardening fault lines

Von James M. Dorsey

Turkish soccer pitches tell the story of the country’s multiple sharpening fault lines that are exploding into political violence on the streets of Turkey’s major cities as the government fuels deep-seated political and ethnic tensions.

The warning signs were long visible on the pitch: increased militarism, ethnic tensions between Kurds and Turkish nationalists, and expressions of empathy with the Islamic State (IS), the jihadist group that controls chunks of Syria and Iraq and that alongside Kurds is believed to be responsible for some of the recent bombings in Istanbul, Ankara and south-eastern Turkey.

In the latest development, authorities on Sunday cancelled the derby between Istanbul arch rivals Galatasary SK and Fenerbahce SK and evacuated fans from Istanbul’s Turk Telekom Arena amid fears of yet another attack.

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Tod in der Kurve

Von Andreas Bock

Am Wochenende starben bei Ausschreitungen in Casablanca zwei Fußballfans. Über 50 wurden verletzt. Eine tragische Geschichte – und leider kein Einzelfall.

Das Stade Mohamed V ist ein Koloss. Ein Stadion, das neben all den modernen Multiplexarenen wie ein Sehnsuchtsort für Fußballromantiker wirkt. Aber es ist eben auch eine Falle. Ein Betonklotz, in dem es kaum Notausgänge gibt und wenig bis gar kein Sicherheitspersonal.

1955 wurde es erbaut, seitdem hat die Stadt es angeblich zweimal renoviert. Man fragt sich nur, wo. Wer die Tribünen dieses prämodernen Ungetüms erklimmt, muss vorbei an offenen Leitungen, tropfenden Wasserrohren, herausgerissenen Sitzschalen. Unter der Tribüne dieses Stadions sieht es aus, als hätte man die Eingeweide einer ausgestorbenen Riesenbestie freigelegt.

Die offizielle Kapazität des Stadions beträgt 50.000 Zuschauer, oft sind aber mehr als 80.000 auf den Tribünen. Zuletzt war das Ende Dezember der Fall, als die beiden großen Klubs im Derby de Casablanca aufeinandertrafen: Raja gegen Wydad, Grün gegen Rot, Hoffnung gegen Liebe. Wir waren damals vor Ort (die Reportage lest ihr in 11FREUNDE #171).

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Two dead and 49 injured after violent clashes during Raja Casablanca match

• Violence erupted after kick off as Raja Casablanca faced Chabab Rif Al Hoceima
• Club fined £7,150 and told to play five matches behind closed doors

Morocco’s official news agency says violent clashes among Raja Casablanca fans in the western city of Casablanca have left two people dead and 49 injured.

The state news agency, MAP, said it is unclear why the deadly violence erupted on Saturday evening, following the start of Raja Casablanca’s game against Chabab Rif Al Hoceima.

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Oberhausener Ultras sollen zum Idiotentest

Ein Straßenschild mit einem Auto und dem Schriftzug MPU. (imago / STPP)

Von Thorsten Poppe

15 Ultras haben von der Stadt Oberhausen die Aufforderung erhalten, sich einer Medizinisch-Psychologischen Untersuchung zu unterziehen – im Volksmund auch Idiotentest genannt. Die Begründung: Aufgrund des hohen Aggressionspotenzials der Ultras sei davon auszugehen, dass sie auch im Straßenverkehr emotional impulsiv handeln.

Quelle: DLF, 20. März 2016

PSV Eindhoven vow to find fans who treated Madrid beggars ‘like animals’

Von Ben Quinn

Club considers banning orders after denouncing ‘scandalous’ supporters who humiliated woman in exchange for money

One of the Netherlands’ leading football clubs says that it will consider banning orders against fans who were filmed humiliating beggars in the centre of Madrid by throwing coins at them and goading the women into doing press-ups.

Fans of PSV Eindhoven were caught on camera taunting the women and asking them to get down on their knees in exchange for money.

The footage, which also showed fans engaging in anti-immigrant chants and burning banknotes, sparked a backlash after it was published by the Spanish newspaper, El País.

PSV director Toon Gerbrands described the fans’ behaviour as “scandalous,” adding: “The actions of a few individuals are damaging the reputation of the whole group.”

A Twitter account for the club featured clips of Gerbrands, dubbed in English and Spanish, denouncing the fans’ behaviour and pledging to track them down.

“If we find them they will have some serious problems and we will consider banning orders or worse,” he said. “We will do anything to find the people who did this.”

The footage was shot on Tuesday in Madrid’s Plaza Mayor by Pablo Vande Rusten and Ignacio Camacho, students at the UAM-EL País journalism school, before PSV’s Champions League match against Atlético Madrid.

The Dutch fans also chanted: “Don’t cross the border,” at the women, according to El País.

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Ultras White Knights cancel plans to attend match

12 Zamalek fans referred to criminal court over Mortada Mansour ‘assassination attempt’ (DNE File Photo)

UKW issued a statement proclaiming fear of state-orgnaised violence, while the Ultras Ahlawy confirm plan to attend

The Ultras White Knights (UWK) cancelled their plans to attend the African Cup of Nations match on Saturday evening.

In a statement issued on their Facebook page, the group cited fears of an “uneven battle” between the Ultras group and security forces. They feared a repetition of the events of the “Air Defence Massacre” in which 20 Al-Zamalek fans lost their lives.

On 8 February 2015, an Egyptian premier league football match between Al-Zamalek SC and ENPPI took a violent turn as fans were attempting to enter the Air Defence Stadium. Many were killed when security forces violently dispersed fans crowding the entrance to the stadium. Fans were trapped inside a metal walkway leading into the stadium.

Ultras Ahlawy and UKW), the militant groups supporting Al-Ahly SC and Al-Zamalek SC respectively, issued separate statements Friday morning stating their intentions to attend their respective matches. At the time of publication, the Ultras Ahlawy plan to uphold their intention of attending.

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Spruchbanderklärung Schickeria München

[…] Die beiden Spruchbänder in der ersten Halbzeit widmeten sich auch aufgrund lokaler Ereignisse nochmal dem Dauerbrenner Geflohene Menschen, der die Gemüter weit mehr erhitzt als jedes andere Thema.
Nach den Brandanschlägen von Milbertshofen (und deutschlandweit) sowie einem beständigen flüchtlingsfeindlichen Unterton in der politischen Debatte zeigten wir ein Die Politik zündelt mit Worten, der Pöbel schmeißt die Mollis hinterher Erbärmliche Rassisten, wir hassen Euch!. Dabei dürfen insbesondere die Granden unserer Landespolitik ihre Hände nicht in Unschuld waschen. Denn die geistigen Brandstifter sitzen auch in der Landesregierung, Seehofer und Herrmann.
Wer Flüchtlinge andauernd in einem Negativkontext darstellt und es in seinem Eifer nicht schafft, mehr als ein großes Bedrohungsszenario zu zeichnen, mit dem die Regierung heillos überfordert ist, der muss sich schon fragen lassen, ob er nicht in ein ähnliches Horn bläst, wie die, über deren Wahlerfolge er klagt. Wer einer rechtspopulistischen Welle nicht entgegentritt, sondern darauf schwimmt, der ist nicht besser. Wer kein anderes Thema als Obergrenzen und eine Umkehr in der Flüchtlingspolitik (die leider ohnehin schon auf den Weg gebracht ist) kennt, anstatt enttäuschte Menschen in anderen Bundesländern mal darauf hinzuweisen, dass sie im Zuge sind, mit der AfD eine Partei zu wählen, die den Sozialstaat komplett aushöhlen will, der spielt den Menschenfängern am rechten Rand massiv in die Karten. Er ebnet damit auch den Weg zu einer Art präventiver Selbstjustiz verwirrter Bürger, die sich durch dieses Gerede legitimiert fühlen. Er ist dann eben auch ein geistiger Brandstifter, ganz egal ob er nebenher den Law-and-order-Staat beschwört […]

Quelle: Südkurvenbladdl Online, 18. März 2016

Football Is a Political Weapon in Turkey

Patrick Keddie Headshot Von Patrick Keddie

Turkish football has always been political. When Fuat Hüsnü Kayacan formed the first Turkish-Muslim team – the Black Stockings – in 1903 he was charged in a military court with “setting up goal posts, wearing the same uniforms as Greeks, and kicking balls around.”

The Ottomans had banned Turkish-Muslims from playing the sport as they were suspicious of an activity that was introduced by British expats, and taken up by Armenians, Greeks, and Jews. Some Ottomans believed football violated Islamic codes as the players wore shorts, and some associated the game with the killing of Husayn Ibn Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Mohammed in 680, whose decapitated head was kicked around like a football. Others simply found running after a ball an odd way to behave and worthy of contempt.

Yet, the growing Turkish passion for football could not be repressed. Within the next few years the great Istanbul teams Beşiktaş, Fenerbahçe, and Galatasaray were formed, as political reforms allowed more scope for Turkish-Muslims to play.

The authorities noted the growing popularity of the sport and attempted to harness its power to help build Turkish nationalism.

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Egypt’s Ultras: The movements and the state

Von Ziad Akl

Over the course of the past five years, Ultras movements have been a constant source of disturbance for the Egyptian state

Despite the change in political leadership in Egypt from 2011 until now, none of the different administrations that assumed office were able to arrive at a successful strategy to handle Ultras movements. Courses of action adopted by the different political administrations included attempted dialogues, cooptation, legislation, and outright violence. However, until today the state remains unable to repress the movements or accommodate them.

Although various constraints are put on collective action and social mobilisation via a multitude of tools, Ultras movements remain capable of assembly, expression and influence. While more politically oriented social movements were not capable (for different reasons) of mobilising to commemorate the revolution’s anniversary last January, Ultras Ahlawy and Ultras White Knights were successful in honouring the memory of those who were tragically killed in the Port Said and the Air Defense Stadium massacres.

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The Egyptian Ultras as Revolutionary Players

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RzQ8cgl9cg

Von Caabu

Unhappy anniversaries

On 25 January, Egypt marked the fifth anniversary of the 2011 revolution that toppled long-time ruler Hosni Mubarak. For the first time since 2010, the day passed rather inconspicuously. Several small demonstrations numbering in the hundreds did take place, mostly made up of Muslim Brotherhood members and supporters, but these were quickly dispersed by police and security forces. Secular activists, unlike previous years, did not organise protests of their own.

This relative lack of protest in no ways signifies unanimous approval of the status quo under current President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. Thousands of Egyptians did mark the anniversary by resorting to social media with the hashtag #I_Participated_In_January_Revolutionfor instance. What it does reflect is the overwhelming difficulties and dangers facing dissident voices in light of an intensifying crackdown of opposition movements. In 2015 alone, it is estimated that 474 Egyptians died at the hands of the security forces and over 600 were tortured while in detention. In the run up to this year’s anniversary the crackdown only increased. Over 5000 homes in central Cairo were raided to prevent street protests. On 25 January itself, the government dispatched 180,000 security forces across the country to ensure ‘quiet’.

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