Re-trial ordered for 21 Egyptian fans given death sentence over Port Said riot

Egyptian protests

February 7 – Egypt’s Court of Cassation has ordered a re-trial of 21 people sentenced to death in connection with the infamous February, 2012, Port Said riot in which more than 70 spectators died, causing two successive league seasons to be called off and plunging the sport into chaos.

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