Being a soccer fan in Egypt is a risky, even deadly, passion
(World News Egypt)

CAIRO (AP) - Being a soccer fan in Egypt has been a dangerous, sometimes even deadly, passion for years. That may soon change. The Al-Ahly club`s `Ultras` - hardcore supporters of the Cairo-based team and the country`s largest fan association - have appealed to authorities to negotiate an end to years of tension and violence while disavowing members involved in a recent post-game rampage that had temporarily shattered the prospects for reconciliation. Preliminary contacts between the two sides are underway as a prelude to talks to hammer out an agreement allowing fans back in games for the first time since a ban on attendance following a 2012 riot in the coastal city of Port Said that left...