Last month 74 people were killed and thousands injured when supporters of Al-Masry and Al-Ahly S.C rushed the field. As a result of the Port Said stadium disaster, Al-Masry has been banned for two years by the Egyptian Football Association. "We are devastated - and really furious," Al-Ahly board memeber Khaled Mortagy told BBC Sport, "We believe this has nothing to do with justice, when you have 74 fans getting killed at a home game of this club, and yet these are the sanctions that are taken - just a one-year ban from playing. Because, theoretically, this season is finished, so when they say it's two years, it's actually just one." In addition to the two-year ban, Al-Masry will also be banned from playing at Port Said Stadium for three years. Last week 75 people were charged with murder or negligence.
Al-Masry supporters were not too happy with the decision made by the Egyptian FA. About 65 people have been injured in clashes with police during rioting in the city of Port Said. According to Reuters "Fifteen suspects were arrested during the clashes that took place between the army and protesters in front of the Suez Canal Authority building in Port Said,"
