Places not to visit: Egyptian soccer matches - Check!

Egypt is a fine example of a society cannibalizing itself. It's like a "Mad Max" movie on steroid. The apocalypse in the Arab world is just a natural course, a cultural pathology.

More than 70 people killed in deadly Egypt soccer riot

A soccer match in Egypt turned deadly when fans rushed the field after the home team won an unexpected victory over the best team in Egypt on Wednesday, setting off clashes and a stampede that left at least 73 people dead and 1,000 injured in a Mediterranean port city.

It was the worst incident of soccer violence in Egypt and the deadliest worldwide since 1996. One player said it was “like a war.”

State TV reported that fans also set fire to the main stadium in Cairo after a soccer game between Al-Ismaili and Zamalek teams was called off because of the violence in Port Said, but nobody was injured. Stadium employees at the Cairo stadium said some of the bleachers were set ablaze, but firefighters put it out before it caused much damage.