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In Nick Hornby's book Fever Pitch , Hornby describes the stabbing of a young Arsenal fan at a rivalry game against Everton. He also describes two other incidents where there was a lack of fencing and security which cause chaos towards the end of the games. Though this link, and story describes violence used for a different cause, the soccer world was stunned by the number of people killed in Egypt after a soccer game. As the President of FIFA puts it rioting at a soccer game takes away the "beautiful" side of the game. Unlike Europe and Latin America, soccer in Egypt has always been tied to politics. The riot that occurred outside the soccer stadium was not intervened by any police officials or military. However, outside the soccer stadium large crowds of men waved flags supporting their teams and huddled toward Interior Ministry headquarters. Tear gas was fired because they thought they were trying to break into the building, when all the people were doing was setting up a protest. The violence that led to 74 people killed, had nothing to do with the soccer stadium itself, social and cultural differences were behind the deaths. Attending soccer games in a Egypt was a way to let go of frustration of the horrible leaders. Hardcore soccer fans known as ultras had an important role in the uprising that toppled over leader Hosni Mubarak in 2011. Soccer is a worldwide sport that is enjoyed by many but when violence occurs and people are killed the joys of the sport are no longer there