updated 7:27 a.m. ET Feb. 2, 2012
ZURICH - FIFA President Sepp Blatter has asked the Egyptian Football Association for details on the causes of the stadium riot that killed at least 74 fans.
The tragedy Wednesday followed Al-Masry's league match against Al-Ahly in the Mediterranean city of Port Said.
After speaking Thursday morning to EFA President Samir Zaher, Blatter wrote to him asking for "further news from you concerning the circumstances of this tragedy."
Blatter says he "fully understand(s) the country's shock and anger that such a disaster could have come to pass."
He adds that "we must take steps to ensure that such a catastrophe never happens again."
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Fans storming the pitch, fighting and being stampeded to death are scenes that have replayed over and over at stadiums around the world.
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