I didn’t even plan on following this tournament, but it sort of happened by chance. I was at my cousin’s place last week and he had a rerun of Al Ahly’s last league match playing. The crowd noise and the way the team pushed through to seal the win caught me off guard, and suddenly I got curious about how they’d look outside Egypt. Then I heard they’re starting against Inter Miami in the Club World Cup, and it made me think about how big of a contrast this is. One side is built on decades of local dominance, the other has the spotlight because of a superstar. Now I’m actually excited to see how June 15 plays out, and it feels like something worth talking about.
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What makes me nervous with these kinds of matches is how unpredictable everything can be. A single slip from a defender, a goalkeeper misjudging a cross, or even just a bad bounce on the pitch can flip the game in seconds. That’s the kind of drama that makes you keep watching until the very end.