Fifa president Sepp Blatter demands explanation for football riots in Egypt I have confidence in the Egyptian football family and their ability to recover from this tragedy and regain their strength. Shortly after Blatter spoke to Zaher, he was fired by Prime Minister Kamal el-Ganzouri along with the rest of the board. The move could be seen as government interference in a national federation's affairs and a violation of the Fifa statutes, although the game's governing body decided not to complicate the sport's recovery in Egypt by commenting on that issue. Supporters of the home side Al Masry invaded the pitch after a surprise 3-1 win over Cairo club Al-Ahly in what increasingly appears to have been a planned attack with weapons used, including knives, to inflict maximum damage on their victims. Three high-profile players from Al-Ahly - Mohamed Aboutrika, Emad Moteab and Mohamed Barakat - have retired in protest at what was allowed to happen. Aboutrika and Barakat started the game against Al-Masry, while Moteab was a substitute. All were among the Al-Ahly players forced to flee the pitch. Al-Masry club president Kamel Abu Ali and coach Hossam Hassan have also quit. Al-Ahly's coach Manuel Jose has returned to Portugal to consider his future after he was also attacked by the pitch invaders. He said: "I was beaten with fists and kicks to the neck, head and feet. His assistant, Pedro Barny, confirmed earlier reports that the players were not protected by security staff as they were being attacked by the rioters. He added: "What happened was an unspeakable catastrophe. One of Fifa's stadium experts, Walter Gagg, who inspected the stadium ahead of the 2006 African Cup of Nations and the Under-20 World Cup in 2009, insisted there were no problems with the venue itself and suggested the violence must have been planned. Gagg described the Port Said stadium as "a good one" and "absolutely not" a danger for spectators before adding "there was premeditation for what happened" and that the football authorities "can't avoid a problem" if violence is organised around a match. Egypt's domestic league has been suspended indefinitely while the country's interim military government investigates the events leading up to the riot. Prime Minster Ganzuri told an extraordinary session of parliament in Cairo that the football association's director and management board had been sacked in response to the previous night's disaster. Ganzuri also said that the governor of Port Said had resigned his post.