Video | As stars set and rise

Played on a paved street in the Muharram Bek housing project, Al-Falaki is the most famed of Alexandria's Ramadan football tournaments. Founded in 1976, Al-Falaki — Arabic for “cosmic” — made a comeback this year after an exceptional four-year hiatus. With the passage of time and the turning of the heavens, some stars have set as others have risen to compete for the championship. In this video we visit the Al-Falaki street court and meet participants from different generations who tell the story of this decades-old tournament and explain why it remains important to the world of football.

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