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Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE, has granted a pardon to three members of Egypt's Zamalek Club who were recently detained following an incident during a football match.  The players—football director Abdel-Wahed El-Sayed, midfielder Nabil “Donga” Emad, and winger Mostafa Shalaby—were involved in a physical altercation with a stadium organizer during their semi-final match against Pyramids FC at Abu Dhabi’s  Al Nahyan Stadium on 20 October. The Emirati news agency WAM reported that Sheikh Mohammed's pardon reflects…