But many al-Ahly supporters feel this should not be the end of the matter.
Yet there was a sense of relief and vindication among al-Ahly fans concerning Saturday's verdicts.
He accused President Morsi of trying to placate fans of al-Ahly, who are known as the Ultras.
BBC: Egypt court backs Port Said football riot death sentences
Over 70 people were killed after a match between al-Masry club playing at home to Cairo's al-Ahly.
"We believe this is something that has been well-organized, " said Khaled Mortagy, a member of Al-Ahly's governing board.
However, it's not the best performance with Al-Ahly dominating the second half.
Rumours persist that Mubarak loyalists or the generals, who ruled Egypt at the time, organised the fighting to punish the Ultras of al-Ahly.
They began minutes after the game, when al-Masry fans invaded the pitch, hurling stones and fireworks at visiting supporters from Cairo club al-Ahly.
Witnesses said the atmosphere had been tense throughout the match - since an al-Ahly fan raised a banner insulting supporters of the home team.
One al-Ahly fan in Cairo told the BBC that a large march from al-Ahly club to the Interior Ministry is being planned for tomorrow.
Hassan carved a successful football career in Europe for 10 years, before returning in 2008 to play for Al-Ahly and, now, that club's fiercest rival Zamalek.
The rampage in February 2012 left 74 people dead and 1, 000 injured, after the Port Said home team, al-Masry soccer club, defeated visiting Cairo team al-Ahly.
Fox made his debut in the 5-0 victory over Al-Ahly in the Wembley Cup on Friday, after sealing his move from Coventry for an undisclosed fee.
Saeed said some of the Al-Masry fans had planned the attack, with thugs using rocks, knives, sharp objects, and weapons in their assault on the Al-Ahly fans.
About 2, 000 Al-Ahly fans were at the game, authorities said.
Supporters accuse the authorities of making them into scapegoats, and say security officials at last year's game between the local club, al-Masry, and the Cairo club, al-Ahly, should be held accountable for the deaths.
Several thousand supporters of Al-Ahly, as well as political activists, marched from the Cairo football club to the office of the general prosecutor on Thursday, in commemoration of those who died at the Port Said stadium.
Mr Kerry's departure from Cairo had to be delayed because hundreds of Al-Ahly football supporters, known as Ultras, blocked the road to the airport demanding justice over last year's football riot in Port Said in which 74 fans died.
Alain Dioko of TP Mazembe, Mohamed Gedo and Ahmed Hassan both of Al-Ahly of Egypt are nominated for best African-based Player, while Tunisian side CS Sfaxien, FUS Rabat of Morocco and TP Mazembe of DR Congo will be aiming to win best club side of 2010.
The turmoil in Port Said, located on the Mediterranean coast at the mouth of the Suez Canal, started on Jan. 26, after a court issued death sentences against 21 defendants mostly Port Said residents for involvement in a deadly soccer riot in the city in February 2012 that killed 74 people, mostly fans of a rival Cairo soccer club, Al-Ahly.
Spectators said that Al Masry fans beat visiting spectators from the opposing Cairo-based Al Ahly club.
Thousands of Al Masry supporters invaded the Al Ahly bleachers, with some tossing fans from the 30-foot high stands.
"We do not want to disturb our players as they must focus totally on the final, " said Ahly team manager Hossam al-Badry.
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