9000 FC DAC fans sing the national anthem to protest new law: Video
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9000 people sang the Hungarian national anthem before the FC DAC – Zilina match to protest the law that is set to be introduced to ban the singing of foreign states’ national anthems in Slovakia.
As we reported previously, the new amendment to an existing law would mean that the club could pay fines of up to €7000 each time the anthem is sung. The club represents the town of Dunaszerdahely (Dunajská Streda) and it’s the main team of the Hungarian minority group in Slovakia.
Prior to the kick off of the FC DAC- Zilina Slovakian League match (1-0), the home fans protested against the “National Anthem law” – which would prohibit the singing of foreign states’ national anthems from the 15th of May –by singing the Hungarian national anthem.
As described by nepszava.hu, before the match proceedings fans also sang Nélküled, a song about Hungarian minorities that has become the club anthem over the years. When the players walked out, the ultras from behind the goals welcomed them with spectacular choreography; fans held up yellow and blue ribbons on either side of the stand while in the middle red-white-green coloured flares were lit.