Repeat Olympic and world champion swimmer Katinka Hosszú aimed to qualify for the Paris Olympics but failed to meet the qualifying stage.
Hosszú failed to qualify for the 200m medley at the Sette Colli (Seven Hills) international event in Rome on Sunday and is now certain to miss the Olympics.
The 35-year-old three-time Olympic champion was attempting to secure her place in Paris in the 200m medley. However, her final time of 2:18.41 was well short of the required 2:11.47, meaning she will miss her sixth Olympic Games.
In recent years, Hosszú has been enjoying motherhood following the birth of her child. Despite a long hiatus, she has been striving to reach the qualifying standard. Sadly, this is expected to mark the end of a long and successful career.
Varga was injured when he swung into the Scottish box after a free kick and Gunn jumped over him. The Hungarian star appeared to hit Gunn’s arm and was left lying on the ground.
The referee immediately stopped play, and medical staff rushed onto the pitch. A screen was placed around Varga while he received treatment. Medical care was sometimes hindered, and the Hungarian players rushed to get their fellow player on a stretcher as soon as possible.
After a six-minute slide, Varga was carried off the pitch on a stretcher, and the Stuttgart Arena crowd rose as one to applaud him. The host broadcaster allowed a replay of the incident to be shown, and VAR also checked for a possible penalty against Gunn, but no penalty was awarded.
Horror injury at Euro 2024: Goalkeeper Glenn’s collision with Varga:
Euro 2024 Horror: Hungarian player Varga suffers multiple cheekbone fractures, world stars offer support. Photo: MTI
Angus Gunn’s interview was not considered the best reaction by many: Who is that?
It’s a shame the incident with Varga but Angus Gunn’s interview has me creased🤣
Euro 2024 Horror: Hungarian player Varga suffers multiple cheekbone fractures, world stars offer support. Photo: MTI
Euro 2024 Horror: Hungarian player Varga suffers multiple cheekbone fractures, world stars offer support. Photo: MTI
After Varga was hospitalized, Hungary pressed for the win and found it in the ninth minute of extra time. Roland Sallai was played in on the right wing and pulled the ball back to Kevin Csoboth. The Újpest player shot the ball into the bottom corner. Our report: Hungary defeated Scotland in the last minute, Hungarian footballer suffered horror injury – details, PHOTOS
Euro 2024 Horror: Hungarian player Varga suffers multiple cheekbone fractures, world stars offer support. Photo: MTI
With this result, Hungary still have a chance of progressing if they can secure one of the “best third places”.
According to the Hungarian Football Association, Varga’s condition is stable but will not play in the continental tournament again.
Following the shocking incident, prominent footballers such as France’s world champion striker Antonine Griezmann and England and Chelsea star Cole Palmer have also voiced their support for the Ferencváros striker. Palmer wrote that all his thoughts and sympathies are with Varga, while Griezmann expressed his support with a red heart on social media. The French international’s social media page also posted the Hungarian striker’s number 19 jersey.
Euro 2024 Horror: Hungarian player Varga suffers multiple cheekbone fractures, world stars offer support. Photo: MTI
In addition to footballers and sporting federations, the world’s best-known football portals have also wished the Hungarian striker a speedy recovery, with SportBible and BBC Sports also publishing a special post on the striker’s misfortune. The most famous journalist in the world of football, Fabrizio Romano, also expressed his support for Varga.
Varga started his career with Austrian Bundesliga side Lafnitz before signing for Hungarian side Gyirmót in 2019. There, he scored 29 goals in 60 games, earning him a transfer to Paks, where he continued his excellent goalscoring record, scoring 29 goals in 33 games. This record earned him a contract with Hungarian record champions Ferencváros. The 29-year-old scored 29 goals in 40 games to lift his side to the Hungarian league title and earn a place in his country’s national team for the European Championship.
Thomas Bach, the president of the International Olympic Committee, has lauded Budapest for hosting the second stop in the inaugural Olympic Qualifier Series after the four-day best-in-class competition for athletes in BMX freestyle, breaking, sport climbing, and skateboarding came to a close.
“Congratulations to Budapest. The atmosphere here was great. The event combined the joy of sport, the culture of these urban sports, and the athletes’ determination to make their individual Olympic dreams come true,” Bach said in a statement late on Sunday.
“The two stops in Budapest and Shanghai made a perfect first edition of the OQS. Thank you to both hosts for their creativity and determination to make the two events a great success,” he said.
Over 150 athletes successfully secured their quota places for the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at the OQS, hosted by Shanghai in May and Budapest in June.
Balázs Fürjes, an IOC member who co-chairs the contest’s organizing committee, said it was a “tremendous honour” for Budapest to host the OQS after Shanghai.
“We are grateful to the Shanghai organisers for getting the OQS off to a great start, and we are proud to have seen it through to its final stage,” he added.
The Budapest OQS drew 60,000 spectators to the Ludovika University of Public Service campus. Over 450 athletes from more than 120 national federations across all continents competed at the festival-style event, details on olympics.com
The event is broadcast on television in nearly 100 countries, and over 200 foreign journalists are covering the competition.
Hungary defeated Scotland in the last minute of the Scotland-Hungary match with Kevin Csoboth’s goal. As a result, Hungary may advance from the group stage of the 2024 UEFA European Football Championships.
Hungary defeated Scotland in the last minute
After the final blow, the Hungarian footballers and fans could celebrate in Stuttgart, Germany, in the third match of the group stage of the European championships. Scotland tried everything they could and had several chances to score a goal, unsuccessfully.
Photo: MTI
Hungary had a goalpost in one of the last minutes of the match. Soon after that came the second, but probably most important Hungarian goal on the EURO 2024. Szoboszlai’s team scored the first against Switzerland but could not score a goal in their second match against Germany this week.
Photo: MTI
Photo: MTI
Photo: MTI
Photo: MTI
Hungary has a chance to advance from Group A
Germany played 1-1 with Switzerland. As a result, Group A’s final results are the following:
Germany: 7 points
Switzerland: 5 points
Hungary: 3 points
Scotland: 1 point
Hungary’s goal difference is not good. It is -3, but the team may advance to the knockout stage based on ranking.
Photo: MTI
Photo: MTI
Photo: MTI
Photo: MTI
Sadly, in the second half, a Hungarian forward, Barnabás Varga, was stretchered off after a serious-looking injury after colliding with opposing goalkeeper Angus Gunn. The referee halted the match for nearly 10 minutes. Therefore, the player could get proper treatment. He was transported to a local hospital.
Barnabás Varga. Photo: MTI
He left the football pitch wearing a neck brace. Since the healthcare unit was a bit slow, Captain Dominik Szoboszlai helped them carry the stretcher. Varga did not lose consciousness and communicated.
Fans in the stadium and in Budapest:
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The La Estancia Polo Cup 2024 was held on 9 June at the polo club that gives the cup its name, in Etyek. This exceptional event has a long history, and every year, a special group of guests comes to the ranch owned by the Zimmermann family. As we have written before, La Estancia is a family love affair, with the parents Krisztina and Uwe and the new generation, Philipp and Maximilian, also polo enthusiasts. Now you can read an interview with Uwe Zimmermann and see some wonderful pictures from the private event.
Daily News Hungary (DNH): Could you give us a little insight into why polo is considered an elite sport? What are the costs of running a polo club per year and what are the expenses in a competition season?
Uwe Zimmermann: As one can imagine, polo is a rather expensive sport that requires lots of work and management in addition to financial funds. It takes time to maintain, train, travel, and organize a polo team. Maintaining the infrastructure of a polo club is hard work and requires a certain enthusiasm. But it’s still the most beautiful sport you can pick.
La Estancia Polo Cup 2024, Etyek, Hungary.
La Estancia Polo Cup 2024, Etyek, Hungary.
La Estancia Polo Cup 2024, Etyek, Hungary.
Daily News Hungary (DNH): It also takes a lot of energy to prepare, train and compete.
Uwe Zimmermann: Yes, it does. You need to be physically and mentally prepared for the sport. You need good horses, devoted grooms, some friends and associates to play with, and, very importantly, a family who will deal with it. In our case, we have the pleasure of playing with our sons and passing on the „bug“ of polo to the next generation.
Daily News Hungary (DNH): A little insight into the world: which are the most famous polo cups, and is Hungary represented there in any way?
Some of the most important in polo are f.e. Hurlingham in Argentina, Cowdray Park, Ascot Park in the UK, Sotogrande Ayala, Santa Barbara, El Dorado in California, Careyes in Mexico, Jaipur in India, Plettenberg in South Africa …
We have been playing in most of them…, but you need to travel a lot. Polo is never a „one-way “ street. It’s probably the most international sport since there are only a limited number of players in each country.
In Hungary, there is not really a big polo crowd. We at La Estancia try to organize and play on a higher level and open the doors to interested people to learn about the sport. The combination of sport, culture, society, and friendship is probably unique in the country and appreciated by our guests and visitors.
Daily News Hungary (DNH): When was the first La Estancia Polo Cup held, and what was the basic purpose of the event?
Uwe Zimmermann: The first tournament held at La Estancia was in 2000. We established polo internationally, not only for the sporty side but, at least as important, for the social side. It’s an elegant sport with the image of being stylish and entertaining, providing the right frame for a certain part of society.
Daily News Hungary (DNH): The La Estancia Polo Cup 2024, held a few weeks ago, is one of the biggest events of its kind in Hungary. What is worth knowing about this year’s event?
Uwe Zimmermann: The 2024 edition of the La Estancia Polo Cup was again the biggest polo event of the year in Hungary. We are very proud to have received players from 7 different nations to compete. It took a lot of work and stress to have the Polo event organized at such a high level, entertaining the guests, satisfying the sponsors, and providing good polo (without accidents). It takes many years to build such an outstanding reputation that attracts international brands and companies such as Hublot, Defender, Marriott, Unicum, and Ganz KK, just to name a few.
La Estancia Polo Cup 2024, Etyek, Hungary.
La Estancia Polo Cup 2024, Etyek, Hungary.
La Estancia Polo Cup 2024, Etyek, Hungary.
La Estancia Polo Cup 2024, Etyek, Hungary.
La Estancia Polo Cup 2024, Etyek, Hungary.
La Estancia Polo Cup 2024, Etyek, Hungary.
La Estancia Polo Cup 2024, Etyek, Hungary.
La Estancia Polo Cup 2024, Etyek, Hungary.
La Estancia Polo Cup 2024, Etyek, Hungary.
La Estancia Polo Cup 2024, Etyek, Hungary.
La Estancia Polo Cup 2024, Etyek, Hungary.
La Estancia Polo Cup 2024, Etyek, Hungary.
La Estancia Polo Cup 2024, Etyek, Hungary.
La Estancia Polo Cup 2024, Etyek, Hungary.
Having several hundred guests from Hungary and abroad and hosting more than 40 ambassadors is quite a challenge. All this in a perfect, movie-like setting with great hospitality makes us the benchmark of polo in the country at La Estancia.
Daily News Hungary (DNH): The pictures clearly show a very special event, for example, in terms of outfits, hats, and white trousers.
Uwe Zimmermann: Yes, we try to reflect in our organization the history and style polo deserves. The dress code is an important element in paying respect to the organizers and teams and celebrating the sport within society. It’s part of our culture and understanding how it should be.
I must admit, the ladies love to dress up and wear their beautiful clothes and hats. This year, a big group from Gucci joined us.
La Estancia Polo Cup 2024, Etyek, Hungary.
La Estancia Polo Cup 2024, Etyek, Hungary.
La Estancia Polo Cup 2024, Etyek, Hungary.
La Estancia Polo Cup 2024, Etyek, Hungary.
La Estancia Polo Cup 2024, Etyek, Hungary.
La Estancia Polo Cup 2024, Etyek, Hungary.
La Estancia Polo Cup 2024, Etyek, Hungary.
Daily News Hungary (DNH): Let’s not forget the sporting performance. Which team lifted the trophy this year, and what was the order of finish? What other prizes were awarded?
Uwe Zimmermann: Yes, there was again a very good and fast polo. Important, no accidents! Four international teams were competing, with the Austrian-Argentinian team from Dorothea Hotel winning the big trophy in the final against the Hungarian-German Ganz KK-Areus. Third place went to the Slovakian team from Defender in their match against the German-Italian-Mexican team of Hublot.
La Estancia Polo Cup 2024, Etyek, Hungary.
La Estancia Polo Cup 2024, Etyek, Hungary.
La Estancia Polo Cup 2024, Etyek, Hungary.
La Estancia Polo Cup 2024, Etyek, Hungary.
La Estancia Polo Cup 2024, Etyek, Hungary.
La Estancia Polo Cup 2024, Etyek, Hungary.
La Estancia Polo Cup 2024, Etyek, Hungary.
La Estancia Polo Cup 2024, Etyek, Hungary.
La Estancia Polo Cup 2024, Etyek, Hungary.
La Estancia Polo Cup 2024, Etyek, Hungary.
La Estancia Polo Cup 2024, Etyek, Hungary.
La Estancia Polo Cup 2024, Etyek, Hungary.
At La Estancia, all our players receive nice and valuable prizes and awards. Our sponsors and partners are so kind to support us and their teams, and our guests cheer for their favorite polo team.
Daily News Hungary (DNH): In addition to the polo matches, the guests enjoyed other experiences thanks to the support of renowned sponsors.
Uwe Zimmermann: Yes, the opening of Budapest´s first Polo Lounge (by WineHub) on the first night of the event is a milestone. The cocktail and dinner reception at the Dorothea Hotel was an extremely enjoyable and elegant part of the polo tournament. Generosity is the correct attribute for the hospitality all of our players and guests were able to enjoy during the three-day event.
La Estancia Polo Cup 2024. Wine Hub
La Estancia Polo Cup 2024. Wine Hub
La Estancia Polo Cup 2024. Wine Hub
La Estancia Polo Cup 2024. Wine Hub
La Estancia Polo Cup 2024. Wine Hub
La Estancia Polo Cup 2024. Wine Hub
La Estancia Polo Cup 2024. Wine Hub
La Estancia Polo Cup 2024. Wine Hub
La Estancia Polo Cup 2024. Dorothea Hotel
La Estancia Polo Cup 2024. Dorothea Hotel
Defender, Unicum, Fish Monger, Alpine, Hublot, Turkish Airlines, Areus, Dr Hazi, Herz Coffee, Agrolanc-Toro and many others were setting the frame for our guests at the polo club, all nestled in the „white village“ designed by Krisztina Zimmermann. With their outstanding products, services and fantastic catering (by Dorothea Hotel), you enter a world of class and harmony. Seeing all the happy and smiling faces of our guests and players pays back big time for all the work.
La Estancia Polo Cup 2024, Etyek, Hungary.
La Estancia Polo Cup 2024, Etyek, Hungary.
La Estancia Polo Cup 2024, Etyek, Hungary.
La Estancia Polo Cup 2024, Etyek, Hungary.
La Estancia Polo Cup 2024, Etyek, Hungary.
La Estancia Polo Cup 2024, Etyek, Hungary.
La Estancia Polo Cup 2024, Etyek, Hungary.
La Estancia Polo Cup 2024, Etyek, Hungary.
La Estancia Polo Cup 2024, Etyek, Hungary.
La Estancia Polo Cup 2024, Etyek, Hungary.
La Estancia Polo Cup 2024, Etyek, Hungary.
La Estancia Polo Cup 2024, Etyek, Hungary.
La Estancia Polo Cup 2024, Etyek, Hungary.
La Estancia Polo Cup 2024, Etyek, Hungary.
La Estancia Polo Cup 2024, Etyek, Hungary.
La Estancia Polo Cup 2024, Etyek, Hungary.
La Estancia Polo Cup 2024, Etyek, Hungary.
La Estancia Polo Cup 2024, Etyek, Hungary.
La Estancia Polo Cup 2024, Etyek, Hungary.
Daily News Hungary (DNH): What are your plans for this year and next?
Uwe Zimmermann: We have more polo events scheduled this year, early October we invite for our traditional „Octoberfest Polo Cup“ were people are welcome to wear their „Dirndl and Lederhose“.
The next edition of our La Estancia Polo Cup will be held in 2025, and we already have new ideas and plans to surprise our guests.
In the meantime, our polo team travels during the season to various tournaments in Europe.
Zimmermann Family. La Estancia Polo Cup 2024, Etyek, Hungary.
The Olympic Fest of Street Sports kicked off today in Budapest’s famous Ludovika Campus. The event is part of the Olympic Qualifier Series for the 2024 Paris Summer Olympic Games and an opportunity for everybody else to try themselves out in BMX freestyle, breaking, skateboarding, and sport climbing or enjoy the positive vibes of the unique fest blended with music, art, and culture.
Downtown Budapest hosts international sports fest, urban festival
The Paris Olympic Games will include four extra sports. They are breaking, surfing, skateboarding, and sport climbing. Athletes in these sports can acquire a spot in the Olympics by performing well on two qualifiers. One was organised in Shanghai in May. The second part is in Budapest: it started today and will last until Sunday.
This is the first time such a competition is held. However, it is important for the 464 athletes competing since 150 can win an Olympic quota for Paris.
Photo: FB/Olympic Qualifier Series Budapest 2024
Balázs Fürjes, co-chairman of the Budapest Local Organising Committee for the 2024 Olympic Qualifier Series and a Hungarian member of the International Olympic Committee, told InfoStartthat the Qualifier Series is accompanied by an urban festival. Thus, those interested can try all the sports regardless of age, skill level, or gender.
Photo: FB/Olympic Qualifier Series Budapest 2024
Mr Fürjes told to InfoRádió’s Aréna that their aim was to organise a respected sports event and a music and family festival to help all age groups find suitable programmes.
He said some of the new sports would remain in the programme of the future Olympic games and one would be sport climbing.
Four Hungarian athletes at the Olympic Qualifiers
Four Hungarian athletes will take part in the qualifiers. Zoltán Kempf (Kempf Zozó) will compete in BMX freestyle, Csenge Szarvák (B-Girl Csenge) and Lobontiu Menotti Noris (Noris by Nature) will try to get a spot on the Paris Olympics in breaking. Finally, Nimród Sebestyén Tusnády will try to do the same in sport climbing.
Nimród Sebestyén Tusnády. Photo: FB/Olympic Qualifier Series Budapest 2024
Kempf Zozó already passed his first training at the Ludovika Campus:
“The Olympic Qualifier Series is an exciting opportunity for Hungarian athletes to demonstrate their skills in these emerging sports in vibrant, urban locations”, Zsolt Gyulay, chairman of the Hungarian Olympic Committee, said in April. He also added that the event was free to enter for everybody.
Thursday and Friday will see training and preliminaries, while the finals will take place on Saturday and Sunday. Furthermore, you will even be able to meet former Olympic champions in the Ludovika Campus during the qualifiers and urban fest.
Music, sport, culture
The urban fest will include hip-hop, rock, and surf-punk music, DJ battles, and beatbox shows.
The Hungarian sports federations will provide equipment, advice and more to try the sports regardless of age, gender or skill level.
Photo: FB/Olympic Qualifier Series Budapest 2024
Mr Fürjes said the four sports were outstandingly exciting, spectacular and dynamic. Thus, everybody will get real sports experience visiting the Ludovika campus.
Athletes from 120 countries and all continents will take part in the event. 36 Olympic medals will be distributed in the four sports in 12 categories in Paris. Getting a spot for the Paris Olympics will be difficult, so we should expect exciting games.
Here’s a promo video of the festival:
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Goals by Jamal Musiala and Ilkay Gundogan sent Germany through to the Euro 2024 knockout stages, but they were made to work extremely hard for their Group A victory against a spirited and purposeful Hungary in Stuttgart on Wednesday evening.
Hungary head coach Marco Rossi opted to make two changes to the lineup which lost to Switzerland last Saturday, Márton Dárdai and Bendegúz Bolla replacing Ádám Lang and Attila Szalai. Péter Gulácsi continued in goal ahead of Dénes Dibusz and a three-man rearguard of Márton Dárdai, Willi Orbán and Attila Szalai supported a four-man midfield of, from right to left, Bendegúz Bolla, Ádám Nagy, András Schäfer and Milos Kerkez. The three forwards seeking to fire Hungary to their first points of the tournament were playmakers Roland Sallai and captain Dominik Szoboszlai behind central striker Barnabás Varga, mlsz.hu wrote.
Hungary were on the front foot from the very outset, Germany goalkeeper Manuel Neuer needing to react quickly to beat Sallai to the ball just eight metres from goal within the first 25 seconds of the game.
Germany were finding it difficult to break down a resolute Hungary defence and it took a huge slice of luck to help the home team into the lead, a shove in the back of Willi Orbán by Ilkay Gundogan deep in Hungary’s penalty area deemed not to be a foul and the Barcelona midfielder tapping the ball to Jamal Musiala who blasted the ball into the Hungary net via the thigh of Fiola and the crossbar.
That was in the 22nd minute but Rossi’s charges refused to buckle and instead responded in belligerent style, Szoboszlai testing Neuer with a fabulous 25-metre free-kick which the veteran keeper could only palm out, but the angle was too tight for Varga to convert on the follow-up. Moments later, a rapid counter-attack saw Kerkez release the Hungary captain in on goal, but defender Jonathan Tah produced a crucial, last-ditch block to preserve the hosts’ lead.
While Germany had the majority of possession, Hungary continued to attack with thrust and vigour when possible and in first-half added time, they thought their efforts had been rewarded, but Orbán’s flick-on from Szoboszlai’s free-kick was ruled offside, rendering meaningless Sallai’s subsequent header into the net after Orbán’s effort had the post.
Photo: FB/MLSZ
The visitors continued to press hard in the second period, Varga seeing his header back across goal flash just over the crossbar from Sallai’s delicious left-wing cross. The game was opening up all over the pitch though and that meant Germany With their slick movement of the ball became ever more dangerous. Eventually, their ability and pressure told, a fine passing move in the 67th minute concluding when Maximilian Mittelstädt crossed low for Gundogan to sweep the ball first-time into the bottom-right corner of Hungary’s net and double his team’s lead.
Photo: FB/MLSZ
Hungary never gave up trying to get back into the game, Germany having Joshua Kimmich to thank for a 90th-minute goalline clearance from Orbán’s instinctive effort during a goalmouth meleé, but despite their best efforts, there was to be no further change to the scoreiine.
While Germany now top the group with two wins from two and are assured of progress to the knockout stages of Euro 2024, Hungary must hope they can beat Scotland on Sunday evening in Stuttgart and become one of the four best 3rd-placed teams which will reach the last 16 of the competition.
Germany 2–0 Hungary (HT:1–0)
Stuttgart, 54 000 spectators. Ref: Danny Makkelie (Assistants: Hessel Steegstra, Jan de Vries) – all from NetherlandsGERMANY: Neuer − Kimmich, Rüdiger, Tah, Mittelstädt − Andrich (Can, 72), Kroos − Musiala (Führich, 72), Gündogan (Undav, 84), Wirtz (Sané, 58) − Havertz (Füllkrug, 58). Head coach: Julian Nagelsmann
HUNGARY: Gulácsi – Fiola, Orbán, Dárdai M. – Bolla (Ádám, 75), Nagy Á. (Kleinheisler, 64), Schäfer, Kerkez (Nagy Zs., 75) – Sallai (Csoboth, 87), Szoboszlai – Varga B. (Gazdag, 87). Head coach: Marco Rossi
Goalscorers: Musiala (22), Gündogan (67)
Yellow cards: Varga B. (23), Rüdiger (27), Mittelstädt (89), Szoboszlai (90+3), Rossi (90+3)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPoP53uQ1Hg
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Anyone following the European Football Championship has surely come across the name of Martin Ádám, but he may even be familiar to those who are not fans of the tournament, as in recent days, posts, articles and memes about the footballer have flooded every corner of the internet.
Who is the new internet star, Martin Ádám?
The Hungarian striker Martin Ádám was born in Szeged in 1996, and during his career, he played for Hungarian clubs such as Vasas, Kaposvár and Paks. In July 2022, he joined the South Korean top team Ulsan Hyundai.
In March 2022, Hungary’s national captain Marco Rossi invited him to the 24-man squad of the Hungarian national team. On 14 June 2022, he came on as a substitute in the 68th minute of the 4-0 win over England in the Nations League and assisted 2 goals. He scored his first goal for the national team in a 1-0 win over Estonia in a pre-season match on 23 March 2023. He also scored the winner goal in a 3-0 European Championship qualifying match against Bulgaria on 27 March 2023. He was given the nickname ‘Viking’ because of his looks.
Articles, memes and social media posts about Martin Ádám, the ’Hungarian Viking’
The Hungarian footballer played only eleven minutes at the European Football Championship in Germany, but after the Hungary-Switzerland match, perhaps no other footballer in the tournament received more attention than him. His looks have made him the king of memes and the hero of many, and he was featured in American, British and German newspapers, Magyar Nemzet reports.
Marco Rossi, the national team captain, only sent on Martin Ádám in the second half of the group match against Switzerland, which they lost 3-1. The 29-year-old striker came on at 2-1, but he could not help the Hungarian team score either, instead, the Swiss scored another goal. Ádám still got a lot of attention, even though the only thing he had to do was to show up during the match. Viewers immediately noticed that his physique was not typical of a professional footballer, and thousands of memes spread across the internet, making him a fan favourite.
Photo: PrtScr from X / @FootyHumourPhoto: PrtScr from X / @The FPLFan
First, the US news agency ESPN published an article about the Hungarian striker, saying that he was “a fan favourite already at the tournament after his short cameo”.
On Tuesday, David Squres’ comic, published by the Guardian, featured the figure of the footballer with the following caption: “Hungary disappointed in their defeat to Switzerland, but may present more of a challenge to Germany, especially if Martin Ádám can get someone to cover his shift at the microbrewery.”
However, the Finnish news agency Helsingin Sanomat had a slightly different take on the situation. In their article, they clearly state that the Hungarian striker was body-shamed by people on the internet.
He reacted to the memes at a press conference held on Sunday: “The posts? Of course, one or two get to me, I usually have a laugh about it. I was born this way, I have this body shape. I’m not saying that I was this big when I was born, but I have a basic physique. Genetics, I can’t change that,” Magyar Nemzet reports.
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In the 1990s and the early 2000s, goalkeeper Gábor Király was the most famous Hungarian footballer, even though the Hungarian team did not score too many goals and was not too successful. Király was 40 years old in his last match in the 2016 UEFA European Football Championships.
Gábor Király’s last match is probably not something Hungarians gladly think back on. At the Euro 2016, the Hungarian team led by Balázs Dzsudzsák miraculously won its group (Portugal, Iceland, Austria). However, in the first match of the knockout phase, Király and Dzsudzsák’s team faced Belgium, who killed all our hopes with four goals.
That match was Gábor Király’s last one in the Hungarian national team, and by being 40 years and 86 days old, he became the oldest player ever in the UEFA European Football Championships.
Pepe takes on the lead
Portugal’s star centre-back, Pepe, broke that record yesterday by being 41 years and 113 days old, Telex wrote. Furthermore, Portugal has two more matches in the Euro 2024 with Pepe. They could defeat Czechia in the 92nd minute. Thus, they have favourable odds to emerge from their group. Therefore, the new European football championships’ age record will exceed 41 years and 113 days soon.
Pepe celebrating yesterday after scoring Portugal’s second goal against Czechia. Source: Instagram
The most experienced players at the European football championships:
Anyway, Gábor Király did not forget to congratulate him on his official Instagram page. He wrote:
“Congratulations to Pepe on being the oldest player ever in the history of the European Championship! Big respect and all the best!”
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The heyday of bookmakers and fantasy sports
Bookmakers thrive on the popularity of team sports, leveraging the constant stream of games and tournaments to offer a variety of betting options. The advent of online betting platforms has further fueled this relationship, making it easier for fans to engage in betting activities from anywhere in the world.
Live betting, in particular, has become a major trend, allowing bettors to place wagers in real-time as the action unfolds. This not only enhances the viewing experience but also adds an extra layer of excitement and engagement for fans.
Furthermore, the rise of fantasy sports has added a new dimension to how people interact with team sports and betting. Fantasy leagues allow fans to draft their own teams and compete based on the real-life performance of their selected players. This has created a hybrid form of engagement that combines elements of sports fandom and strategic gaming, further broadening the appeal of team sports.
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The Hungarian national team played their first match of this year’s European Championship yesterday, losing 1-3 to Switzerland. How likely is it that Hungary can be the European Championship winner? Here are the odds!
The Hungarian starting team during the Hungary vs Switzerland match in Group A of the European Football Championship at the RheinEnergieStadion in Cologne, Germany on June 15, 2024. Switzerland won 3-1. Photo: MTI/Koszticsák Szilárd
As G7.hu writes, England is the most likely to win the European Championship. According to bookmakers’ odds, the English team has a nearly 20% chance of winning the final, compared to 1 in 6 for France and roughly 1 in 7 for Germany.
Could Hungary win the championship?
The Hungarian national team is given a 1% chance. Although this does not seem like much, according to G7.hu, it is an improvement on the 2021 European Championship, as it was only 0.19% then. This year, eight teams are behind us in the ranking.
In Hungary’s group (Group A), the bookmakers think that the Swiss, along with the German team, have a better chance of advancing than us. Meanwhile, the Hungarian team has a better chance than the Scottish team.
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The New York Times’ The Athletic published an article apropos of the ongoing European Championship, criticising the Fidesz government’s politicisation of Hungarian football in recent years. “Politics and football are now inseparable” in the country, it writes, with “links back to Orban at every turn.”
The Athletic, part of The New York Times Company, begins a recent article with a quote from PM Viktor Orbán in which he declares that Hungary’s national football team has a “chance to win against anyone,” and will certainly try so, as “[w]e are men and we want to beat you.”
“The words were typical Orban; a nationalistic projection of defiance, a refusal to accept Hungary’s place in the established order of modern Europe.”
– the site assesses the PM’s words.
Football, the NYT argues, has been thoroughly politicised in the country under Orbán’s leadership, because “the nation’s 61-year-old populist and autocratic figurehead, knows a good thing when he sees one and has been quick to latch onto the team’s rise.” In Hungary, “[p]olitics and football are now inseparable”, and “[t]here are links back to Orban at every turn.”
Viktor Orbán poses with a Hungary scarf, with the image saying “The Hungarians are off!” The caption of Orbán’s Facebook post reads: Watch out, Germany! Photo: Viktor Orbán / Facebook
Billions of USD spent on football to further political goals
After returning to power in 2010, the Fidesz government made it possible for wealthy individuals and businesses to get tax benefits “when investing a portion of their wealth into sport, [effectively bringing about] a redistribution of the public purse, with money siphoned away from central government to fund a structural rebuild of Hungarian football.”
With an estimated USD 2.8 billion of public funds spent on building new and renovating old stadiums and training facilities all over the country, football has become more than a mere sport in the country. Instead, as Simon Chadwick, professor of sport and geopolitical economy says, it is “a way of expressing an ideology.”
The success of Hungarian football, the argument goes, is a representation of the overall flourishing of the country under the Fidesz government, with the sport becoming a tool “to secure political gains domestically and legitimacy further afield.” As Professor Chadwick sees it, “Orban understands the power of football”.
Countries like Saudi Arabia, China or Russia offer a “21st-century despotic template, whereby sports, particularly football, are a means to assert power but also project a particular image of a country. […] Internationally, Orban does have a sharp sense of diplomacy. The word that ties it all together is ‘legitimacy’. And football gives countries a legitimacy that they otherwise might not have.”
Indeed, after hosting European Championship and Europa League matches, the Puskás Arena in Budapest will now be home to the 2025-2026 Champions League final. Moreover, Dominik Szoboszlai has made headlines by signing on with Liverpool. Thus,
“Orban’s supporters argue [spending on football stadiums and practice venues] been money well spent after decades of decline.”
As sports journalist János Kele highlights, many people are excited about football. According to the UEFA, Hungary is among the top five nations to have requested Euro 2024 tickets from outside tournament hosts.
At the same time, many in the opposition see the lavish public investment in football as “a political tool”. They are quick to point out that in actuality, the domestic league is ranked quite low internationally, and that many of the most excellent players of today have trained elsewhere, and, therefore, owe their development to other countries.
Some of the national team, Kele says, “came from the Hungarian grassroots, like Szoboszlai, Sallai, and Peter Gulacsi, and some of them are completely the product of another country’s system, like Loic Nego (born in France), Willi Orban (Germany), Callum Styles (England), Marton Dardai (Germany).”
The Puskás Arena lit up in red, white, and green. Source: Facebook/Puskás Aréna
There are other threads connecting Orbán to Hungarian football
Besides the monetary connections – and the fact that Orbán himself is a football fan – there are other links between him and the upper echelons of the sport, the NY Times writes. “Ferencvaros, Hungary’s most decorated club, have Gabor Kubatov, a senior figure in Fidesz, as president; it’s the same story with Andras Tallai, the secretary of state for parliamentary affairs and taxation, at Mezokovesd Zsory” football club.
“Sandor Csanyi, Hungary’s richest man and a long-standing ally of the prime minister, has been the president of the national football association since 2010, […] while Lorinc Meszaros, another of Hungary’s wealthiest individuals, is the leading backer of Puskas Akademia, a tiny club only founded in 2005 and based in Orban’s home village of Felscut [sic] .”
Ultras as weaponised tools of politics
Lastly, the NY Times goes on to describe a subset of fans of the sport, the ultras, who stand as another thread that connects Orbán and Hungarian football together.
“Marching under the banner of the Carpathian Brigade, a nationalist ultras group formed in 2009, they have earned notoriety for violence, racism and an anti-LGBTQI+ stance across the past decade. To many, these fans are Orban’s unofficial footsoldiers.”
Photo: facebook.com/carpathianbrigade
In recent years, the site writes, the ultras have gained a reputation for hooliganism, racism and homophobia: in 2016, they fought in the stands at the Euro 2016, and in 2021 they clashed with police and stewards during a match. The same year, Hungary was fined for the racist abuse against Raheem Sterling and Jude Bellingham during a match with England at the Puskás Arena.
Also in 2021, and at the same arena, homophobic banners were on display during a match against Portugal, and a similar banner was also seen while the Hungarian football team played Germany, the New York Times lists, going on to highlight that:
“Tellingly, though, there is never any government condemnation of Hungary’s supporters. The opposite, in fact.”
Péter Szijjártó, for example, called the UEFA a “pitiful and cowardly body” after Hungary received fines because of the behaviour of the ultras. According to Professor Chadwick, the government has “weaponized” these fans. According to Kele, the ultras are
“the minority in the fanbase. But they are the loudest […] They show up in their black T-shirts and it’s a bit frightening. Orban has very good political connections with this far-right fanbase, who are strongly and deeply supportive of his views. And he will never condemn those fans.”
The nationalist, anti-immigration stance of the Carpathian Brigade fits too well with Orbán’s political rhetoric, the NYT concludes.
Hungary–Switzerland: Hungary starts the 2024 European Football Championship against Switzerland at 3 PM today. Follow the match with us!
HUNGARY-SWITZERLAND: 1-3
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Switzerland scores: 1-3
The Swiss team scored its 3rd goal.
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5 minutes extra.
Hungarian indicators improved
The Hungarian team improved in several indicators compared to the first half. Although the Swiss still have more shots (11-6) according to Whoscored.com, ball possession is leveling off (52.8-47.2 percent) and passing efficiency is nearly the same (85-83 percent).
Hungarian team finds itself
The Hungarian team is starting to recover, as Varga’s goal proves.
The Swiss started the second half. The Hungarian team has a big task ahead of them: they have to come back from a two-goal deficit.
Hungary is not doing too well
Hungarian attackers have so far gone almost unnoticed. The defence is also more vulnerable than usual, and the second goal was scored from an easy position.
Switzerland scores again
Photo: MTI/Illyés Tibor
Switzerland (Michel Aebischer) scored its 2nd goal in the 45th minute.
The Swiss team is better in most indicators
According to Whoscored.com stats, the Swiss had much more possession (38.7 vs. 61.2 percent), better passing (86 vs. 76 percent), won more headers (8-6), and shot more (4-2) in the first half.
No spectacular change in the game since the goal
The Swiss didn’t give the initiative to the Hungarians after their goal, they continue to attack more and look more confident. The Hungarian team can’t even finish counterattacks, Telex writes.
Hungary–Switzerland: 0-1
Switzerland (Kwadwo Duah) scores against Hungary. Photo: MTI/Koszticsák Szilárd
Switzerland scores in the 12th minute. (Scorer: Kwadwo Duah)
Szoboszlai youngest ever captain in EC history
Dominik Szoboszlai just wrote history: he is the youngest-ever captain in European Championship history, Telex reports.
The starting lineup of the Hungarian team at their first match against Switzerland on 15 June, 2024. Photo: MTI/Illyés Tibor
The UEFA Champions League, Europe’s premier club football competition, has witnessed some of the most thrilling moments in the beautiful game.
Real Madrid made history at Wembley when they closed the curtain on the 2023-24 season with their 15th title. The second in the last three years for Carlo Ancelotti, Los Blancos haven’t lost a final since 1981, and it’s no surprise those that bet on football had them as favourites to beat Borussia Dortmund.
Over the years, several clubs have left an indelible mark on the tournament, etching their names in football folklore and managing to compete with the might of Madrid.
In this article, we explore the most successful teams in Champions League history, starting with the Merengues and working across Europe’s elite. Read on to find out more.
Real Madrid – 15 titles
Real Madrid stands head and shoulders above the rest, having clinched the coveted trophy a staggering 15 times. Their dominance spans decades, with iconic players like Alfredo Di Stéfano winning the first five editions of the tournament. Cristiano Ronaldo and Zinedine Zidane are other Ballon d’or winners who have graced the famous white kit, with the former winning three in a row between 2016 and 2018.
AC Milan – 7 titles
AC Milan, with seven titles to their name, epitomises Italian football excellence. Their triumphs include legendary moments like the “Dutch trio” of Ruud Gullit, Marco van Basten, and Frank Rijkaard leading them to glory in the late 1980s. Milan’s tactical prowess and defensive solidity, particularly in the early 2000s with the defensive duo of Paulo Maldini and Alessandro Nesta, have left an indelible mark on the Champions League.
Liverpool and Bayern Munich – 6 titles each
Liverpool’s “Miracle of Istanbul” in 2005 remains etched in memory – a comeback for the ages against AC Milan from 3-0 down at half time. Jürgen Klopp left the Reds this summer, but not before adding a sixth Champions League to their cabinet when they beat Tottenham Hotspur in 2019.
Bayern Munich, too, boasts six titles, with their recent successes powered by stars like Robert Lewandowski and Thomas Müller. Their most recent title came in 2020 when they overcame Paris Saint Germain 1-0 in a final contested behind closed doors. Both clubs epitomise resilience and attacking prowess.
Barcelona – 5 titles
Barcelona’s tiki-taka football under Pep Guardiola revolutionized the game. With Lionel Messi, Xavi, and Andrés Iniesta pulling the strings, they conquered Europe in style. Their 2009 and 2011 triumphs showcased football at its artistic best.
Luis Enrique expanded on that in 2015, where he adapted Guardiola’s blueprint and integrated some of the best attackers in the world to create perhaps to most iconic attacking trio of all time. Neymar arrived from Santos and Luis Suarez from Liverpool to join Messi in the ‘MSN’ trio. In the 2014-15 season, Barca scored over 100 goals and won their fifth Champions League, beating Juventus in Berlin 3-1.
Ajax – 4 titles
Ajax’s ‘Total Football’ philosophy in the 1970s set the template for modern football. Johan Cruyff and his teammates mesmerised fans with fluid passing, dominant possession, and interchangeable positional play. Their 1995 triumph, led by Louis van Gaal, remains a testament to their footballing ethos.
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What Hungarian football fans have been waiting for has begun. The team has left for Germany to take part in the European Championship.
Until Monday morning, the players trained at the football training center in Telki, near Budapest, before having dinner at the weiler headquarters in the evening.
The team played their last preparation match on Saturday, where they beat Israel 3-0. Monday morning was still partly about regeneration, but there was also a ball training session in Telki led by national team captain Marco Rossi. Two players from the squad have not yet practiced with the rest of the team due to minor injuries, Callum Styles and Loic Nego.
After the training session, the team packed up, and the players shared photos and autographs with the children who had gathered to see them off, MLSZ said.
The team’s flight to the European Championships was slightly delayed due to the European thunderstorms. It landed at Friedrichshafen airport just after 6.30 pm, where a large group of children was waiting for the team.
Arriving in Weiler Simmersberg an hour later, the team was greeted by an even bigger crowd, meaning the locals had a way of welcoming the team.
Euro 2024 the Hungarian national football team arrived in Germany to a huge crowd. Photo: MTI
Euro 2024 the Hungarian national football team arrived in Germany to a huge crowd. Photo: MTI
Euro 2024 the Hungarian national football team arrived in Germany to a huge crowd. Photo: MTI
Euro 2024 the Hungarian national football team arrived in Germany to a huge crowd. Photo: MTI
Euro 2024 the Hungarian national football team arrived in Germany to a huge crowd. Photo: MTI
Euro 2024 the Hungarian national football team arrived in Germany to a huge crowd. Photo: MTI
Euro 2024 the Hungarian national football team arrived in Germany to a huge crowd. Photo: MTI
Euro 2024 the Hungarian national football team arrived in Germany to a huge crowd. Photo: MTI
Euro 2024 the Hungarian national football team arrived in Germany to a huge crowd. Photo: MTI
On Tuesday afternoon, the national team will train in Weiler-Simmerberg, and the first press conference in Germany will be held at the team’s media centre.
Euro 2024 the Hungarian national football team arrived in Germany to a huge crowd. Photo: MTI
Euro 2024 the Hungarian national football team arrived in Germany to a huge crowd. Photo: MTI
Euro 2024 the Hungarian national football team arrived in Germany to a huge crowd. Photo: MTI
Weiler-Simmerberg is a municipality of 6500 inhabitants in Bavaria, Germany. The national team will train and rest here between matches.
The Hungarian national team will play in Group A:
Switzerland on Saturday, 15 June at 15:00 in Cologne
Germany on Wednesday, 19 June at 18:00 in Stuttgart
On June 4th, 2024, Hungary’s national football squad headed to Dublin for an international friendly with the Republic of Ireland. A slow but steady game followed, ending in a late goal that tipped the scales in Ireland’s favor. Strong words have been exchanged since, including some by Hungary manager Marco Rossi.
Preparing for the Euro 2024
The exhibition football match was held in preparation for the Euro 2024, where Hungary will compete with 23 other teams from across the continent. The tournament will broadcast in late June and the first half of July, distributed through national broadcasters in competing regions. It’ll also be available through livestreaming options online, as is common for sports nowadays.
As sports coverage has made its way online, lively betting markets have also become more widely accessible. The Euro 2024 and other upcoming sports events like UFC 303 are big draws for fans who want to place a bet online, like backing the -110 favorite Conor McGregor in McGregor vs Chandler odds. Besides becoming the new home of broadcasting live events, the internet makes it easy for fans to find MMA betting odds, among other sports. As for football, Hungarians can catch the Euro 2024 broadcast from MTVA through their M4 Sport programming.
A Look at the Match
Primarily streamed through Ireland’s nationally owned RTE channel, Hungary’s game in Ireland was a slow burn for most of its runtime. Irish #10 Adan Idah quickly revealed himself as a threat within the game’s first 20 minutes, ending in contact that some tried to call penalty on. That didn’t happen and instead Idah drew first blood 36 minutes into the match, sneaking close to the goal and knocking in the soccer ball from a pass by Ireland’s Will Smallbone (#8).
The Hungarian response was swift, and mirrored Idah’s goal in a lot of ways. Center back Ádám Lang (#2) received the ball from a free kick and like Idah, was uncontested beside the Irish goalposts. Lang kicked the ball into the top left corner, equalizing the score at 1-1. That was 40 minutes into the game, and barring another close call from Idah, the draw carries past half-time.
Defense seemed lackluster for both teams in the first half and could have easily saved either team from those goals. Starting the second half, it’s Hungary’s Roland Sallai (#22) playing aggressive and forcing Ireland’s defense to earn their pay. They do, and the game settles into a stalemate. #20 for Ireland, Striker Troy Parrott, is brought in at 62 minutes into the game.
The second half is even more uneventful than the first, until 80 minutes when Ireland starts making plays and players start getting ill-tempered. A yellow card is handed out after Sammie Szmodics (#15) shouts at the referee.
Three minutes are added to the game and, at 90+2, the Irish squad trick Hungary into overextending down the field. Szmodics and Parrott get a free run at keeper Péter Gulácsi, and they get lucky by looping it into the goal. With that final goal, Ireland took the game at 2-1.
The loss put an end to the 14-game winning streak that Hungary had been enjoying. After the match, coach Marco Rossi gave his comments on what had been a slow-moving but hard-fought game. Hungary’s last-minute loss disappointed Rossi, saying “It is impossible to concede such a goal in the 92nd minute. We wanted to win, but if you can’t score the winning goal, you have to learn to keep the draw.”
It marks the first defeat for Hungary since September of 2022, which came at the hands of Italy during Nations League semifinals. Rossi added that while he wasn’t happy about the defeat and the end of the streak, “we’re not at England or Germany’s level,” signaling that he’d expected it to end sooner rather than later. With the streak broken, the Hungarian team don’t have that pressure on their shoulders heading into the Euro 2024 tournament this summer.
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As an avid bettor, I am constantly thinking about which sport to bet on. Nearly every sport in the world has a betting community, even the sports that you wouldn’t think would get a lot of attention like female handball, still get a big group of people betting on them. The two biggest betting sectors I play are horse racing and football, I think the general consensus of betting is that these are the two biggest are these two I mentioned.
Cons Of Each
One of the issues with Football is the fact that seasons need to end, a lot of the time there are horse racing festivals on all year so right now you can look attoday’s horse racing cards and pick, the football that is on right now is very slim compared to this and also not to the same competitive standard as usual, however, the upcoming European Championships changes this and puts the favour back into football. Something that is really important to betting is the entertainment aspect of the sport, although this is subjective, I think the general idea is that football is a better and more entertaining sport. It also lasts longer so there is more opportunity to enjoy it. The rebuttal here is that horse racing is over quickly and if you lose it’s over and done, but with football, you may need to watch another thirty minutes of the sport before it’s even over.
Pros Of Each
Similar to what I just mentioned, the speed at which horse races end makes the overall enjoyment a bit stronger. Watching a football match takes up a large chunk of your day whereas horse races can be done within 20 minutes. My personal favourite part of football betting is the variety that comes with it. There are tens of betting legs that you can pick from and make different types of bets yourself. Horse racing is a fast-paced sport and is for bettors who don’t care that much for the actual sport they bet on and only enjoy the sport for the betting aspect. The long-term aspect of football betting is probably better than horse race betting purely because of the longevity of football
Which Do I Prefer?
This question isn’t as simple as a yes or no, there are variables to each and both of them have their pros and cons as we have already shown. I think that the sport you pick to bet on is very subjective and is dependent on which sport you prefer. I personally prefer football and watch football more than I watch horse racing and this is a massive contributor to why I bet on football more. But, this doesn’t mean that I don’t like horse race betting, I love going to watch horse racing and when I do I bet and this is one of the most enjoyable ways to bet in my opinion.
One thing that helps is the culture of horse racing and the connection between horse racing and betting. It runs deep in history and horse race betting has been around for around 800 years, these connections make horse racing one of the biggest betting sectors because we may not even have football betting with horse race betting. In saying this, I still do prefer football betting and will continue to pick it over horse race betting.
Why Football?
I have touched on why a little bit by saying that I prefer watching football and this is a major part of it. I am more clued into football and know which teams are better, I would know that a team likeManchester City would beat Burnley but I might not know which horse will win a race and this is a major part of it. I want to put my money on something I understand and would watch even if I wasn’t betting on it.
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