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European Qualifiers for World Cup: Where does Hungary stand?

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Hungary ranks at 27th place in Group I of the European qualifiers. However, this does not mean that Hungary will rank this low forever. The national team’s ranking is bound to rise as it is highly likely that Hungary will win more matches and score more goals, so there is some heartfelt excitement for the next Europa League.

What matters, even more, is how good the Hungarian football players are on the bottom level and those who have been playing in second or third-league teams. Those from second or third-league teams cannot make it onto higher levels if there is no depth, and this would make qualifying a dream rather than a reality.

One should first look at where Hungary is standing in Group I of the European Qualifiers concerning team rankings.

Team Rankings

With the November 2021 round of European Qualifiers, Hungary had played its 10th match. As of now, it has won 5 games, lost 3, and drawn 2. There are 11 more rounds to go in the competition before the 2022 World Cup finals in Qatar.

What matters a great deal is how a tournament runs in terms of where a country stands. In the European Qualifiers group stage, there are six groups and each has four teams.

The most successful team from each group will qualify for the World Cup finals in 2022. The second-ranked team from each group will play against one another in what is called the play-offs. The two best teams from the play-off stage will qualify for the World Cup finals of 2022.

The point system is as follows:

Win=3 points

Draw=1 point

Loss=0 points

So, 5 points are needed to win a match, whereas 1 point is awarded if drawn.

Team Squad

Hungarian defenders include Ádám Lang and Ákos Kecskés (permanent players); Attila Fiola (Videoton), Márk Tamas, Endre Botka, Loïc Négo (Fehérvár FC), and Botond Balogh (regular substitutes); Bendegúz Bolla and Gergő Lovrencsics (on-and pro players).

In the midfield is Tamás Cseri (Videoton), Ádám Nagy, and Dominik Szoboszlai along with András Schafer, and Kevin and Roland Varga.

Up front are Dániel Sallói, Filip Holender, Ádám Szalai (captain) and Roland Sallai. The team is coached by Marco Rossi who took over the role of head coach in 2018.

The best goal scorers are Roland Sallai and Ádám Szalai, with three goals each so far. Dániel Gazdag is also on three goals, and Dominik Szoboszlai has scored two goals.

The goalkeepers are Lajos Hegedüs, Nyíregyháza Spartacus FC and Balázs Tóth (Puskás Akadémia FC), and these keepers will have their hands full to say the least. Backup comes from Péter Gulácsi and Ádám Bogdán.

Team captain Ádám Szalai was born in 1987 is now 33, and this may be his last captainship going into the world cup 2026.

Player rankings

Player rankings are determined according to several factors: total minutes played, number of games, number of goals scored by the player, number of assists, and number of yellow and red cards. Some players’ rankings may be lower than 45th place as they have received more yellow and red cards than assists or goals scored: that means that those players cannot qualify for Euro Cup or World Cup 2022.

One thing is certain about the Hungarian national team’s success in the World Cup 2022. Let’s take a look at how many points Hungary has won so far.

The Hungarians have won 17 points out of a possible 25, which gives them a score of 68 percent. These stats, however, are not an impressive percentage as teams with the same number of points have a higher rate or percentage than Hungary.

For example, Turkey has won 77 percent of their points, while Estonia has won 81 percent. So, if Hungary wants to qualify for the World Cup 2022, they need to increase the number of points they are winning during the European qualifiers.

Hungary currently ranks at 27th place in Group I of the European Qualifiers, which means that the Hungarian national team still has a long way to go before making it onto football pitches across Qatar. At present, there are four matches left for Team Hungary to play during the European Qualifiers 2021/22.

If things stay as they are now, Hungary can hope to make it to Qatar in 2022 (although it’s unlikely).

Hungary biggest football successes

One of Hungary’s biggest football successes was winning the gold medal at the Olympics in 1952 held in Helsinki, Finland. The national team had a record number of member players which included Ferenc Puskás, József Bozsik, Sándor Kocsis, Zoltán Czibor and Gyula Grosics.

In 2002 Hungary was ranked 15th place by FIFA, the highest rank for a long time. They took part in World Cup 2002 held across South Korea, and Japan got to the quarter-finals, which was an outstanding achievement.

Hungary also won bronze at the European Championship in 1964 held across Spain, silver at the football tournament of Olympics in 1952 held in Helsinki, and gold and silver at European Championships as well as bronze.

In 2003 Hungary was ranked 21st by FIFA, which means they went down ten rankings from 2002. In 2017 Hungary was still ranked 21st by FIFA, which is not very good for a team that has gained so much over its history since it was founded back in 1899.

The famed Ferenc Puskás laid the foundation for this team’s success where he helped the national side win three Olympic gold medals. He also managed to win both the Ballon d’Or and FIFA’s World Cup Golden Boot awards for his performance in the 1954 World Cup.

Hungary qualified for football matches at the World Cup in 2018 held across Russia since they finished as group winners, beating Norway and defeating Greece 3-1 and Liechtenstein 5-0 and drawing 2-2 with Latvia.

Predictions

Hungary will not qualify for the World Cup 2022. They have a poor record this time, and it will be quite a surprise if they are eligible. Their best chance of winning is to invest in the team’s performance at the next European Championships, which will see them improve on their previous performances (if they can).

Hungary needs some good things to happen for them because they are not doing very well compared to other teams participating in the European qualifiers. Their most recent match saw the Hungarian team lose 0-1 to Albania, but they managed to draw 1-1 against England and pull a flanker with a last-minute win against Poland, which was a good result.

December 1, 2021

5 best Hungarian soccer clubs in history

Soccer is the most popular sport in the world, with 3.5 billion fans. That’s why online sportfogadás is widely affiliated with the sport. Europe is the center stage of soccer, with various soccer clubs playing against each other domestically and internationally. While some of the countries that rank high for soccer are Belgium, France, Italy, England, and Spain, a country like Hungary has had its share of wins domestically and internationally. In this article, we discuss the best Hungarian soccer clubs in history:

Ferencváros FC / FTC

Ferencváros FC was formed on 3rd May 1899, and its name has been borrowed from the name of the city it inhabits. It has been nicknamed Fradi and also The Green Eagles. The latter nickname is because of the club’s mascot, a green eagle, and white and green are the club colors.

The team has dominated the soccer scene in Hungary and outside as well. They won the 1964-1965 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, where they beat Juventus 1-0. Also, they’ve won the Magyar Kupa 23 times and the Bajnoksag 32 times. They reached the finals of the European Cup Winners’ Cup in the 1974-1975 season.

MTK Budapest FC

MTK Budapest FC is one of the best Hungarian football clubs and operates from Józsefváros, Budapest. Its colors are white and blue and play in the Nemzeti Bajnoksag I. Its base is in Józsefváros, Budapest.

As one of the best Hungarian soccer clubs, MTK has won the Hungarian Cup 12 times, the Hungarian League 23 times, and the Hungarian Super Cup twice. They became the first Hungarian team to play in the European Cup in 1955. In 1964, they faced Sporting Clube de Portugal in the European Cup Winners’ Cup finals but lost.

Újpest FC

Újpest FC has existed for 136 years, having been founded in 1885. It plays in the Nemzeti Bajnoksag I and is based in Újpest, Budapest. The soccer club has been in the first division of the Hungarian League since 1905.

The soccer club has won the Szuperkupa thrice and Magyar Kupa 11 times. They’ve also been Hungarian champions 20 times. They’re not alien to international soccer as they’ve won the Mitropa Cup twice. In 1930, they won the Coupe des Nations. What’s more, they were runners-up in the 1968-1969 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, winners of the 1961-1962 UEFA Cup, and got to the semi-finals of the 1973-1974 European Cup.

Budapest Honvéd FC

Honved, which means Homeland Defence, is known for its black and red colors. The Hungarian soccer club operates from Kispest, Budapest, and the club was formed in 1909. They changed the name to Kispest FC in 1926 and changed back in 1944.

Honvéd became the Hungarian Army team in the 1950s during its golden age when they won the Hungarian League four times. Some popular players during this era were Ferenc Puskás and Sándor Kocsis. They won eight more Hungarian League titles during the 1980s and 1990s.

Fehérvár FC

Fehérvár FC competes in the Nemzeti Bajnokság and operates from Székesfehérvár. In 2018, the soccer club changed its name to MOL Vidi FC from Videoton FC for sponsorship reasons.

They won the Nemzeti Bajnokság twice in 2011, 2015, and 2018. They won the Magyar Kupa when they beat Vasas in 2006 and Honvéd in 2019. Also, they’ve won the defunct Hungarian Super Cup twice and the defunct Hungarian League Cup thrice. In 1985, Fehérvár FC reached the UEFA Cup Final, for which they’re best known. They’ve also participated in the UEFA Europa League group stages in the 2012-2013 and 2018-2019 seasons.

They’ve got blue and red club colors and were founded 80 years ago in 1941.

November 30, 2021

The Hungarian players lighting up German football

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After a rocky few decades, it looks like Hungarian football is finally getting back to its best. The barren landscape that was Hungarian football — no major tournament appearances for thirty years — has given way to a young, vibrant team that have tournament experience under their belts and a bright future to look forward to.

While many elements have contributed to this turnaround, it’s the players who have done the most work. Today, you’ll find Hungarian players competing in major leagues across Europe, and especially in the Bundesliga. There are several key players that can more than hold their own in Germany’s top division. In this blog, we’ll take a look at a few of the best.

Péter Gulácsi

It took a while for Péter Gulácsi to find his way in professional football, but there’s no doubt that the Hungarian goalkeeper has found his place now. After a rocky start to his career, during which he played for Liverpool, Hull, and Red Bull Salzburg, Gulácsi’s move to RB Leipzig marked a significant development. Today, he’s a highly regarded member of the team and is a key reason why the German side continues to outperform expectations. Indeed, the quality of Gulácsi’s performance means there’ll be more than a few people using Unibet to back RB Leipzig to win at least one trophy this year.

Dominik Szoboszlai

There’s a lot of hype surrounding Dominik Szoboszlai. Indeed, he’s the best prospect that Hungarian football has had in years. Still only 21, he plays alongside Gulácsi at Leipzig, only Szoboszlai brings his A-game to the attack. A midfielder, the youngster got off to the best possible start to his career with his new team by scoring twice on his debut. Since then, the goals have tapered off, but he’s proven that he belongs at that level. And with time on his side, there’s no telling just how good he may become. There was a reason, after all, why Leipzig were happy to make him the most expensive Hungarian footballer of all time.

Willi Orban

Willi Orban is a reminder that you don’t need to have star power to have an influence in football. A no-nonsense defender, he’s been a mainstay for RB Leipzig for years, making more than 150 appearances over a six-year spell. He’s been there for many of Leipzig’s most notable moments over the past few years, including captaining the side in their first ever DFB-Pokal Final appearance. They lost that game, but it won’t have mattered all that much to Orban. It was historical, after all. He’s still only 29, too, so there’s plenty of time to make it to another final!

Roland Sallai

Roland Sallai has quietly transformed himself into a key player for his side, SC Freiburg, and his country. After several years of bouncing around clubs in Hungary, Italy, and Cyprus, Sallai joined Freiburg, where he continues to impress on the wing. Fast, tricky, and with an eye for goal, the 24-year-old has settled into his role and, with time on his side, looks set to be a regular in the German top division for years to come.

November 29, 2021

Could a Hungarian athlete become ‘Most Valued Player Of the Year’ in the US?

Since 2000, Major League Soccer players can receive the Landon Donovan Most Valued Player Award and the Comeback Player of the Year Award for their outstanding performance. This year, a Hungarian football player was named a finalist for these prestigious US awards.

The Award

MLS or Major League Soccer is a men’s professional football (soccer) league organised by the United States Soccer Federation. It is considered the biggest accolade in sport in the United States. The winners of the Landon Donovan MVP and Comeback Player of the Year Awards are determined by media votes. MLS players and club management represent the best of the best in the football scene.

This year, the forward striker of the Sporting Kansas City club, a Hungarian-born soccer player, Dániel Sallói is among the finalists. He is in the running for both two awards, the club’s website announced.

Dániel Sallói

The Hungarian soccer player was born in Siófok and raised in Budapest. His soccer career started early and since then he has proved his talent at numerous occasions.

Dániel Sallói moved to the United States as an exchange student in 2014 and joined the U-18s of the Sporting KC Academy where he immediately stood out by scoring a team-high 21 goals in just 28 appearances, Sporting KC writes.

Hungary ranked poorly on the list of European football academies

Hungarian football association bans rowdy fans from sports events

Following that, Sporting KC signed Dániel Sallói as the fourth Homegrown Player in the club’s history in 2016. He has been borrowed by the Hungarian team a couple of times and the 25-year-old soccer player excelled in both teams, the site reported.

According to Sporting KC, Dániel is a fourth-generation professional soccer player. His father became quite known in the Hungarian and Israel teams for scoring 130 goals during his 16-year career.

As reported by Hellómagyar, Dániel Sallói secured 16 goals and 8 goal assists in the 34-match season. Due to his outstanding performance, he reached 7th place on the goal table and his team became 3rd in the western group.

The Finalists

According to Sporting KC, the following players are the finalists for the awards:

2021 Landon Donovan MLS MVP Finalists

Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City)
Valentin Castellanos (New York City FC)
Carles Gil (New England Revolution)
Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC)
Joao Paulo (Seattle Sounders FC)

2021 MLS Comeback Player of the Year Finalists

Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City)
Carles Gil (New England Revolution)
Javier ‘Chicharito’ Hernández (LA Galaxy)

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November 18, 2021

Hungary ranked poorly on the list of European football academies

The International Center for Sports Studies (CIES) has recently published a list of TOP100 that ranks the best European football academies based on their performance. There are even two Hungarian football training clubs, MTK and Honvéd, that made it to the ranking. However, there is still plenty of room for improvement.

The CIES looked at the football teams of 31 major European leagues in the previous season, including the Hungarian ones as well. If a player, between the age of 15-21, has been registered with his current club for at least three consecutive seasons, he was considered a club train player. Europe has 55 member states that play football, and Hungary now ranks 28th on the list of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). It’s important to mention that the great performance of Ferencváros positively influenced this ranking in the past three years.

Only two Hungarian academies have been listed in the ranking: MTK and Honvéd.

MTK has contributed with 28 while 22 Honvéd has given 22 club train players to European football. These players made it at least to National Championship and were, thus, included in the CIES statement. In the case of MTK, the club boasts two outstanding Hungarian players: Péter Gulácsi (RB Leipzig, Germany) and Barnabas Bese (Leuven, Belgium). Meanwhile, Honvéd has one legendary Hungarian player, Filip Holender, who has recently returned to his home country after a Swiss detour.

As the Hungarian news portal Telex reports, most of the football academies abroad are privately owned; however, the system works differently in Hungary. In November 2019, the government decided that it is the state’s responsibility to support the 10 priority training clubs. Last year, Felcsút received the biggest financial support: more than EUR 2.7 million out of the EUR 13.8 million budget per semester. However, the Pancho Arena, which has been operating since 2014, is not yet present in the ranking. The other 9 academies shared nearly EUR 11.1 million in government aid.

Among the TOP10 European academies, Ajax takes first place (81 players in 31 leagues), followed by Sahtar (75), Sporting (70), Dinamo Kiev (70), Dinamo Zagreb (70), Partizan (69), Real Madrid (62), Benfica (60), Sparta Prague (58), and Barcelona (57). What’s common between these above-mentioned academies is that not only do their youth clubs perform exceptionally well but also their adult clubs stand out since 8 of them already made it to the Champions League.

The Football Observatory also made a ranking of the quality of the players extracted. In TOP3, the order has changed a bit. Sporting has caught up to second place behind Ajax while Real Madrid stands at third place.

In this category, the Hungarian academies are ranked at the bottom: MTK is in the 91st place and Honvéd is in the 99th place.

The CIES further narrowed down the ranking by highlighting the institutions where the top league players come from. The top 5 European leagues (English, German, Spanish, Italian, and French) are home both to the best players and the best national teams. Among the top leagues, Real Madrid and Barcelona are ranked first, followed by Lyon, PSG, Rennes, Valencia, Arsenal, St. Etienne, Chelsea, Manchester United, and Monaco.

The last Hungarian player at the Real Madrid academy was Ádám Szalai, who is currently playing in Mainz. He has won more than 200 matches with the German team. Another outstanding Hungarian player is Mátyás Tajti, who was trained in Barcelona, and now plays as the midfielder of the Hungarian Zalaegerszeg team. We cannot miss Pál Dárdai either, the Hungarian head coach for Hertha BSC. Thanks to him, there are currently 17 former Hertha BSC players are registered in top leagues now. Dárdai also helped Hertha BSC to finish as the third-best German club after Bayern Munich and Hoffenheim.

The newly published ranking reflects that even though the listing of the two Hungarian academies seems encouraging, there is still scope for improvement.

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November 10, 2021

Angry fans, injury at a football match, coach taken by ambulance helicopter – VIDEO

Crvena Zvezda lost a match against Midtjylland at the European League. Serbian football fans blamed three Hungarian referees for losing the match. Eventually, the coach had to be taken away by an ambulance helicopter.

Serbian newspaper Vijesti wrote that the fans of the home team threw various items at the referees when entering the tunnel and hit fitness coach Federico Panoncini. His skull was cracked, and he was kept overnight at the emergency centre. The incident happened in Belgrade.

“Crvena Zvezda goalkeeper Milan Borjan tried to calm the fans down, and members of the police formed a wall so that the referees could reach the locker rooms,” the newspaper wrote.

Origo reported the details of the incident. Serbian football fans blamed three Hungarian referees for losing the match. That was the trigger for the attacks on the Hungarian referees. People started throwing various items at them. Injuring the coach was an accident. The event was extremely unfortunate, and he was taken to the hospital by helicopter.

One specific event that made Serbians angry was that referee Tamás Bognár sent off two players. The first occasion happened when he sent off Milos Degenek in the 12th minute of the match. Then, he sent off Marko Gobeljić in minute 94.

Aggressive behaviour at football matches is unfortunately not rare. There have been issues in Wembley where the police used batons against Hungarians. Recently, the Hungarian football association banned rowdy fans from sports events. You can read about the details by clicking HERE and HERE.

November 6, 2021

Hungarian football association bans rowdy fans from sports events

The Hungarian Football Association (MLSZ) has banned fans identified as “renitent” at a recent Hungary-England match in Budapest, from attending further matches for two years.

MLSZ spokesman Jenő Sípos told MTI on Thursday that an investigation was under way to identify others that behaved violently during and after the September 2 match in the Puskas Arena, which England won 4-0.

According to earlier reports,

a group of Hungarian fans jeered at the British team taking the knee

as a gesture against racism at the beginning of the match, while they threw plastic cups and other objects into the field after each goal.

Britain’s Football Association turns to FIFA over racist incidents in Budapest – UPDATED, VIDEO

FIFA also launched an investigation into the incident and decided that the Hungarian team must play the next world championship qualifier behind closed doors, and suspended a similar decision for a further match for two years.

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October 14, 2021

This is how England could not defeat Hungary at Wembley – PHOTOS

A first-half penalty earned by Loic Nego and dispatched confidently by Roland Sallai put Hungary ahead against England in London and although John Stones levelled the scores before half-time, Marco Rossi’s team were well worth their point in the end.

Hungary head coach Rossi named a largely familiar lineup for his team’s second World Cup qualifier in just over three days, Péter Gulácsi in goal behind a back three of Attila Szalai, Ákos Kecskés – on his full debut – and Ádám Lang with Loic Nego at right wing-back and Zsolt Nagy on the left side. Ádám Nagy and András Schäfer screened the defence behind Dominik Szoboszlai in the playmaker role and Roland Sallai and Szabolcs Schön providing attacking thrust upfront.

Following a 4-0 defeat at the hands of England in Budapest

last month and a single-goal home loss to Albania on Saturday, Hungary’s World Cup qualification dreams were largely confined to mathematical possibnility only, but they didn’t let this affect them and instead put on a performance full of vim and vigour.

England left-back Luke Shaw’s high foot struck Nego in the face and handed Sallai the chance to score from the penalty spot in the 24th minute, an opportunity he took with aplomb by sending opposing goalkeeper Jordan Pickford the wrong way and confidently striking the ball low into the left side of the England goal.

Did you know that the greeting of one of the most famous Hungarian football teams is almost like the Nazis’? — VIDEO

A set-piece was the only way England could find a way back into the game, thus

the hosts equalised 13 minutes later when John Stones turned the ball at the far post after Tyrone Mings and Declan Rice had flicked on Phil Foden’s free-kick.

That was the way the scoreline stayed despite Stones sending a second-half header just wide, Gulácsi – again deputising as captain in the absence of the injured Ádám Szalai – denying Raheem Sterling one on one and for Hungary, substitute Filip Holender firing over the crossbar from inside the England penalty area.

Following this encouraging display of stoic defence and attacking verve,

Hungary will now look forward to their two remaining World Cup qualifiers next month, at home against San Marino and away against Poland.

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October 13, 2021

English police used batons against Hungarian fans in Wembley yesterday – VIDEO

Yesterday was the first time since 1953 that the English team could not defeat the Hungarian team in London. However, the World Cup qualifying tie was overshadowed by a clash between the English police and the Hungarian fans.

Police shared why they used batons against Hungarian fans

According to the Metropolitan police, the fighting between their officers and the fans broke out when they attempted to arrest a spectator for a racist incident – goal.com reported. The police’s statement says that “shortly after the start of tonight’s match at Wembley. Officers entered the stand to arrest a spectator for a racially aggravated public order offence following comments made towards a steward. As the officers made the arrest, a minor disorder broke out involving other spectators.

Order was quickly restored, and there have been no further incidents at this stage.”

The Football Association (FA) promised to investigate the issue and would report the incident to FIFA.

The Metropolitan police increased their presence before the match. That was because they expected clashes between the approximately 1,000 Hungarian supporters and England fans.

Hungarian fans punished for racism many times

That is not the first time that racist incidents related to Hungarian fans occurred. Last month Hungarian fans aimed

racist chants towards Raheem Sterling and Jude Bellingham

in Budapest. “Objects were also thrown at players during that game, and a flare was launched onto the pitch”, – goal.com said.

Hungary to play next World Cup qualifier behind closed doors after racist incidents – UPDATE

As a result, Hungary had to play two home matches in an empty stadium. Furthermore, the Hungarian football association had to pay fines. During EURO2020, UEFA punished Hungary because of racism and homophobia.

What happened during the match?

According to mlsz.hu, a first-half penalty earned by Loic Nego and dispatched confidently by Roland Sallai put Hungary ahead against England in London. Although John Stones levelled the scores before half-time, Marco Rossi’s team were well worth their point in the end.

Today’s press said that the result was a surprise since Hungary has suffered only defeats from England since the legendary 3-6 played by the Mighty Magyars in 1953.

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October 13, 2021

HUN vs ALB behind closed doors – Orbán cheered for home team in a video – PHOTOS

Last night, the Hungarian football team hosted a World Cup qualifier in the Puskás Aréna and they played against the Albanians.

„Hungary was ordered by FIFA to play its next World Cup qualifier without spectators as punishment for the latest racial abuse by its supporters when England played in Budapest,” India Today reported.

Before the match began, the prime minister of Hungary, Viktor Orbán posted a video on his Facebook page in which he mentioned the penalty of closed doors by FIFA, and with a small ball in his hand and with a scarf with Hungarian national colours around his neck, he said “Go Hungary! Go Hungarians!”.

Matchday brawl between Debrecen and Fehérvár fans sees 15 men arrested – VIDEO

This time, due to being almost no spectators in the stadium, only about 50 guest fans, there were no harassing each other’s teams or nationalities. And it also seems that there was no outrage around the topic of kneeling on the soccer field.

The first half-time was quite tense, but neither team could overpower the other and so the first half-time ended without any score on either team, but both teams’ play was really strong, Mandiner reported.

In the second half-time the Albanian team put pressure on the Hungarians and around the 80^th minute of the match, the Albanian replacement player, Armando Broja managed to outmanoeuvre the Hungarian defences and scored the first and deciding goal.

With this loss at the 7^th round of the qualifier, Hungary did not qualify for the 2022 World Cup.

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October 10, 2021

Matchday brawl between Debrecen and Fehérvár fans sees 15 men arrested – VIDEO

On Saturday, several fans got into a fight before the Debrecen – Fehérvár Hungarian National League match, and the police had to intervene.

There was a huge brawl in Debrecen before the Loki-Fehérvár match, with Greek fire and firecrackers being set off – reports Debrecen Nap. About 120 people were fighting in Debrecen, presumably football hooligans. Some people saw people running around in black ski masks and vandals throwing firecrackers under cars.

The police issued a statement on the incident:

“A report was received by the police on 2 October 2021 at around 18:45 that several persons were fighting at the intersection of Kartács Street and Doberdó Street in Debrecen. Following the report, uniformed officers immediately went to the scene and arrested 15 supporters in connection with the fight. The identification and search for further perpetrators is ongoing.

The Criminal Investigation Department of the Debrecen Police Department has initiated proceedings on suspicion of the crime of group aggravated assault.”

The clash lasted for 2 minutes.

The incident reportedly ended with the home fans running.

Loki received a fine from the disciplinary committee of the Hungarian Football Association (MLSZ) last week for repeated disorderly conduct of its fans.

The match: 1-1, Dzsuzsák red card

The football match between Loki and Vidi was very enjoyable and the final result was a draw. The internationally renowned Dzsuzsák was very tense and received a red card after some harsh fouls.

Dzsuzsák red card

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zi0Mtx-CU4A

Highlights

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October 5, 2021

Did you know that the greeting of one of the most famous Hungarian football teams is almost like the Nazis’? — VIDEO

Gábor Kubatov, the party director of Fidesz and the president of the most popular Hungarian football team, Ferencváros, shared a video on his social media page. In this video, he responds to doubts about the behaviour of Hungarian fans. Kubatov in the video shows how to behave.

On 2nd September, the Hungarians were defeated 4-0 by the English national team. However, after the match, serious indignation developed mainly due to the behaviour of the Hungarian fans. The English team has already been whistled at during the warm-up, the presentation of the players, the anthem, and when taking the knee against racism. Even more serious was the fact that Raheem Sterling, who scored the first goal, was thrown with plastic cups, writes 444.hu.

British PM Boris Johnson finds the case inadmissible, while FIFA has launched an investigation.

Kubatov’s new video was timed before Ferencváros’s first Europa League match against Bayer Leverkusen. Kubatov says in the video that “hooting and these things need to be forgotten”. The director of the Hungarian government’s party also emphasised that various racist and sexist comments were shouted in Hungarian. These were translated for UEFA inspectors. After that, the case was recorded, as a result of which the team and the fans can expect punishment.

Kubatov also speaks about the ambiguous arm swing.

The most important thing is not to swing with one hand. Kubatov says the intention is good, but he admits it is ambiguous. The name of the arm swing in the case of Ferencváros is “from heart to sky”. Kubatov says that Tóni, a well-meaning, decent man, is the inventor of the arm swing. The Ferencváros football team has previously indicated to UEFA that the gesture seen in the matches is not the same as that prevalent during Hitler’s Nazi Germany.

The party director asks for the arm swing to be done with both hands, and then he demonstrates the move.

Kubatov wants to avoid UEFA punishing the Hungarian national team and Ferencváros, index.hu writes. Many argue that UEFA applies a double standard, but Kubatov did not want to comment on that.

https://www.facebook.com/kubatovgabor/videos/240635984659779/

September 17, 2021

Britain’s Football Association turns to FIFA over racist incidents in Budapest – UPDATED, VIDEO

The British Football Association has asked international federation FIFA to launch an investigation into racist behaviours by Hungarian supporters during a Hungary-England World Cup qualifier played in Budapest on Thursday night.

After the match, which England won by 0-4, the British players complained about being loudly booed when they had taken the knee as a gesture against racism before starting, and said that after each goal plastic cups and other objects were thrown into the field, while racist slogans were chanted.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Facebook

“it is completely unacceptable that England football team players were racially abused in Hungary”

and called on FIFA to “take strong action against those responsible to ensure that this kind of disgraceful behaviour is eradicated from the game for good”.

England team prepared for hostile and even racist reactions in Budapest

Speaking to Hungarian public media on the sidelines of a meeting of his European Union counterparts in Slovenia, Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said that “Boris Johnson and I have a friendly relationship, since we were counterparts as foreign ministers for a relatively long time… therefore it is with all due respect that I say to the prime minister that we should finally stop applying double standards in issues as serious as this.”

Commenting on the complaints by English players, Szijjártó said: “Everyone could see how the English fans treated the Italian players in the Euro 2020 final.”

“The English fans were booing the Italian national anthem so loud that you could hardly hear it,

not to mention the insults that were flying during the match itself,” the minister said.

FIFA rejected all forms of racism and violence in a statement, and pledged zero tolerance for such behaviours. The federation also pledged to take appropriate action once they received reports on the events.

Battling Hungary fall to impressive England – PHOTOS, VIDEO

Hungarian association MLSZ said in a statement that “most of the 60,000 supporters stayed sportsmanlike even when the (Hungarian) team was losing”. They said that

the perpetrators were being identified and would be “strictly punished”.

MLSZ also said that it would sue the perpetrators for compensation should the federation be fined, and they would be banned from sports events for two years.

European federation UEFA condemned Hungarian fans for “discriminative behaviours” in July and ruled that the Hungarian team should play three European matches behind closed doors, with one of them suspended for two years.

Read alsoBritain’s Football Association turns to FIFA over racist incidents in Budapest – UPDATED, VIDEO

September 3, 2021

Battling Hungary fall to impressive England – PHOTOS, VIDEO

Second-half goals from Raheem Sterling, Harry Kane, Harry Maguire and Declan Rice saw Euro 2020 finalists England eventually cruise to victory in Budapest tonight, but hosts Hungary made it difficult for their opponents for most of the first hour.

It was a feverish start in front of a packed Puskás Aréna crowd, as boisterous as ever in support of their heroes of this summer’s European Championship. However, the quality of the football in the first half of this latest FIFA World Cup qualifier didn’t quite match the intensity of the home support, neither side managing to create any clear chances as Hungary nullified an England team rich in possession but ponderous in attack. Indeed, the best chance of the half fell to Hungary’s Dominik Szoboszlai, his centrally-located 22-metre free-kick curling just over visiting goalkeeper Jordan Pickford’s crossbar.

The second half started in contrasting fashion though. Firstly, Hungary escaped when Kalvin Phillips sent Harry Kane in on goal in the 49th minute, only for the Tottenham striker to scuff the ball weakly at Hungary goalkeeper Péter Gulácsi 14 metres from goal. England didn’t waste their next opportunity though, Jack Grealish releasing Mason Mount down the left and the Chelsea man’s cross from the byline being dispatched low into the far right of the goal by Raheem Sterling to give the away side the lead.

England team prepared for hostile and even racist reactions in Budapest

That broke Hungary’s stout resistance and further concessions were soon to come, Kabe heading in Sterling’s deflected cross and Harry Maguire getting enough power on his header from Luke Shaw’s left-wing corner for the ball to squirt off Gulácsi’s outstretched left hand and squirm inside the far right post.

Kane was then denied by Gulacsi when clean through again 12 minutes from time, but finally Hungary also exerted some pressure, substitute Kevin Varga drawing a save from Pickford from a tight angle and the same player reaching the byline and seeing his pull-back cause momentary consternation in the England defence.

Declan Rice’s low, long-range drive deceived Gulàcsi and reasserted England’s authority though, a 4-0 margin of victory possibly a little harsh on the hosts, who will know they’ll need to recover quickly with three points in Albania on Sunday if their 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification dream is to stay alive.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VnTTn91xjQ

Read alsoBattling Hungary fall to impressive England – PHOTOS, VIDEO

September 3, 2021

The Chinese to buy legendary Hungarian football team?!

According to the most recent news, the Belgian owner of the Hungarian football team Újpest – currently playing in NB I – has been negotiating with a Chinese investor for months. The agreement is already close to being finalised, and the purchase price would be EUR 20 million (HUF 7.2 billion).

Currently, the purple-white Újpest has a Belgian owner, Roderick Duchatelet, who has recently become extremely unpopular among the fans due to the poor performance of the team. According to Goal.com, Újpest is in last place in NB I, after scoring just two points in five rounds, and the team’s performance is disappointing in several aspects as it has not been able to win a single match recently. In addition, the purple-white fans continue to protest against the Belgian owner: they have been silent, and there is no organised support at the Szusza Ferenc Stadium as the team still does not play with its traditional coat of arms on its chest, but it uses a hybrid solution.

However, now it seems that Duchatelet, who has been the owner of the Hungarian football team for years, will hand over his position.

The Belgian owner has been negotiating with a Chinese company for months. The agreement is already close to being finalised, and the purchase price would be EUR 20 million (HUF 7.2 billion).

Újpest would not be the first club in Europe to be run by a Chinese owner. The Italian Internazionale, the Czech Sparta Praha, as well as the leading English teams Wolverhampton Wanderers and Southampton are all managed by a Chinese businessman.

The news was also confirmed by some of the players of Újpest, adding that

the team would like the former goal king, Péter Rajczi, to return to his beloved club as a sports director.

”From rumours, I’ve heard that my name has come up as a potential sports director. Officially, however, I have not yet received any offers. Of course, I would be happy to fill the position. I would like to work as a sports leader, I have completed the necessary training for this, I recently obtained my second degree,” commented Rajczi to the Hungarian news portal Blikk.

Chinese people living in Hungary are happy about the recent news. A local student also described how Asian fans could encourage the purple-white Újpest team. Here is the solution: 加油紫色 (Let’s go purples!).

Read alsoÚjpest win 2021 MOL Hungarian Cup

September 2, 2021

England team prepared for hostile and even racist reactions in Budapest

England will face Hungary at the Puskás Aréna in the World Cup qualifier in Budapest on September 2. Even though Irish players were booed when they took the knee in Hungary in June, the England team intends to continue the protest against racism this way. British journalists expressed their concern about the “racist” reaction of Hungarian fans at the press conference.

UEFA has ordered Hungary to play their next three home matches behind closed doors due to the spectators’ discriminatory behaviour at Euro 2020. Nonetheless, on Thursday, a crowd of more than 60,000 fans will be present at the Puskás Aréna since the ban only applies to UEFA matches, and this World Cup qualifier falls under FIFA jurisdiction, writes Magyar Hang. When Sky Sport News asked Gareth Southgate about the England team’s possible reaction, the manager elegantly refused to talk about any speculations and claimed that

they are looking forward to the challenge of the match and ready to face the Hungarian crowd.

Southgate also added that the game on Thursday will be crucial, considering their World Cup qualification.

Kneeling is a symbolic gesture against racial violence and abuse that has triggered controversy in more cases. In June, Irish players were booed by Hungarian spectators at Szusza Ferenc Stadium, writes Daily Mail. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán argued that this kind of action has no place on the pitch, and he suggested that the Irish team had provoked their hosts and the fans.

“If you’re a guest in a country, then understand its culture and do not provoke its residents, […] We can only see this gesture system from our cultural vantage point as unintelligible, as a provocation,” explained the Hungarian Prime Minister at a press conference.

Many fans also booed England players after they took the knee in their two Euro 2020 warm-up games against Austria and Romania. Despite the controversy, central midfielder Kalvin Phillips is hopeful and believes that they are making progress: “I just know that, as a group, we’ll carry on taking the knee because it’s important to us, important to our country, and to fight racial abuse,” told the player to ESPN.

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September 2, 2021

A new season begins for Péter Gulácsi

With the dust now settled on this summer’s delayed European Championships, it is time for Hungary’s 26-man squad to go back to club business and for one man in particular, it will mean returning between the sticks for Red Bull Leipzig.

The man in question is Péter Gulácsi and with the shot stopper having a rather impressive showing on the international stage just a couple of months ago, he will look to carry that level of performance over to the Bundesliga.

That’s because Red Bull Leipzig or RB Leipzig as they are perhaps better known, will once again look to offer something of a genuine title challenge this season and with it being all change in the former East German city, such ambition may prove to be difficult.

Especially, as the energy drink backed club have lost their former manager to arch-rivals and whereas Bayern Munich are known for poaching the best clubs within the division, they have subsequently poached arguably the best manager.

Because with Julien Nagelsmann swapping the Red Bull Arena for that of the Allianz variety, it means the nine-time defending Bundesliga champions can now call upon one of Europe’s hottest managerial talents.

Of course, football as in life must always go on and with Red Bull owning a network of clubs, there is always an element of succession for events such as above and when Nagelsmann moved onto Munich, the next manager already lied in wait.

With Red Bull Salzburg lighting up the Austrian version of the Bundesliga, it was pretty obvious that Jesse Marsch was always going to be on the radar of fellow European clubs and one of those was reportedly Celtic of Scotland.

The Glasgow giants took a long amount of time in finally naming a new manager of their own and before former Australian international manager Ange Postecoglou was installed, Marsh was considered to be in the frame.

However, Celtic’s timing was not ideal and with a vacancy opening up in Leipzig, staying within the Red Bull network seemed of greater preference to the man who is now installed as their current manager.

While it has certainly been a summer of overhaul for last season’s Bundesliga runners-up and not just from a managerial point of view either, as there has been a considerable change in terms of playing personnel.

Especially in defence, as RB Leipzig’s two main centre-backs have long since departed and arguably the biggest move of the Bundesliga transfer window (at least from an internal point of view), is the transfer of Dayot Upamecano to Bayern Munich.

The 22-year-old links up with his former manager Julian Nagelsmann and will be tasked with helping his new club land an incredible 10^th successive Bundesliga crown at the end of the season, while fellow defender Ibrahima Konate has moved to Premier League outfit Liverpool.

These two exits may well have hampered RB Leipzig’s hopes of snaring the Bundesliga for themselves and this is currently reflected in the sports betting sites, as they are only third favorites behind Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund in the odds.

While the loss of both Upamercano and Konate, may well make life difficult for Peter Gulácsi at the same time and with two solid defenders no longer keeping guard in front of him, the Hungarian international may be slightly busier in goal next season.

However, that’s not to say manager Jesse Marsch plans to leave his goalkeeper exposed for the length of the campaign and with the addition of Josko Gvardiol to the ranks, the Croatian will look to slot right into defence.

While at the same time, the Leipzig outfit could just as easily aim to outscore their opponents instead and with Andre Silva making the switch from fellow Bundeslia outfit Eintracht Frankfurt, he will be charged with scoring the necessary goals throughout.

Whether RB Leipzig can truly challenge for this season’s Bundesliga crown remains to be seen and you get the feeling that they are going to have to be at their best, while their two closest rivals are going to have to both struggle.

That in itself is not outside the realm of possibility, although it may need senior players such as Gulácsi to step up the plate and if he can show his Hungarian prowess between the posts, who knows where RB Leipzig will end up?

August 30, 2021

The Top Five Players from Hungary in 2021

Hungary’s 1950s national football team is often regarded as one of the greatest teams formed anywhere on a football field. Many consider them as the greatest national team that never won a World Cup. Over the last few decades, things have been in decline. However, the emphasis on bringing young players through the ranks is working well. The next generation may not be able to live up to the team from the 1950s, but they are finally getting back on track. In this article, I will talk about the best current players from Hungary below.

# 1: Roland Sallai-Right Winger

During his teen years, the 24-year-old made his professional debut with the Puskas Akademia U13s, at the age of 17. While he was on loan to Palermo and Apoel Nicosia in 2018, he joined Freiburg ahead of the start of the 2018-19 seasons. He has suffered from injuries in recent seasons, but there are several clubs showing interest in him. If you fancy placing a wager on him moving in the transfer window, make sure to olvass tovább about these bonus offers.

# 2: Willi Orban-Centre-Back

Orban was born in Germany to a Hungarian father and a Polish mother. He grew up in his parent’s homeland of Hungary. He made his first appearance for Hungary in a defeat to Greece in the UEFA Nations League on October 12, 2018. This six-foot-one center defender took home the title of Bundesliga youth league champion in the 2010/11 season with his hometown club, Kaiserslautern. His representing Germany up to the U21 level led to him being called up to the Hungarian national team and signing with Leipzig.

# 3: Péter Gulácsi-Goalkeeper

Gulácsi is a goalkeeper for Bundesliga club RB Leipzig and the Hungarian national team. Gulácsi joined Liverpool on a one-year loan from MTK Budapest in 2007. He had several loan spells after leaving Liverpool, which did not work out, but he’s established himself as a starter with RB Leipzig since 2015.

# 4: Attila Szalai-Centre-Back

Hungarian international midfielder Szalai Slazai has joined Fenerbahce after signing for three years with Apollon Limassol. He made his senior debut with Rapid Wien on May 20, 2016, at the age of 23. After a 16-cap international career, he now stands at 6’4″ and is extremely well-built.

# 5: Ádám Nagy-Defensive Midfield

Bristol City signed Hungarian player dám Nagy from the Italian side Bologna in August 2019 after he agreed to a three-year contract with the club, who has the option to pick up an additional year. Regularly taking part in Series A since 2016, many clubs have started to show interest in him. He made his international debut against Northern Ireland for Hungary in 2015 and has since become an important player for the team.

Final Thoughts

They were by far the greatest team in the world in the 1950s. Their 1954 World Cup loss was dubbed “The Miracle of Bern,” due to Germany’s unlikely triumph against them. The current batch of players is not up to the high standards set previously and making the World Cup final would be a miracle, but there are several bright young prospects starting to appear, so it’s not all doom and gloom.

August 18, 2021