When we look at the current Hungarian national team, it’s hard to imagine that they were once the team to be beaten. In his new weekly column, Levente Batki delves into Hungary’s showing at World Cups of old, starting with the 1930’s. World Cup 1930 In 1930, the first World Cup was held [...]
Cigány, Golliwog, Fenian – Ethnicity, Race and General Bigotry
March 29, 2012 By 1 Comment
Written by János Afánál. János is an avid football fan and splits his time between Hungary, England and Scotland. He has great knowledge of Hungarian Football and also helps to run the Live Hungarian Football Twitter feed, @MagyarFociLive. You can follow János on Twitter here – @lilakgillsbhoy. This article is of personal opinion and [...]
RIP Flórián Albert
October 31, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Hungary’s only ever Ballon D’or Winner and World Cup Golden Ball winner, Flórián Albert has died at the age of 70 following complications after having heart surgery last week. Albert, who only turned 70 last month, was at the fulcrum of two Hungarian World Cup sides and put in a memorable man of the [...]
Ferencvaros’ English Invasion
August 12, 2011 By 2 Comments
In February 2008, Kevin McCabe finalised a deal to take control of Hungarian giants Ferencvaros saving them from bankruptcy. Simon Peach recaps on the English invasion. At one point, Sheffield Untied looked like one of the most forward-thinking clubs in English football. I know, I know, I can hear the collective cry of ‘huh?’ from [...]
Hungary beats Iceland in Friendly 4-0 – Video
August 11, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Here are the goals from Wednesday’s international friendly between Hungary and Iceland.
England 3-6 Hungary – Match Report
June 18, 2011 By Leave a Comment
England’s long and illustrious home unbeaten record against non-UK opposition came to an abrupt end, as Nandor Hidegukti and the Magical Magyars smashed England 6-3 in front of a sold out Wembley crowd. It is unknown how Walter Winterbottom’s side will recover from this setback with the 1954 World Cup less than a year away, [...]
