Football Association bans Greater Hungary banners
Friday, January 27th, 2023A pro-government commentator is outraged by the decision and calls it an expression of sheer cowardice. READ MORE
Football as a political battlefield
Saturday, November 26th, 2022A pro-government columnist accuses the Left of promoting a progressive LGBTQ agenda at the Qatar World Cup, while his left-wing counterpart suspects that by lambasting the German national team, the Right wants to divert attention from Hungary’s pressing economic problems. READ MORE
Hungary beats England 4:0 in Wolverhampton
Thursday, June 16th, 2022Following Hungary’s successive impressive defeats of England, home and away in the UEFA Nations’ League, commentators praise the national team and decry the behaviour of English fans who booed the Hungarian national anthem. READ MORE
Hungary beats England in UEFA Nations League
Wednesday, June 8th, 2022A left-wing columnist finds it sad that children Hungary – England match jeered when the English team took the knee. A conservative historian wonders if kids wanted to express their discontent with English colonial arrogance. READ MORE
Outrage over racist abuse at the Hungary-England match
Monday, September 6th, 2021A conservative columnist thinks that English commentators accusing Hungarian fans of widespread racism use double standards. A moderate columnist finds it sad that Hungary is being judged after the behaviour of a couple of hundred racist fans. READ MORE
Lionel Messi and the Olympics as campaign themes in Hungary
Thursday, August 12th, 2021Events which appear to have no connection whatsoever to Hungary, or on which a national consensus seems to exist, are used by politically committed commentators to discredit their opponents. READ MORE
Hungary punished by UEFA
Tuesday, July 13th, 2021
The nationwide sports daily lambasts the European Football Union (UEFA) for inflicting hard punishment on the Hungarian Football League after sporadic racist and homophobic behaviour among fans during EURO-20 matches in Budapest. A left-wing commentator believes the sanctions are justified. READ MORE
Hungary ‘vindicated’ by Czech victory over Holland
Tuesday, June 29th, 2021A pro-government outlet expresses schadenfreude over the defeat of the Dutch football team by the Czech side in the Euro 2020 tournament, soon after the Dutch Prime Minister said ‘Hungary must be brought to its knees’. READ MORE
Football seen as politics by other means
Monday, June 28th, 2021Commentators right across the political spectrum interpret the Hungarian team’s unexpected success and tragic exit from the European Football Championship as a political allegory. READ MORE
Diplomatic row between Hungary and Germany over the sacking of a coach
Monday, April 12th, 2021he German Foreign Ministry has rejected Hungarian protests against the sacking of a Hungarian football coach in Berlin. Commentators’ opinions diverge on the rights and wrongs, but even opposition leaning columnists tend to believe that firing the coach was a disproportionate punishment. READ MORE