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After Warsaw match, England’s football team accuses other side of racism, again

The Editorial Board September 10, 2021

Poland/England – Some footballers have been known to roll around on the ground screaming in pain when an opponent has only inadvertently grazed them, but in the England team they prefer to cry racism. Previous case in Budapest in early September On…

Society

Maria Schmidt’s open letter to Boris Johnson

The Editorial Board September 5, 2021

Hungary - Following the Hungary-England football match on Thursday 2 September, during which racist abuse was reported, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson posted a tweet in which he expressed that it was "completely unacceptable that England players were racially abused in…

Society

Robert Lewandowski: The ever-hungry sniper

Sébastien Meuwissen May 29, 2021

Robert Lewandowski, Bayern Munich’s Polish attacker, is considered by many as being amongst the best football players in the world and his stats are unbelievable. Having already scored 4 goals against Real Madrid during the 2013 Champions League semi-finals, he then did…

Magyar Nemzet

What Petry’s case reveals: diversity does not equal tolerance

Partenaire April 8, 2021

This article has been published online by the Magyar Nemzet on April 8, 2021. Zsolt Petry – 38-time national team’s goalkeeper, winner of the European Championship – was dismissed from the Hertha Berlin football team this week. The first-class German team’s goalkeeper coach…

Culture

Euro 2016: Hungary snatched the draw against Iceland

Miklós Dorsch June 20, 2016

The Magyars may continue to believe. Despite conceded a penalty and numerous missed opportunities, it's in the end of the match that the team of Hungary has retained a point against Iceland. Everything will be decided on the last day, next wednesday.…

Politics

Slovak PM Robert Fico called Russian President Putin to talk about the 2nd half of 2016

The Editorial Board June 15, 2016

The main topics were economy and... football. As Slovakia will take the presidency of the EU Council for the next half year, President Putin talked by phone with the Prime Minister Fico on June 14. The two leaders spoke especially about bilateral…

Culture

Euro 2016: great start for the Hungarian team

Miklós Dorsch June 15, 2016

Originially published in French, on Hongrie Actuelle. France, Bordeaux - For her comeback after 44 years of absence in the Euro, Hungary has marked the occasion by winning 2-0 against Austria at her first match in the competition. What millions of Magyars were…