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New Puskas Stadium In Budapest To Cost HUF 190 bln
- 27 Feb 2017 6:02 AM
- sport
The government has approved the budget for reconstruction of Budapest’s Puskás Ferenc Stadium, the home of the national soccer team, at HUF 190 billion, substantially up from the initially planned HUF 90-100 bln, according to reports.
European Table Tennis Championships Held In Hungary
- 19 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
The 2016 European Table Tennis Championships officially got under way in Budapest with the event’s opening ceremony at the Tuskecsarnok arena on Tuesday evening. Miklós Stocker, the secretary-general of the Hungarian Table Tennis Federation (MOATSZ) and the event’s tournament director, told a press conference before the opening ceremony that it was “huge” for Hungary to be hosting the ...
Hungarian Footballers Blank Latvia
- 11 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
Hungary’s national football team defeated Latvia 2-0 in their World Cup qualification match in Riga Monday evening, chalking up their first win in three games. The goals were scored by Ádám Gyurcsó in the 10th minute and Ádám Szalai in the 77th.
Goalkeeper Gábor Király Retires From National Team At Age 40
- 4 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
Goalkeeper Gábor Király, aged 40, announced on his website that he is retiring from Hungary’s national eleven after a record 107 matches. Király, famous for playing in grey tracksuit bottoms, joined the national team in 1998. He was the goalkeeper of the Hungarian team in all four matches during the Euro 2016 championships this June.
Hungary’s Rio Gold Medalists To Receive Huf 35m In Prize Money
- 29 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
Hungarian Olympic athletes who bring home a gold medal from Rio de Janeiro will receive 35 million forints (EUR 111,800) in prize money from the state, the tabloid Bors reported. Silver medalists will get 25 million forints and bronze medalists 20 million, the paper said.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary Continues To Spend Billions On Empty Soccer Stadiums
- 21 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
The construction of modern soccer stadiums across Hungary has not appreciably boosted attendance at first division games, according to data published by Hungarian sports website Nso.hu. First division matches during the 2015-2016 season were attended by only some 2700 spectators on average. The biggest attendance was at the game between last season’s champion, Ferencváros, and its rival, Haladás, ...
Xpat Opinion: Returning National Football Team Hailed Despite Defeat
- 1 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
Pundits try to untangle why Hungarians rejoice after the national squad was crushed by Belgium on Sunday. It would be very difficult to explain to a foreigner what is currently happening in Hungary, Népszabadság admits in its front page editorial, reflecting on how the Hungarian national football team was greeted ecstatically in Budapest, after having been sent home from Euro 2016 by Belgium on ...
Euro2016 – Hungary’s Coach: We Return Home With Heads Held High
- 28 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
Speaking after the defeat against Belgium in the Euro 2016 last 16 match Hungary national team coach Bernd Storck emphasised that the team had performed exceedingly well at the tournament and can be optimistic about the upcoming World Cup qualification matches.
Hungary Shall Rise Again In International Football
- 18 May 2016 10:00 AM
- sport
In Felcsút, after the final of the Puskás Suzuki Cup, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that Hungary shall rise again in international football; its clubs will be successful, as well as the national team.
New Puskas Stadium In Budapest To Cost HUF 190 bln
- 27 Feb 2017 6:02 AM
- sport
The government has approved the budget for reconstruction of Budapest’s Puskás Ferenc Stadium, the home of the national soccer team, at HUF 190 billion, substantially up from the initially planned HUF 90-100 bln, according to reports.
European Table Tennis Championships Held In Hungary
- 19 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
The 2016 European Table Tennis Championships officially got under way in Budapest with the event’s opening ceremony at the Tuskecsarnok arena on Tuesday evening. Miklós Stocker, the secretary-general of the Hungarian Table Tennis Federation (MOATSZ) and the event’s tournament director, told a press conference before the opening ceremony that it was “huge” for Hungary to be hosting the ...
Hungarian Footballers Blank Latvia
- 11 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
Hungary’s national football team defeated Latvia 2-0 in their World Cup qualification match in Riga Monday evening, chalking up their first win in three games. The goals were scored by Ádám Gyurcsó in the 10th minute and Ádám Szalai in the 77th.
Goalkeeper Gábor Király Retires From National Team At Age 40
- 4 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
Goalkeeper Gábor Király, aged 40, announced on his website that he is retiring from Hungary’s national eleven after a record 107 matches. Király, famous for playing in grey tracksuit bottoms, joined the national team in 1998. He was the goalkeeper of the Hungarian team in all four matches during the Euro 2016 championships this June.
Hungary’s Rio Gold Medalists To Receive Huf 35m In Prize Money
- 29 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
Hungarian Olympic athletes who bring home a gold medal from Rio de Janeiro will receive 35 million forints (EUR 111,800) in prize money from the state, the tabloid Bors reported. Silver medalists will get 25 million forints and bronze medalists 20 million, the paper said.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary Continues To Spend Billions On Empty Soccer Stadiums
- 21 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
The construction of modern soccer stadiums across Hungary has not appreciably boosted attendance at first division games, according to data published by Hungarian sports website Nso.hu. First division matches during the 2015-2016 season were attended by only some 2700 spectators on average. The biggest attendance was at the game between last season’s champion, Ferencváros, and its rival, Haladás, ...
Xpat Opinion: Returning National Football Team Hailed Despite Defeat
- 1 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
Pundits try to untangle why Hungarians rejoice after the national squad was crushed by Belgium on Sunday. It would be very difficult to explain to a foreigner what is currently happening in Hungary, Népszabadság admits in its front page editorial, reflecting on how the Hungarian national football team was greeted ecstatically in Budapest, after having been sent home from Euro 2016 by Belgium on ...
Euro2016 – Hungary’s Coach: We Return Home With Heads Held High
- 28 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
Speaking after the defeat against Belgium in the Euro 2016 last 16 match Hungary national team coach Bernd Storck emphasised that the team had performed exceedingly well at the tournament and can be optimistic about the upcoming World Cup qualification matches.
Hungary Shall Rise Again In International Football
- 18 May 2016 10:00 AM
- sport
In Felcsút, after the final of the Puskás Suzuki Cup, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that Hungary shall rise again in international football; its clubs will be successful, as well as the national team.