98 result(s) for prime minister viktor orbán in Sport
World Swimming Championships In Hungary Discussed By PM Orbán & FINA Leaders
- 22 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- sport
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán held talks with leaders of the International Swimming Federation FINA in Parliament on Monday, Orbán’s press chief said. They discussed preparations for the 2017 World Junior Swimming Championships and the World Aquatics Championships to be hosted four years later, Bertalan Havasi said.
Puskás Academy Stadium Inaugurated In Hungary
- 23 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- sport
The Pancho Arena of the Ferenc Puskás Football Academy in the village of Felcsút was inaugurated on Monday. The stadium located in the village near Budapest where Prime Minister Viktor Orbán owns a cottage, and built at a cost of 3.8 billion forints (EUR 12.4m), meets the UEFA 2 standards, making it suitable to host play-off rounds and matches between national teams.
Pancho Aréna In Hungary Set To Open Next Monday
- 15 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- sport
Pancho Aréna, the new football stadiumfootball stadium in the village of Felcsút, Fejér county, will open this coming Easter Monday. The stadium’s name comes from the Spanish nickname for legendary footballerfootballer Ferenc Puskás, after whom the football academy Puskás Ferenc Labdarúgó Akadémia (PFLA), also in Felcsút, was named.
Statue Of Benfica’s Hungarian Star Coach Unveiled
- 3 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- sport
The statue of Béla Guttmann, the Hungarian coach who guided Benfica to two successive Champion Teams’ European Cup wins, was unveiled in Lisbon on Friday. The statue, which depicts the legendary trainer holding the two cups, was set up at a gate of Estadio da Luz on the 110th anniversary of the foundation of the club, State Secretary of Foreign Affairs Zsolt Németh told MTI over the phone.
Hungary's PM Orbán Handed Over This Year’s Puskás Award At FIFA Gala
- 15 Jan 2014 9:00 AM
- sport
Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic, playing for Paris Saint-Germain, has won the fifth Puskás award handed to him by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán at the annual FIFA gala in Zürich on Monday.
Hungary's PM Orbán At FIFA Ceremony Tonight
- 14 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- sport
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will attend a gala to be hosted by the International Football Federation (FIFA) in Zürich Monday evening.
Xpat Opinion: Football’s Role In Politics In Hungary
- 21 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- sport
A liberal writer describes Viktor Orbán’s interest in and support for Hungarian football as symbolic elements of a mafia-style leadership, while a libertarian commentator thinks the Premier sincerely believes that his favourite game is an essential part of nation-building which was destroyed by the Communists. A conservative columnist writes that liberal commentators try to discredit Orbán’s ...
Hungary Launches Bid To Co-Host 2020 UEFA European Football Championship
- 11 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- sport
Having consulted with the Government, the Hungarian Football Association (MLSZ) is applying to provide one of the venues for the 2020 UEFA European Championships, announced Chairman of the MLSZ Sándor Csányi on Tuesday. At a press conference held jointly with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and President of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) Michel Platini, Mr. Csányi said that the ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's Failures In Football, Success In Swimming
- 8 Aug 2013 1:50 AM
- sport
Both national left-wing dailies compare PM Orbán’s plans to revive Hungarian football to Goulash-communism, the Hungarian version of Soviet-style socialism. The two pro-government newspapers celebrate the victories achieved by Hungary at the swimming world championship in Barcelona.
World Swimming Championships In Hungary Discussed By PM Orbán & FINA Leaders
- 22 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- sport
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán held talks with leaders of the International Swimming Federation FINA in Parliament on Monday, Orbán’s press chief said. They discussed preparations for the 2017 World Junior Swimming Championships and the World Aquatics Championships to be hosted four years later, Bertalan Havasi said.
Puskás Academy Stadium Inaugurated In Hungary
- 23 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- sport
The Pancho Arena of the Ferenc Puskás Football Academy in the village of Felcsút was inaugurated on Monday. The stadium located in the village near Budapest where Prime Minister Viktor Orbán owns a cottage, and built at a cost of 3.8 billion forints (EUR 12.4m), meets the UEFA 2 standards, making it suitable to host play-off rounds and matches between national teams.
Pancho Aréna In Hungary Set To Open Next Monday
- 15 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- sport
Pancho Aréna, the new football stadiumfootball stadium in the village of Felcsút, Fejér county, will open this coming Easter Monday. The stadium’s name comes from the Spanish nickname for legendary footballerfootballer Ferenc Puskás, after whom the football academy Puskás Ferenc Labdarúgó Akadémia (PFLA), also in Felcsút, was named.
Statue Of Benfica’s Hungarian Star Coach Unveiled
- 3 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- sport
The statue of Béla Guttmann, the Hungarian coach who guided Benfica to two successive Champion Teams’ European Cup wins, was unveiled in Lisbon on Friday. The statue, which depicts the legendary trainer holding the two cups, was set up at a gate of Estadio da Luz on the 110th anniversary of the foundation of the club, State Secretary of Foreign Affairs Zsolt Németh told MTI over the phone.
Hungary's PM Orbán Handed Over This Year’s Puskás Award At FIFA Gala
- 15 Jan 2014 9:00 AM
- sport
Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic, playing for Paris Saint-Germain, has won the fifth Puskás award handed to him by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán at the annual FIFA gala in Zürich on Monday.
Hungary's PM Orbán At FIFA Ceremony Tonight
- 14 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- sport
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will attend a gala to be hosted by the International Football Federation (FIFA) in Zürich Monday evening.
Xpat Opinion: Football’s Role In Politics In Hungary
- 21 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- sport
A liberal writer describes Viktor Orbán’s interest in and support for Hungarian football as symbolic elements of a mafia-style leadership, while a libertarian commentator thinks the Premier sincerely believes that his favourite game is an essential part of nation-building which was destroyed by the Communists. A conservative columnist writes that liberal commentators try to discredit Orbán’s ...
Hungary Launches Bid To Co-Host 2020 UEFA European Football Championship
- 11 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- sport
Having consulted with the Government, the Hungarian Football Association (MLSZ) is applying to provide one of the venues for the 2020 UEFA European Championships, announced Chairman of the MLSZ Sándor Csányi on Tuesday. At a press conference held jointly with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and President of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) Michel Platini, Mr. Csányi said that the ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's Failures In Football, Success In Swimming
- 8 Aug 2013 1:50 AM
- sport
Both national left-wing dailies compare PM Orbán’s plans to revive Hungarian football to Goulash-communism, the Hungarian version of Soviet-style socialism. The two pro-government newspapers celebrate the victories achieved by Hungary at the swimming world championship in Barcelona.