106 result(s) for viktor orbán in Sport
Last Of The Magic Magyars Dies
- 14 Jan 2015 3:00 AM
- sport
Legendary footballer Jenő Buzánszky, the last surviving member of Hungary’s Golden Team of the 1950s, has died at the age of 89. “I am proud to have played in the world’s best football team that everyone has remembered ever since,” he said in an interview given to MTI in May 2011.
Hungary’s PM Orbán To Participate At FIFA Gala In Zurich
- 12 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- sport
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has travelled from Paris to Zurich where he will participate at a FIFA gala on Monday, at the invitation of the international football federation, the PM’s press chief Bertalan Havasi said. Orbán participated at a large antiterrorism rally in Paris on Sunday afternoon.
Hungary’s Jobbik Calls For Cancelling Measures To Control Soccer Fans
- 29 Oct 2014 8:00 AM
- sport
The radical nationalist Jobbik party on Tuesday called on the government to cancel measures introduced to control soccer fans. Deputy leader István Apáti said the legal rules in question have caused a drop in the number of spectators, lower ticket sales, fewer sponsors and decreased revenues from television broadcasts, which means clubs losing income in the range of 100 million forints.
Hungary's PM Orbán Opens New FTC Stadium
- 11 Aug 2014 9:01 AM
- sport
"Sports will show you who you are and what you can become if you work for it, and children must be made to understand that,” Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in a speech Sunday evening at the formal opening of the new Ferencváros football club (FTC) stadium, named the Groupama Arena.
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.
Last Of The Magic Magyars Dies
- 14 Jan 2015 3:00 AM
- sport
Legendary footballer Jenő Buzánszky, the last surviving member of Hungary’s Golden Team of the 1950s, has died at the age of 89. “I am proud to have played in the world’s best football team that everyone has remembered ever since,” he said in an interview given to MTI in May 2011.
Hungary’s PM Orbán To Participate At FIFA Gala In Zurich
- 12 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- sport
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has travelled from Paris to Zurich where he will participate at a FIFA gala on Monday, at the invitation of the international football federation, the PM’s press chief Bertalan Havasi said. Orbán participated at a large antiterrorism rally in Paris on Sunday afternoon.
Hungary’s Jobbik Calls For Cancelling Measures To Control Soccer Fans
- 29 Oct 2014 8:00 AM
- sport
The radical nationalist Jobbik party on Tuesday called on the government to cancel measures introduced to control soccer fans. Deputy leader István Apáti said the legal rules in question have caused a drop in the number of spectators, lower ticket sales, fewer sponsors and decreased revenues from television broadcasts, which means clubs losing income in the range of 100 million forints.
Hungary's PM Orbán Opens New FTC Stadium
- 11 Aug 2014 9:01 AM
- sport
"Sports will show you who you are and what you can become if you work for it, and children must be made to understand that,” Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in a speech Sunday evening at the formal opening of the new Ferencváros football club (FTC) stadium, named the Groupama Arena.
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.