Hungary sanctioned for fans’ homophobic and racist behaviour during Euro 2020 matches
Budapest, Hungary – UEFA has ordered Hungary to play two games behind closed doors in response to homophobic and racistContinue Reading
Tag: Football
On this Day, in 1954: Hungary’s Golden Generation won the “Battle of Berne” against Brazil
On June 27, 1954, the highly-anticipated World Cup quarter-final between Hungary’s Golden Generation and Brazil degenerated, the closing stages provingContinue Reading
Euro fail: French fans end up in Bucharest instead of Budapest
Budapest, Hungary – Six French football fans hoping to catch a glimpse of their team in Budapest mistakenly ended up…Continue Reading
UEFA opens investigation into potential racist and homophobic behaviour of Hungarian fans
Budapest, Hungary – UEFA has launched an investigation into “potential discriminatory incidents” during Hungary’s opening two games at Euro 2020Continue Reading
Opinion: Taking the knee or standing, who’s racist here?
Prague, Czech Republic – Central and Eastern European societies have a reputation as countries in which more or less overtContinue Reading
Central European nations kick off their Euro 2020 campaign
Warsaw, Poland – Scheduled to take place last summer before being postponed due to the Covid pandemic, the much anticipatedContinue Reading
“I am against racism in any form”, says Souček after controversial interview
Prague, Czech Republic – Czech midfielder Tomáš Souček has issued a clarification following a controversial interview in which he appearedContinue Reading
Fatigue and home comforts mean Hungary can flourish in Euro 2020 “Group of Death”
Budapest, Hungary – It’s just a few weeks until Euro 2020 (June 11 – July 11), and the most improvedContinue Reading
Football fans return as Poland hosts Europa League final
Warsaw, Poland – On May 26, the eyes of the football community will turn to the Polish city of Gdańsk,Continue Reading
Central European chances at the Euro 2020/21
Warsaw, Poland – The European Championships are around the corner and it will be a shop window for the greatestContinue Reading
Hungary opposed to creation of European Super League tournament
Budapest, Hungary – Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban is opposed to the creation of a European Super League tournament, hisContinue Reading
Kudela controversy divides public opinion in the Czech Republic
Prague, Czech Republic – The office of Czech President Milos Zeman this week sent an official complaint to the UEFAContinue Reading
Slavia Prague gear up for Europa League showdown against Arsenal
Prague, Czech Republic – European football is back for a second week in a row, and on Thursday, Czech ChampionsContinue Reading
The Hungarian government goes on the offense against Germany and Austria
Budapest, Hungary – I find it very irritating when a political commentator begins a discussion of what I consider toContinue Reading
Poland’s Lewandowski becomes second-highest scorer in Bundesliga history
Warsaw, Poland – Poland’s superstar striker Robert Lewandowski became the second highest scorer in the history of the Bundesliga, Germany’sContinue Reading