How political is Orbán’s football obsession? - UnHerd
Jun 4, 2024 · The Groupama Arena, you suspect, is how Viktor Orbán’s Hungary likes to see itself: energetic, modern and yet rooted in history; before the main entrance are three statues, of the former players Sándor Kocsis and Flórián Albert, and of the first chairman of Ferencváros, Ferenc Springer.
Viktor Orbán’s reckless football obsession - European Press Prize
His obsession with football is legendary: Orbán is said to watch as many as six games a day. His first trip abroad as prime minister in 1998 was to the World Cup final in Paris; according to inside sources, he has not missed a World Cup or Champions League final since.
Viktor Orbán - Wikipedia
Orbán has played football from his early childhood. He was a professional player with FC Felcsút. [332] After ending his football career, he became one of the main financiers of the Hungarian football and his hometown's club, Felcsút FC, later renamed the …
Hungary's Euro 2024 ambitions and Viktor Orban's politics
Jun 20, 2024 · The stadium in Felcsut bears Puskas' nickname thanks to the village's most famous resident - Hungary's football-crazy Prime Minister Viktor Orban. First elected in 1998 at the age of 35, and...
Hungary, Viktor Orban and the weaponisation of a national football …
Jun 13, 2024 · Orban has pushed to restore Hungarian football to prominence, using his favourite sport to secure political gains domestically and legitimacy further afield. Orban’s supporters argue it has...
Orbán: I wasn’t happy with Hungary’s performance at Euro 2024
Jul 3, 2024 · Hungary’s football-loving Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has expressed his personal disappointment with the Hungarian team’s performance at the Euros. In a clip posted to Orbán’s TikTok channel from his trip to Kyiv on Wednesday , he …
New York Times: Orbán uses Hungarian football as a political …
Jun 16, 2024 · The Athletic, part of The New York Times Company, begins a recent article with a quote from PM Viktor Orbán in which he declares that Hungary’s national football team has a “chance to win against anyone,” and will certainly try so, …
Hungary’s secret Euro 2024 weapon: A 60-year-old right winger
Jun 3, 2024 · Prime Minister Victor Orban took office with a dream: Make Hungarian Football Great Again. Fourteen years later, with no little controversy surrounding his policies, the country that gave us...
Football as Tool of Soft Power in Hungary’s Hands
Sep 27, 2021 · Football is more than just a sport to Hungary’s prime minister, Viktor Orban; it’s a means to increase his popularity and reward allies at home, while projecting power in neighbouring...
Inside the Politicised World of Hungarian Football
Jan 17, 2024 · Key to the whole enterprise is Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and his love of football. An avid fan of the game, Orban watches as many as six games per day and rarely misses the chance to attend Champions League and World Cup finals in person.