A lighter note
There are many parts of the World where if you ask someone to name a Hungarian, the single most well known man would be Ferenc Puskás (please see the linked Wikipedia page for details on one of the best soccer players of all time). I don’t have any statistical data to prove that, but just today I saw an interview from Uzbekistan, where the reporter asked people on the streets if they know any Hungarians? Do you want to guess who’s name popped up right away? Ferenc Puskás ![]()
About 60 years have passed since the team called “Magnificent Magyars” (Magyars=Hungarians in Hungarian) was considered by many to be the best national team of it’s time. Let just say the current Hungarian national team is not even near that. But the enthusiasm in many fans is still huge, so I should not be surprised to find a well-developed soccer blog in Hungarian: “Gólblog”. (Yes, you guess right, Gól = Goal in Hungarian
).
BTW, did you knew that the chief coach of the Hungarian national soccer team is currently Lothar Matthäus ?
Oh my, this post starts to become a trivia pursuit so I should end it right here.