34 result(s) for union in Sport
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: Barcelona 2013: Hungary's Another Excellent Performance
- 13 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- sport
By Ferenc Kumin: Two weeks ago, when Hungary won its bid for the 2021 World Aquatics Championships, I mentioned that we are truly a watersport nation. At that time, the 2013 Barcelona World Aquatics Championships had just begun, so it was too early to include the many results we can now be so proud of. In Barcelona, Hungary came in at an impressive fifth place on the medal rankings, with four ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's PM Viktor Orbán On Football
- 4 Aug 2013 1:00 AM
- sport
This morning I read a lengthy interview with Viktor Orbán on the Ferenc Puskás Academy’s website. Several newspapers summarized the prime minister’s thoughts on the state of Hungarian football. The historian Gábor Egry, whom readers of Hungarian Spectrum know from his occasional comments, wrote on Facebook about this interview: “Compulsory reading. Really. Everything one ought to and must know ...
Exhibition Opened On The Lives Of Two Golden Team Members In Hungary
- 22 Nov 2012 8:00 AM
- sport
An exhibition presenting the lives of football players Flórián Albert and Zoltán Czibor was opened by State Secretary for Foreign Affairs and External Economic Relations Péter Szijjártó at the Golden 17th Centre in Komárom. "
Xpat Opinion: A “Friendly” Football Match: Hungary-Israel 1-1
- 26 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- sport
Over the past few days the outrageous behavior of a large group of football fans at the Israeli-Hungarian “friendly” match on August 15 has become an international cause célèbre. Initially the behavior of the neo-Nazi fans went unnoticed in Hungary, with the possible exception of the rest of those 10,000 people who attended the match. Although they were screaming “stinking Jews” at the top of ...
Hungarian Gymnast Ónódi Inducted Into International Gymnastics Hall Of Fame
- 21 May 2010 4:00 AM
- sport
"Hungarian gymnast Henrietta Ónódi has been inducted into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame. She is the second Hungarian ever to receive this honour. The first was Ágnes Keleti (89), the winner of ten Olympic medals, including five gold.
UEFA Suspects Hungary's Honvéd Of Match-Fixing
- 26 Nov 2009 2:00 AM
- sport
"The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) is investigating seven games including the first qualification Champions League game between Fener-bahce and Budapest Honvéd on suspicion that the match was fixed.
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: Barcelona 2013: Hungary's Another Excellent Performance
- 13 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- sport
By Ferenc Kumin: Two weeks ago, when Hungary won its bid for the 2021 World Aquatics Championships, I mentioned that we are truly a watersport nation. At that time, the 2013 Barcelona World Aquatics Championships had just begun, so it was too early to include the many results we can now be so proud of. In Barcelona, Hungary came in at an impressive fifth place on the medal rankings, with four ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's PM Viktor Orbán On Football
- 4 Aug 2013 1:00 AM
- sport
This morning I read a lengthy interview with Viktor Orbán on the Ferenc Puskás Academy’s website. Several newspapers summarized the prime minister’s thoughts on the state of Hungarian football. The historian Gábor Egry, whom readers of Hungarian Spectrum know from his occasional comments, wrote on Facebook about this interview: “Compulsory reading. Really. Everything one ought to and must know ...
Exhibition Opened On The Lives Of Two Golden Team Members In Hungary
- 22 Nov 2012 8:00 AM
- sport
An exhibition presenting the lives of football players Flórián Albert and Zoltán Czibor was opened by State Secretary for Foreign Affairs and External Economic Relations Péter Szijjártó at the Golden 17th Centre in Komárom. "
Xpat Opinion: A “Friendly” Football Match: Hungary-Israel 1-1
- 26 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- sport
Over the past few days the outrageous behavior of a large group of football fans at the Israeli-Hungarian “friendly” match on August 15 has become an international cause célèbre. Initially the behavior of the neo-Nazi fans went unnoticed in Hungary, with the possible exception of the rest of those 10,000 people who attended the match. Although they were screaming “stinking Jews” at the top of ...
Hungarian Gymnast Ónódi Inducted Into International Gymnastics Hall Of Fame
- 21 May 2010 4:00 AM
- sport
"Hungarian gymnast Henrietta Ónódi has been inducted into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame. She is the second Hungarian ever to receive this honour. The first was Ágnes Keleti (89), the winner of ten Olympic medals, including five gold.
UEFA Suspects Hungary's Honvéd Of Match-Fixing
- 26 Nov 2009 2:00 AM
- sport
"The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) is investigating seven games including the first qualification Champions League game between Fener-bahce and Budapest Honvéd on suspicion that the match was fixed.