Eastern Europe

Podcast: Groundhopping in Hungary

The new Puskas Ferenc Stadion, Budapest, opened in November 2019 [Credit: Judit Lokodi]

Our guest is the Hungarian sports writer Gergely Marosi. Join us as we discuss the famous football clubs of Budapest, including with Ferencváros, MTK, Vasas, Újpest and Honved. We then look at the regional clubs that have become title challengers in recent years, like Debrecen and Györ, and we find out what happened to Videoton…

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