FERENC PUSKAS RUMORS
Hungary appeals order to play in empty stadium
Hungary's Football Association has asked sport's highest court to quash FIFA's order to play a World Cup qualifier in an empty stadium because of fans' anti-Semitic abuse.
With Hungary hosting neighboring Romania in a key match on March 22, the appeal urges the Court of Arbitration for Sport to freeze the FIFA sanction while the case proceeds.
CAS says it expects...
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March 05, 2013
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Which One of These Nominees Will Win FIFA Goal of the Year?
Mirror, mirror on the wall, which of these goals is the finest of them all? Arguably the best striker in the world, Radamel Falcao, dynamic starlet Neymar and the player best known for failing to break through at Chelsea, Miroslav Stoch, are the three players who could win the 2012 FIFA Puskas award.
The FIFA prize will be awarded on January 7, at the same ceremony the Ballon d�...
FIFA Ferenc Puskas Award 2012: The Nominees
The past 12 months have seen some spellbinding in world football, and for the fourth time, one goal will be awarded as the best scored in the Ferenc Puskas award. So if you haven’t seen the goals nominated they can all be viewed in links below and at the end of the article, I’ll be giving you my opinion on which of these stunning goals has been the best.
Neymar
Brazilian star...
Ghana’s Agyemang-badu Misses Out On Fifa Goal Of The Year Award
Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu fails to make three-man shortlist for FIFA Goal of the Year Award
Ghana midfielder Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu has failed to make the three-man shortlist for the FIFA Goal of the Year Award.
The 21-year-old’s superb volley against Guinea at the 2012 Nations Cup was amongst an initial shortlist of 10 for the prestigious Puskas award.
The Udinese midfielder however...
FIFA won't add Zlatan as goal award candidate
FIFA says it will not add Zlatan Ibrahimovic's astonishing overhead kick goal against England as a late entry to be named best goal in 2012.
Ibrahimovic scored his fourth goal in Sweden's 4-2 victory Wednesday several hours after voting opened at 1400 GMT for 10 approved Puskas Award candidates.
FIFA says ''given that a number of votes have already been cast for...
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November 15, 2012
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Hungary football great Sandor Kocsis honored
The remains of Hungarian football great Sandor Kocsis, a forward on the famed Golden Team in the 1950s and later for Barcelona, have been repatriated and will be buried in St. Stephen's Basilica on Friday.
Kocsis, who would have been 83 on Friday, was the top scorer at the 1954 World Cup with 11 goals. After dominating opponents in the early rounds, Hungary was shocked 3-2 in...
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September 21, 2012
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Real Madrid great Jose Maria Zarraga has passed away at 81
By Anthony Caruso III
The Capital Sports Report
Owner/Managing Editor/Sr. Writer
Real Madrid has lost one of its greatest players.
Jose Maria Zarraga has died last night, and was 81 years old. The team announced his death without giving an official cause.
Zarraga helped Real Madrid to five straight European Cups. He was on the same team that included Alfredo di Stefano and Ferenc...
Real Madrid great Jose Zarraga dies at 81
Former Real Madrid great Jose Maria Zarraga, who helped the Spanish powerhouse to a record five straight European Cups, died Tuesday. He was 81.
The team announced his death without giving a cause.
Zarraga played in midfield for a team that included Alfredo di Stefano and Ferenc Puskas and which won the European Cup every year between 1956-60, plus six Spanish league titles and...
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April 04, 2012
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The Puskas Award 2011: Videos Of The Ten Contenders
FIFA have released their 10 nominees for the Puskas Award for best goal of the season, which includes Wayne Rooney's scissor kick against Manchester City.
The Puskas Award is of course named after the legendary Ferenc Puskas and has been given annually for the past three years with Cristiano Ronaldo winning it in the first edition in 2009 and Hamit Altintop in 2010.
The...
II Grande Torino To La Grande Inter - The Tale Of A Father And His Son
This article was originally published on The Hard Tackle.
'I played against your father. You did him proud and I want to give you my shirt.'
- Real Madrid legend Ferenc Puskas said this to Sandro Mazzola after Inter won against the Madrid giants in European Cup (1964).
“With great power, comes great responsibility” reads a great line from a very famous flick...
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