The wave of emigration that followed the 1956 Hungarian Revolution had a profound impact on Hungarian football. Many players fled the country to escape retaliation, yet they did not disappear…
Let's go back to 1956, the year of the Hungarian uprising against totalitarian (i.e. Russian) communism. Bekeffy was one of those footballers who, following Puskás and Kubala, preferred the West…
Today, football is no longer what it once was. Older fans are especially likely to think nostalgically about their team's previous great successes and their players. ...At first glance, it…
Georges Leekens is a Belgian former footballer and coach who has served as head coach of several national teams, including Belgium, Algeria, Tunisia, and Hungary. At club level, he worked…
“I admit, this invitation really warmed my heart,” said Georges Leekens. “We had already planned to travel to Dubai, as my wife is celebrating her 60th birthday. I wanted to surprise…
Brussels – Since yesterday morning, there have been new developments in the Belgian football scandal. After banker and FC Antwerp president Eddy Wauters was released last weekend, Jef Jurion will…
Eindhoven – The, so far, rather unsuccessful travels of René van de Kerkhof through the international football world may soon take a new direction. Yesterday, the former Dutch international traveled…
I was a young Hungarian boy, full of dreams. As a player for Dinamo Vasas – today known as Vasas SC – I chased the ball across the field, until…
At 33 Rue Armand Camenhout in Brussels, the phone had hardly stopped ringing. Over the past month, ninety-nine out of every hundred calls came from the world of Dutch football…
Anyway, I wanted to leave Feyenoord. My teammate Peter Ressel came to me; he'd already played for Lierse in Belgium. Ressel introduced me to a player agent. I didn't even…