General Introduction
Football is not a sport, or rather, it is not just a sport; it is much more than that…If football were only a sport, there would be countless solutions for tidying up Hungarian football.1
In May 1928, Blackburn Rovers travelled to Budapest to play a friendly against a team of Hungary’s best players. This match was important to Hungary for two reasons. First, it was an opportunity to demonstrate the high standard of Hungarian football, already attested by the fact that Blackburn, one of England’s best teams and current FA Cup holders, was prepared to travel to Budapest. Second, Hungary wanted to give a good impression by ensuring that players and fans behaved impeccably. The crowd played its part: When Lord Rothermere’s ...
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