Former Hungary Federation boss Szepasi passes away

Hungarian football is anguish a detriment of iconic commentator and former Hungarian Football Federation boss Gyorgy Szepasi, who upheld divided on Wednesday during a age of 95.

A life-time menial to a sport, who reported on his initial diversion in 1945, Szepasi would go on to offer on a FIFA Executive Committee from 1982 to 1994, as good as streamer his inhabitant association for 8 years until 1986. He was awarded a FIFA Order of Merit in 2012 for his services to a game.

He became a much-loved figure in Hungary over a record-breaking broadcasting career, with his 60 years during a microphone – capped off in 2005 – and coverage of 14 FIFA World Cups for radio being achievements that are forlorn opposite a globe.

Such was his appreciated position with fans, as he reported on Hungary’s exploits on a representation around a globe, he was dubbed a ‘Golden Team’s twelfth player’ following their 6-3 win over England in 1963 – a compare famous during a time as a ‘Match of a Century’.

“It was interjection to this that we was means to be on this implausible journey, since if there was a twelfth player, it would certainly have been conduct manager Gusztav Sebes and everybody who unequivocally contributed to a successes,” he pronounced in response. “I consider this pretension is a small exaggerated, though if they’ve already given it – and I’m not being treasonable here – we respectfully give my thanks.”

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