Barnabas Varga was taken off on a stretcher and taken to hospital after he had been left motionless on the pitch following a collision. He had been leaping to meet a Dominik Szoboszlai free-kick in the 71st minute of a game Hungary won in stoppage time. While receiving treatment on the pitch Varga had sheeting placed around him. A statement from the Hungarian Football Federation said Varga was 'stable' in a Stuttgart hospital. He was understood to have been unconscious on the field and to have concussion and will undergo surgery on a cheekbone broken in several places. Barnabas Varga stable in hospital after collision for Hungary against Scotland Continue reading...

Varga required medical attention on pitch Striker understood to need surgery for broken cheekbone Hungary dedicated what could be a crucial win over Scotland to Barnabas Varga after the Ferencvaros player was taken off on a stretcher and taken to hospital. He had been left motionless on the pitch after leaping to meet a Dominik Szoboszlai free-kick in the 71st minute of a game Hungary won in stoppage time. While receiving treatment on the pitch and being helped away on a stretcher, Varga had sheeting placed around him. A statement from the Hungarian Football Federation said Varga was “stable” in a Stuttgart hospital. A post on X said: “Several bones in Barnabas Varga’s face were broken during the collision during the match, and he also suffered a concussion. Surgery is most likely to be expected. He will spend the night in the hospital in Stuttgart. The whole team is rooting for him!” Continue reading...

Coach calls for consistency after Germany controversyBoth teams need to win final Group A match The Hungary head coach, Marco Rossi, has called for officials to be “consistent” during the Group A clash with Scotland, as the fallout from his team’s loss to Germany on Wednesday continues. Rossi remains adamant Hungary should have been awarded a free-kick in the lead-up to Germany’s opening goal in the tournament hosts’ 2-0 win. He was asked what he expected from Facundo Tello, the Argentinian referee, and referenced what he believes is the favouring of larger nations at the Euros. Continue reading...

Hosts are riding a swell of optimism but final group game against Switzerland on a poor pitch still poses problems In the months leading up to Euro 2024, we heard a lot about the German passion for “das public viewing”. Interviews with players would frequently lapse into nostalgic childhood memories of watching the 2006 World Cup in parks or town squares. Local friends enthused about the way whole neighbourhoods would come to life in tournament summers, joined together in what was by now an authentically German cultural experience. And you’d smile and nod, but silently you’d think: “All right pal, we’ve all seen a big screen before.” And then, around the start of June, the screens started to spring up. Continue reading...

Manager incensed no foul given before Germany’s first‘Germany would have won but referee was the worst’ The Hungary manager, Marco Rossi, accused the referee Danny Makkelie of a “double standard” after a controversial Jamal Musiala goal was allowed to stand in their 2-0 defeat by Germany. Rossi and his players were furious that Ilkay Gündogan was not pulled up, either by Makkelie or VAR, in the buildup for what they felt was a shove on the centre-back Willi Orban. In truth contact had been light and, on balance, the decision seemed correct. But it set Hungary on the way to a defeat that leaves their participation beyond the group stage at Euro 2024 in grave doubt and Rossi pondered whether bigger-name sides might have been treated differently. Continue reading...