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5. The Magical Magyars The legendary Hungarian national football team of the 1950s is still considered one of the greatest teams in the history of sport. Although many of its players -- most ...

After not entering in 1950, they again finished second in 1954. The 1950s “Magnificent Magyars” team was one of the greatest international sides of all time. They went on a remarkable 43-6-1 run (the ...

But it was the manner of the Magyars' victory and their evident technical and tactical superiority that established this game as a watershed moment in the sport's evolution. One of the humiliated ...

Tibetan Mongols, like other oriental cultures, believed in vampires and bat-gods. Records of the Chinese vampire, giang shi, date back to 600 B.C. Hungarian Magyars and the Szekelys of Transylvania ...

By the end of April, 24 percent of voters were inclined to support him. ...

The Magic Magyars, as they were known, blanked Yugoslavia 2-0 for Olympic gold. With the best players of Western Europe and South America turning professional, other European "amateur" teams began to ...

Led by the legendary quartet of Ferenc Puskas, Sandor Kocsis, Nandor Hidegkuti and Jozsef Bozsik, the “Magical Magyars” were the overwhelming pre-tournament favourite in Switzerland.

Real Madrid legend Ferenc Puskas was one of Hungary's 'Magical Magyars' during the 1950s and his exploits for his country have ensured his status as an icon in Budapest and beyond. Puskas scored ...

Terry Medwin, who has died aged 91, was a Welsh international footballer who spent seven fruitful years with Tottenham ...

As a Partick Thistle supporter of some 70 years (albeit from the comfort of my armchair) may I thank the BBC for allowing the rest of the nation a glimpse of the magic of the Maryhill Magyars in their ...