Hungarian football bosses set to confront racists head on

0 Comments | AFP, July, 2007

BUDAPEST (AFP) — With a fresh racism scandal to hit Hungarian football, the national football federation (MLSZ) has decided to tackle the issue head on by implementing punitive measures for the new season.

Former national coach Kalman Meszoly was forced to resign from the football federation board just days after making racist remarks in public.

"They have hardly just come down from the trees," said Meszoly in an interview with Hungarian television channel Sport TV, concerning african players with Hungarian clubs.

The Mahatma Gandhi association, a Non Governmental Organisation (NGO) that looks after the interests of Africans in Hungary, were quick to react and requested that European football's governing body (UEFA) investigate the manner in which the MLSZ...