Hungarian FA to appeal FIFA racism ruling

On top of the anti-Semitic chanting last August, Hungarian fans also waved Iranian flags at the Israeli team.

By Reuters | 05:53 10.01.13 |

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BUDAPEST - The Hungarian Football Association will appeal FIFA's decision to ban fans from attending the country's World Cup qualifying game against Romania in March because of a racist incident last year.

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Who want to watch Hungry play anyway?
- By Curtis
- 05 Feb 2013
- 06:11PM
Im glad Fifa is taking a stand against Racism, but Hungry is not good at soccer I don't get why anybody even cares to watch them play.
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- By roger
- 12 Jan 2013
- 07:58AM
Owes the Hungarian team and fans an apology. You don't punish the liberties of all for the indiscretions of the few.
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shoa in hungary
- By nico
- 11 Jan 2013
- 10:53PM
Hungary was an nazi german ally during worldwar II. During the shoa 508.000 jews were killed by germans and hungarian fascist. And again it were hungarian fascists shouting antisemitic slogans. It is shocking to read here
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- By The Teacher/Instruct
- 11 Jan 2013
- 00:53AM
Let's see FIFA sticking to their guns & not budging under pressure.
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you think the punishment will fix the problem? IT WILL AUGMENT IT. israel needs to learn to be a better people.
- By Uri
- 10 Jan 2013
- 09:59PM
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hungarians need to stomp out antisemitism
- By commonsense
- 10 Jan 2013
- 03:54PM
their history in that regard is appalling
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  Jews need to stamp out anti-Goyism
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  - 10 Jan 2013
  - 10:40PM
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  Not sure what you're on about, but...
  - By Serge
  - 11 Jan 2013
  - 00:53PM
  ... the Israeli fans at that Hungarian game were indeed very respectful of the Hungarian anthem and so on.
  
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  Obviously my comment was not restricted to football.
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  - 12 Jan 2013
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- By Martin
- 10 Jan 2013
- 01:34PM
Being of hungarian parents, I know for a fact that they are more antisemetic than anyone else. They should go through with the punishment.
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  How would you know unless you had also experienced being a child of polish or Ukranian parents?
  - By Michael G
  - 10 Jan 2013
  - 10:39PM
  Try using logic
  
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Racists should be stoped outside football games
- By Harry
- 10 Jan 2013
- 00:47PM
There is also an old animosity between Hungarians and Rumanians so letting them play without audience is a great idea.
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