Champions League Final in Budapest Spotlights Orban's Football Legacy and Cronyism
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Marton Kasnyik, Zoltan Simon
3d ago· 1 min readenNews
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Summary
The article examines how the Champions League final in Budapest highlights Viktor Orban's legacy of using football as a political tool. Orban built a $620 million stadium but was recently ousted in Hungary's election. The piece critiques the system of subsidies and cronyism surrounding football under his leadership, which drained billions from the country.
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Instead, Orban is gone, ousted in Hungary's seismic election last month, and his beloved sport is emblematic of what he's left behind: a system of subsidies and cronyism that drained billions from a country now faced with the cost.
Football and politics were inseparable under Hungary's erstwhile leader.
Football and politics were inseparable under Hungary’s erstwhile leader. As Budapest hosts Europe’s showpiece, his legacy is under scrutiny.