How Liverpool became Little Hungary: ‘We used to pray for times like this’
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“Outside the Puskas Arena in Budapest, the crowd is separated by two distinct colours. In black are the Carpathian Brigade, a nationalist ultras group of mainly large, burly men who stand behind the goal and bellow every chant to the accompaniment of a megaphone. They are loud, intimidating and not to be trifled with. In red is another group — no less supportive but far less forbidding. They wear Hungary’s home shirt and join in with some of the singing, but their devotion is not just restricted to the national team. Increasingly, they are also devoted followers of Liverpool, who now have three national team players in their squad. …”
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