The MTK Budapest Courier
Squad2 Aug 2027
Dávid Banai breaks a bone — 121 days out
Brutal, unambiguous and, for all the horror of the moment, usually less career-shaped than the ligament everybody fears more. 121 days, a clean timeline, and a return date somebody can actually plan around.
Squad2 Aug 2027
Benedek Varju has been here 10 seasons
200 appearances across 10 seasons in one shirt. Nobody builds a career like that on purpose any more; it happens to a certain kind of footballer at a certain kind of club.
Squad2 Aug 2027
Tempers go at MTK Budapest
Mihály Kata was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Player ratings2 Aug 2027
Mihály Kata was unplayable
Successful dribbles: 21. He went past people as if he had been told there was a prize for it, and by the end the full-back had stopped pretending to try.
Boardroom2 Aug 2027
Graduation day at MTK Budapest
4 boys move up, and somewhere in the building the people who coached them at twelve are quietly having the best morning of their working year. Nothing about this shows up in a result and it is why the academy exists.
Market2 Aug 2027
MTK Budapest promote Mate Fiola from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Mate Fiola has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market2 Aug 2027
MTK Budapest promote Laszlo Szoboszlai from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Laszlo Szoboszlai has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market2 Aug 2027
Viktor Botka steps up from the MTK Budapest academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Viktor Botka has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market2 Aug 2027
MTK Budapest promote Istvan Nikolic from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Istvan Nikolic has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
In brief
- The dugout Barnabás Németh gets it from the manager
- Match Late, late show earns MTK Budapest a point
- Squad Dávid Banai signs on for more