Press Roundup: Diplomatic Row Between Hungary and Germany Over the Sacking of Coach Petry
The German Foreign Ministry has rejected Hungarian protests against the sacking of a Hungarian football coach in Berlin. Commentators’ opinions diverge on the rights and wrongs, but even opposition leaning columnists tend to believe that firing the coach was a disproportionate punishment.
Hungarian press roundup by budapost.eu
Background information: Zsolt Petry, the Hungarian goalkeeper-coach of Hertha Berlin was fired by his club on Tuesday last week because of an interview he gave to Magyar Nemzet which was perceived as homophobic and anti-immigrant. In the interview, Petry took up the defence of the goalkeeper of the Hungarian national team, Péter Gulácsi who was subjected to massive social media criticism because of his Facebook post in favour of ‘rainbow families’. Gulácsi’s comments were a reaction to the debate over trans and gay rights in Hungary. Petry said no one should
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