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Social distancing goes for a toss as football fans get excited!

Starved of football for months, excitement gets the better of the limited number of fans allowed to enter stadium for Hungarian Cup final as...

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Budapest Honved celebrate their win against Mezokovesd Zsory in the Hungarian Cup final on Wednesday. Pic:AP/PTI

Budapest Honved celebrate their win against Mezokovesd Zsory in the Hungarian Cup final on Wednesday. Pic:AP/PTI

Budapest Honved players celebrated winning the Hungarian Cup final in front of a mass of fans who were not following social distancing. Djordje Kamber, who clinched a 2-1 victory over Mezokovesd-Zsory, was seen with a megaphone leading the celebrations at the front of one stand at the Puskas Ferenc Arena. Mezokovesd-Zsory supporters were also seen close together behind a goal post during the game.

Football in Hungary resumed last month after being suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Match organisers in Hungary are obliged to keep three seats empty between each occupied seat and no fan is allowed to sit directly behind or in front of another. Players and essential personnel on or near the field during matches must recently have tested negative for the Coronavirus. Stipulated temperature checks outside the stadium and compulsory wearing of masks were some rules put in place, but many fans quickly forgot about the regulations once inside the stadium, according to several reports. Some clubs reportedly barred older fans from entering the stadium.

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