The Hungarians were making trouble again! They clashed with the police at Wembley. How is the public reacting?

The World Cup qualifiers offered a match between England and Hungary on Tuesday. The match ended in a 2:2 draw. Several fans of the visiting team came to Wembley. But they couldn’t get as excited as the players of their national team. On the contrary, they’ve had another setback.

When England played Hungary a month ago, it was not without complications. The Albion players were the victims of racist abuse. In Hungary, racism and the general oppression of minorities in the football environment is unheard of.

FIFA rewarded the Hungarians after this game by closing the stadium for two home games. But that was clearly not enough punishment for the fans. They brought their inadequate behaviour back to England.

Defender John Stones commented on the Hungarian fans’ banner: “If this is how they protest against what we believe in as a team and as a nation, then I have nothing positive to say about them. Whether as fans or as human beings.”

But the most talked-about issue is the violence that took place at the stadium itself. Hungarians were said to have racially abused members of the security staff, prompting police to intervene and detain some of the visiting supporters.

What did the public say?

Reactions on social media are understandably varied. It varies a lot who commented on the situation. Some people from Central or Eastern Europe are standing up for the Hungarians.

Many Czech citizens are among them. “This England just won’t stop. They will still find excuses for their racism,” expressed the opinion of one Czech football fan. He received many positive reactions, and many other comments in Czech discussions were in a similar vein.

In Britain, the situation is perceived as a bit more interesting. On the one hand, the English are calling for extremely harsh punishments for the Hungarians because of repeated bad behaviour, but on the other hand they are appalled by the incompetence of the police.

“Why didn’t they just offer the Hungarians tea and ask them if there was anything they could do to help?” asks a British man ironically on social media.

“I think we have the most useless police in the world. More concerned with everything else than what it’s supposed to be concerned with. This is the result,” added another.

“If FIFA won’t act, parliament should act and sanction Hungary. Racism is bigger than football. If you are a Hungarian fan, you must send a clear message that racism must not be tolerated,” was another of the many responses.

Various jokes also flooded the social networks. After all, there were two sides clashing that not everyone may be a fan of.

Source: Twitter, Facebook, Sky Sports, BBC