This weekend marked an incredible milestone in sports history for me living in Budapest. It marked the first two live American Sports events that I could watch from the comfort of my own home!!!!
The Hungarian ESPN finally carried something other than soccer, team handball, darts, or snooker.
The Ryder Cup aired live most of the weekend. It was wonderful to watch even though it was all in Hungarian.
Then last night, they showed a live Football game. Although it was New England and Arizona which wasn’t a particular interesting matchup. It was still football!!! The funny part was that the in-studio color commentary was from a player on a Hungarian American Football Team called the Budapest Wolves. From looking at their website, it appears that they are the only team in the country since their only game is against a team from Austria. Pretty cool that you become an expert and celebrity when you are on the only team in town.
Maybe we can get some College Football soon!!!