Some of my friends have called me stupid when I mentioned this fact to them. But the story doesn't stop here. When I tell them that I attend matches regularly some of them start dial 911. And that makes me laugh all the time. For them, soccer starts (and sometimes ends) with the 4 best European leagues -English, Spanish, Italian, and German. For me, it definitely starts with the Hungarian. All right, I have to make a minor correction. I'm not THAT into the Hungarian league. I hardly ever watch matches other than my favorite team's (MTK) or the international squad's. But still, it's not easy to tell why.
It would be an obvious lie to say that the level of the game is not higher abroad. I also have a favorite Spanish team. And I do enjoy matches between top foreign teams and the European/World Cup. But if I have to choose between a Liverpool-Manchester and an MTK home game, I'd certainly choose the latter.
Last Saturday, I attended the game with my father. It was freezing cold. I had to listen to my father's various, mostly negative, comments on the weather, on the game, on how he will not go again until the weather becomes warm, etc. for 1,5 hours. Most of the time I played my usual tactics: smiling and laughing all the way. Also, my team won (a fanmade recap can be found here) I can't wait for the next game...
