Football fan Viktor Orbán’s election loss could prompt rethink of Hungary’s sports ambitions

NO VIKTORY: Viktor Orbán's heavy defeat in the Hungarian elections means incoming Prime Minister Péter Magyar will be the one in charge when the Champions League final comes to Budapest next month. Pic: ATTILA KISBENEDEK/AFP via Getty Images.

One of the biggest soccer fans in global politics, Viktor Orbán, has been sidelined from his big game.

The right-wing populist leader and Trump ally’s heavy defeat in the Hungarian elections means incoming Prime Minister Péter Magyar will be the one in charge when the Champions League final comes to Budapest next month.