US rejects criticism of 'toothless' sanctions following Crimea referendum | World news. The US and the European Union retaliated over the Crimea referendum by targeting sanctions against Russian and Ukrainian officials on Monday, a move widely greeted with scepticism as "toothless". The White House imposed sanctions against 11 named individuals: seven senior Russian politicians and officials and four Crimea-based separatist leaders accused of undermining the "democratic processes and institutions in Ukraine". But the US pointedly avoided targeting the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, or key figures in his inner circle. The EU imposed sanctions on 21 individuals, including three senior Russian commanders, the prime minister of Crimea, a deputy speaker of the Duma and other senior officials. There are divisions within Europe over how to respond to Russia, and this is reflected in the fact that action is being taken against less than two dozen from an original proposed list of 120.
The EU condemned the referendum as illegal and said it would not recognise the outcome. Crimean parliament formally applies to join Russia. 17 March 2014Last updated at 08:31 ET Thousands of pro-Russian troops - which Moscow denies are under its control - have been active in Crimea since late February Crimea's parliament has formally declared independence from Ukraine and asked to join the Russian Federation.
It follows Sunday's controversial referendum which officials say overwhelmingly backed leaving Ukraine. The government in Kiev has said it will not recognise the results. The Crimean peninsula has been under the control of pro-Russia forces since late February. Moscow says the troops are pro-Russian self-defence forces and not under its direct control. Continue reading the main story The EU going forward will have to review whether it is too dependent on Russia for energy. So, this week the challenge for the EU must be to show resolve and unity.
The crisis follows the ousting of Ukraine's pro-Moscow president Viktor Yanukovych on 22 February. Continue reading the main story Crimea's declaration 'Budget doubled' Tatar boycott. Hungarian Revolution of 1956. The Hungarian Revolution of 1956 or Hungarian Uprising of 1956[5] (Hungarian: 1956-os forradalom or felkelés) was a spontaneous nationwide revolt against the government of the Hungarian People's Republic and its Soviet-imposed policies, lasting from 23 October until 10 November 1956.
It was the first major threat to Soviet control since the USSR's forces drove out the Nazis at the end of World War II and occupied Eastern Europe. Despite the failure of the uprising, it was highly influential, and came to play a role in the downfall of the Soviet Union decades later.[6] The revolt began as a student demonstration, which attracted thousands as they marched through central Budapest to the Parliament building, calling out on the streets using a van with loudspeakers via Radio Free Europe. A student delegation entering the radio building to try to broadcast the students' demands was detained.
The revolt spread quickly across Hungary and the government collapsed. Prelude[edit] Revolution[edit] Ukrainians stage symbolic protest at opening of Sochi Winter Paralympics | Sport. Ukrainian Winter Paralympians have staged a symbolic protest at the opening ceremony of the Sochi Games, with all but one athlete boycotting the athletes' parade in protest at Russia's incursion into Crimea. The Games opened with a spectacular ceremony and a full complement of 45 competing nations after Ukraine decided its athletes would remain in Sochi despite the ongoing standoff with Russia. But the Ukrainians made their point by sending just one athlete around the Fisht Stadium to represent their 31-strong team. The solitary flagbearer, the Nordic skier Mykailo Tkachenko, was greeted with large cheers.
The head of the Ukrainian Paralympic committee, Valeriy Sushkevich, warned that his team would immediately boycott the Games if Russia invaded eastern Ukraine. "If there is an escalation of the conflict, intervention on the territory of our country, God forbid the worst, we would not be able to stay here. "We have a Games of opportunity here for the Paralympic movement. Ukrainian athletes stage silent protest at Sochi Paralympics. SOCHI, RUSSIA—On a podium, Ukrainian athletes cover their medals in a silent protest against the turmoil being inflicted on their country by the host country of the Paralympics. Ukraine’s team decided against boycotting the Sochi Games, which end on Sunday, despite Russian forces taking over part of their country — the Crimea peninsula — in the week before the Paralympics. Instead the athletes, prohibited under Paralympic rules from expressing political messages on the podium, found another way to protest.
“It is a silent protest, fighting for peace for everyone … because the situation in Ukraine didn’t change,” Ukraine team official Nataliya Harach told The Associated Press. Ukraine’s cross-country skiing relay team covered their silver medals as Russian rivals collected their gold medals at a ceremony Saturday. “It is not a political protest. “If we demonstrate some way else, if we say something, it will not be in the rules of the International Paralympic Committee. Boys on Film: Communism & Football | First Touch. By Dave Bowler The ugly sister of 1930s fascism was communism. There was little real difference between them in many ways, for under either regime, the wider public lived in a totalitarian state where independent ideas and thoughts were the kind of thing that might end up with a meeting with the Gestapo or the Stasi.
In such environments, the free spirited nature of football offered both threat and a means of controlling the masses. Those twin strands were captured in the BBC documentary “Communism And Football”, itself the twin of the “Fascism And Football” programme. Inevitably, much of the programme centres upon Soviet Russia in the wake of the 1917 revolution, a nation where the capital, Moscow, had four main football clubs, all of which were operated by various branches of the state apparatus, most notably Dynamo Moscow run by the secret police and CSKA, the Army team. That saw them supplant Dynamo, a team beloved of the head of the secret police, Lavrenty Beria. Ferenc Puskás. Written in 2009 by Emma Anspach, Hilah Almog, and Taylor. Edited & Updated in 2013 by Brittney Balser and Alessandro Santalbano Ferenc Puskás was born outside of Budapest in 1927 to a family of very modest means. Puskás physical appearance was remarkably different than the other footballers. Instead of being tall and lean, Puskás was quite short and stout.
Additionally, Puskás was much slower than many of his teammates[1]. Nevertheless, Puskás was a prolific goal scorer, known for his strong left foot. In his youth, Puskás’ played at the club Kispet. During his time playing international football for Hungary, Puskás scored 83 goals in 84 games. At the time of the Hungarian uprising, Honved was on tour in Spain for a European Cup game. From 1956 to 1958 Puskás traveled around Western Europe, refusing to sign with another team until his wife and daughter escaped Hungary. Puskás did not return to Hungary until after the end of Communism, fearing for his life if he returned earlier.
List of Real Madrid C.F. records and statistics. Real Madrid C.F. is a Spanish professional association football club based in Madrid. The club was formed in 1902 as Madrid Football Club, and played its first competitive match on May 13, 1902, when it entered the semi-final of the Campeonato de Copa de S.M. Alfonso XIII.[1] Real Madrid currently plays in La Liga, the top tier of Spanish football. Madrid was one of the founding members of La Liga in 1929, and is one of three clubs, including FC Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao, never to have been relegated from the league. They have also been involved in European football ever since they became the first Spanish club to enter the European Cup in 1955, except for the 1977–78 and 1996–97 seasons. This list encompasses the major honours won by Real Madrid and records set by the club, their managers and their players. The player records section includes details of the club's leading goalscorers and those who have made most appearances in first-team competitions.
Honours[edit] League[edit] Ferenc Puskás. Puskás started his career in Hungary playing for Kispest and Budapest Honvéd. He was top scorer in the Hungarian League on four occasions, and in 1948, he was the top goal scorer in Europe. During the 1950s, he was both a prominent member and captain of the Hungarian national team, known as the Mighty Magyars. In 1958, two years after the Hungarian Revolution, he emigrated to Spain where he played for Real Madrid. While playing with Real Madrid, Puskás won four Pichichis and scored seven goals in two European Champions Cup finals.
After retiring as a player, he became a coach. Career in Hungary[edit] Early years[edit] Puskás was born as Ferenc Purczeld in Budapest and brought up in Kispest, then a suburb, today part of the city. He initially used the pseudonym Miklós Kovács to help circumvent the minimum age rules[14] before officially signing at the age of 12. Mighty Magyars[edit] Puskás scored three goals in the two first-round matches Hungary played at the 1954 FIFA World Cup.
England v Hungary - a football match that started a revolution. 23 November 2013Last updated at 01:35 GMT Team captain Ferenc Puskas scores Hungary's third goal during the match at Wembley Stadium Sixty years ago, a football match shook the foundations of the British Empire and encouraged a previously unthinkable dream of freedom in Hungary, says Gellert Tamas. The time was exactly 16:45. Wembley hosted a sold-out crowd. One hundred and twenty thousand spectators had gathered to see England play Hungary. The "Marvellous Magyars" had remained unbeaten for three years and England had never lost an international against a European side at home. The two captains, Billy Wright and Ferenc Puskas, shook hands. Stanley Matthews, Alf Ramsey and the other English players were filled with self-confidence, and rightly so. Captains Billy Wright and Ferenc Puskas Just a few months earlier a British-led expedition had conquered Mount Everest and shortly afterwards, when the Queen was crowned, the royalist fervour sweeping the country seemed boundless.
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