Going Green
A Moment of Brilliance: A Soccer History Blog, December 22, 2014
Puskas (top, third from left) lining up with Ferencvaros during Mexican tour 1947 Source: tempofradi.hu= In July 1959, Ferenc Puskas and reigning four-time European Cup champions Real Madrid stopped in New York City to showcase their version of the world’s game in a pair of exhibition games at the tail end of their South American tour. The sojourn marked the second time that Los Blancos visited America to demonstrate the finer points of the game. It was the club’s first since an exhibition match against Galicia FC in 1927. The games were far from competitive with Madrid winning both stateside games handily. As irrelevant as the games were, the affair’s significance lie in the fact that it was Puskas’ second appearance before the New York City football faithful, and his first stint in America since a largely forgotten and unlikely appearance as a member of Ferencvarosi TC (Ferencvaros) twelve years earlier. Before the Hungarian Revolution and his subsequent defection, Puskas had been renowned throughout Europ
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