Winner of 1969 Golden Ball Award died

I took these photos today about Florian Albert farewell honor at the Albert Stadium in Budapest. Besides the family and collegues, many football fans gathered for the event and payed their respects at the Football Ceazar’s coffin as well as outside the stadium. There were fans from other teams (clubs) too.

Florian Albert, who has died at aged 70, was elected European Footballer of the year in 1967 and was the last of the great pleayers to emerge from Hungary during its golden era.

Albert was the winner of the Golden Ball Award and the former sticker of Ferencvaros TC (Fradi). He’s took part of the 1962 and 1966 World Cup and won a bronz medal at the 1960 olympic Games. Following his retirement beeing involved in managerial carrier in Lybia by Al Ahly Benghazi.

War on the homeless in Budapest

This afternoon, The City is for All group has organized a peaceful event in front of the Parlament in Budapest, to the protection of homeless people's rights, advocate for their interest. The group is founded by homeless, and formerly homeless activists and their allies who fight for a society based on equality and justice. The government regulation targeting the homeless people living in Budapest and imposes a fine up to $250 if one is conducting lifestyle like behavior in public.

more photo on demotix

photo at the Parliament was published at the Global Voices

Paratroopers at the Western Wall

I found this photo in my archives. I took it in 2009 at the Old City, nearby the Western Wall. Behind the man walking into the picture, David Rubinger famous photo (copy) of three Israeli paratroopers after the recapture of Western Wall in the Six Day War.