Puskas: Madrid, Magyars and the Amazing Adventures of the World's Greatest Goalscorer

Ferenc Puskas was the greatest goalscorer football has known, but that is only part of his story. He was the star of the state-sponsored army team of Hungary, Honved, and the national team that won Olympic gold, reached the final of the World Cup and humiliated England 6-3 and 7-1 in matches that became landmarks in world football. As Budapest burned with the Hungarian Uprising of 1957, Honved were in Vienna preparing for a match in Madrid. With tensions on the rise and the hard-line commun...