Hungarian Refereeing, Saying He Is Also at Fault After Receiving a Four-match Ban for Confronting Referee Márton Rúsz Following a Lost Match

Bódog, who nearly confronted the official, has repeatedly criticized Rúsz, who was also punished for his error in the game. Speaking to M4 before Saturday's match against MTK, Bódog said he will not go to the VIP area because he has already eaten, instead buying a beer and finding a spot in the stands. On his suspension, he said: "When I got a red card in Debrecen, nothing happened for ten days afterward.

I was the only one punished by the federation, and my own club fined me millions. No problem with that. Bódog is bothered that others are not punished, and that news reports, including on the federation's website, claim Hungarian refereeing is fine and that officials receive international invitations.

"The VAR officials go to various invitations, not to the West, not to England, not to Germany, not to Switzerland, where I would say one can go for professional development. It was in the newspaper that they go to Turkey. The VAR officials.

Now please, they go there to develop, where 150 people were jailed or acquitted among the referees. Because of the cases in the past year and a half. I am also at fault, God forbid, I stand by what I said, I got my punishment, but this is not easy, he told M4. The Turkish federation announced in October that 152 referees had placed bets, with investigations later extending to clubs and players. Weeks ago, 17 officials were detained, and since the scandal broke, the playing rights of more than a thousand footballers across various league levels have been suspended.