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Magyar Labdarúgó Szövetség (MLSZ)

Hungary's football federation, chief overseer of the TAO corporate-tax sports subsidy system

Sports Grift Corruption

The Hungarian Football Federation (MLSZ), led by Sándor Csányi as president since 2010, has failed to close the accounting of a single TAO subsidy period since the 2013/14 season, according to information that came to light in August 2026 - even though the federation itself supervises TAO accounting for nearly 1,000 domestic football clubs. Responses to 24.hu's freedom-of-information requests showed that of 121.92 billion forints in approved support, roughly 106 billion forints remains unaccounted for, and MLSZ and the Sport State Secretariat gave contradictory data even on filing deadlines - in one case a seven-month discrepancy in the submission date. The federation attributed the discrepancy to 'reclassification between seasons.'

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