From Puskas to Instagram, Teqball inventors now dream of Olympics Reuters 15/02/2021
By Simon Evans
MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - A training exercise from the golden era of Hungarian football is enjoying a remarkable revival in popularity with Europe s top clubs and has even become a fast-growing sport in it own right.
When Ferenc Puskas and Hungary s Golden Team warmed up for games, such as their 7-1 hammering of England in 1954, they played Foot-tennis with pairs of players either side of a net, serving and volleying but with a leather football and their feet.
Given the success that Puskas and his team mates enjoyed, it was a drill that remained popular with Hungarian club teams at all levels well into the 1990 s with some training grounds having purpose built mini-tennis courts next to the field.