Hungary legend no more

Florian Albert, the former Hungary striker and European Footballer of the Year, has died in hospital at the age of 70, the Hungarian news agency MTI said Monday.
Albert died early morning on Monday following heart bypass surgery carried out on Friday.
He was the only Hungarian footballer ever awarded the 'Ballon d'Or' prize as the European Footballer of the Year in 1967, beating Manchester United and England star Bobby Charlton into second place by 68 votes to 40.

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