Hungary scorer trashes reporter's table in goal celebration vs. France at Euros

Simon Borg

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It will go down as one of the top moments of Euro 2021 and for one innocent reporter just doing minding her own business on the sideline, it'll be a story she'll be telling for years.

Hungary shocked defending World Cup champions France by scoring the first goal in their 1-1 Group F draw in Budapest when left winger Attila Fiola made an unexpected run into the box to slot home the opener just before halftime.

The 60,000 sold-out crowd in Budapest went nuts and Fiola, clearly caught up in the emotions of the moment, celebrated in a wild and totally unnecessary fashion.

Fiola jumped over the fieldboards to get as close as possible to the rabid fans, but he came across a journalist workstation and proceeded to wreck the reporter's stuff sitting on the table. 

She was initially taken aback by the whole episode, but as the other Hungarian players mobbed Fiola and she understood what had happened, a big smile eventually swept over her face. Watch the moment here:

The reporter is likely to become an overnight celebrity in Hungary, especially if the No. 37-ranked team in the world can get out of the group. Her reaction definitely won over Twitter:

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Simon Borg is a senior editor at The Sporting News who has covered football/soccer for over a decade. A supporter of Italian club Parma Calcio from his years growing up in Europe, he was previously a long-time member of Major League Soccer's digital media team, as a multimedia content producer, on-air personality, and Editor-in-Chief. Based in New York City, Borg is multilingual and has covered the domestic and global scene for TSN since 2021.