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Dan Kilpatrick

Hungary exploit Uefa loophole to have 30,000 fans at ‘behind closed doors’ England game despite ban

England’s 'behind closed doors' Nations League fixture in Hungary on Saturday is set to be played in front of around 30,000 fans after the hosts exploited a loophole in UEFA's regulations.

Hungary were ordered by UEFA to play the game in Budapest's 67,000-capacity Puskas Arena without fans as a punishment for the "racist and discriminatory" behaviour of their supporters at Euro 2020, but the governing body allows an unlimited number of school-age children to attend for free.

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