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10 July 2025 | Press release of PUSKAS.COM

 

Hungarian football legend Ferenc Puskás has officially joined the world-renowned soccer game eFootball™ as a new player in its legends roster. As part of the "Epic: World Classics" in-game release campaign, Puskás’ player card appears alongside fellow legends Pelé and Johan Cruijff, offering players around the world the opportunity to relive the brilliance of football’s golden era within today’s eFootball™ environment.

This release comes as eFootball™ celebrates its 30th anniversary, marking three decades of the game since its early days as Winning Eleven / Pro Evolution Soccer (PES). KONAMI continues to evolve the title with weekly real-world updates, interactive modes like Dream Team and Co-op, and collaborations with iconic players who helped define football’s and the game’s history. 

Ferenc Puskás, one of football’s most iconic figures, captain of the legendary Hungarian national team known as the “Magical Magyars,” led his country to Olympic gold in 1952 and a World Cup final in 1954. With 84 international goals and record-breaking club success at Real Madrid CF, where he won three European Cups and five league titles, Puskás embodied creativity, precision, and unstoppable attacking flair. His old Hungarian teammate Zoltán Czibor stated: “if he kicked the ball once, he scored two goals.” 

As a coach, he even led Panathinaikos to a European Cup final; an achievement still unmatched in Greek football. 

Puskás his name lives on through statues, football academy, streets, stadiums, including Hungary’s national arena, Puskás Aréna, set to host next year’s UEFA Champions League final, and the FIFA Puskás Award that celebrates the football’s most beautiful goals every year since 2009. 

This long-term partnership between KONAMI and Ferenc Puskás represents more than an in-game addition; it is a shared commitment to preserving and growing the legacy of Ferenc Puskás and eFootball™ for generations to come. 

By bringing the ‘Galloping Major’ to the virtual pitch, the collaboration aims to connect Puskás’s unique (or unparalleled) history with new audiences and strengthen KONAMI’s bond with fans globally as well as in Hungary specifically.

"Every Puskás fan in Hungary and around the world is very happy to see the ’Magical Magyar’ among the World Classics of eFootball. This means that millions of new generations can meet him, his excellent results and legendary personality” - György Szöllősi, Puskás' biographer and the Ambassador of Puskás Heritage said.

The opening video of the Epic: World Classics campaign with Pelé, Cruyff and Puskás, which runs from July 10 to 31, can now be seen on KONAMI's official website.