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Hungarian keeper Fulop dies of  cancer at 32

AFP, BUDAPEST: Tributes poured in on Thursday for former Hungary goalkeeper Marton Fulop, who played for a string of English Premier League clubs, after he died from cancer aged just 32. “It is with deep sadness and grieving that we inform that after a long illness Marton Fulop has passed away,” Fulop's former club MTK Budapest said on its website. England coach Roy Hodgson led the tributes, saying: "I'm really devastated by the news.
“I worked with him for a year at West Brom, he was a really nice person and a good professional. “All I can do is pass on my condolences to his family and say it is a sad day for them, but also a sad day for football too.”
Margaret Byrne, chief executive of Sunderland, Fulop's club between 2006 and 2010, commented: "We are devastated to hear of Marton's passing. “He was a genuinely lovely man, liked and respected by everyone at the club during his four years with us. “It is desperately sad when we lose a member of our Sunderland family but to lose one so young and in such circumstances is simply heart-breaking.”
As a mark of respect Hungary's national team wore black armbands for Thursday's Euro 2016 play-off first leg in Oslo. Spotted at MTK's youth academy before having played a top flight game in Hungary, Fulop was signed by Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur in 2004 as backup to England international Paul Robinson.

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Hungarian keeper Fulop dies of cancer at 32 AFP, BUDAPEST: Tributes poured in on Thursday for former Hungary goalkeeper Marton Fulop, who played for a string of English Premier League clubs, after he died from cancer aged just 32. It is with deep sadness and grieving that we inform that after a long illness Marton Fulop has passed away, Fulops former club MTK Budapest said on its website. England coach Roy Hodgson led the tributes, saying: Im really devastated by the news. I worked with him for a year at West Brom, he was a really nice person and a good professional. All I can do is pass on my condolences to his family and say it is a sad day for them, but also a sad day for football too. Margaret Byrne, chief executive of Sunderland, Fulops club between 2006 and 2010, commented: We are devastated to hear of Martons passing. He was a genuinely lovely man, liked and respected by everyone at the club during his four years with us. It is desperately sad when we lose a member of our Sunderland family but to lose one so young and in such circumstances is simply heart-breaking. As a mark of respect Hungarys national team wore black armbands for Thursdays Euro 2016 play-off first leg in Oslo. Spotted at MTKs youth academy before having played a top flight game in Hungary, Fulop was signed by Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur in 2004 as backup to England international Paul Robinson.