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Mon May 14, 2012, 12:43 AM May 2012

400 Athletic Bilbao fans went to Hungary to see the Europa League Final (which was held in Romania)

Athletic Bilbao last won silverware in 1984, so fans of the popular Basque side travelled in their droves to attend the Europa League Final earlier this week for a chance to witness a rekindling of their former glory. Sadly, Falcao and ten other Atletico Madrid players were 3-0 victors on the night, which was particularly hard news to take for the 400 Athletic Club fans who traveled to Hungary for the game by mistake.

The final was held in Bucharest, Romania, but the geographically embarrassed supporters found themselves in vaguely-similar-sounding Budapest, a city roughly 500 miles away and in a completely different country. The Journal reports:

The Spanish TV channel Antena 3 is reporting that the group of fans travelled to Budapest instead of Bucharest, before trying to correct their mistake by getting to the correct city on time.

They failed. They couldn't find the Romanian capital on the map.
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http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/soccer-dirty-tackle/400-athletic-bilbao-fans-travelled-hungary-see-europa-180349205.html


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400 Athletic Bilbao fans went to Hungary to see the Europa League Final (which was held in Romania) (Original Post) Renew Deal May 2012 OP
I guess Americans aren't the only ones who suck at geography lol Marooned May 2012 #1
Those sophisticated Europeans... AngryAmish May 2012 #2
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