![Hungary's Marton Szivos (L) fights for the ball with Serbia's Milan Aleksic during their men's European Water Polo Championship match in Budapest July 17, 2014. Professional water polo has been shunned for Hungary's Marton Szivos (L) fights for the ball with Serbia's Milan Aleksic during their men's European Water Polo Championship match in Budapest July 17, 2014. Professional water polo has been shunned for](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2E5W54P/hungarys-marton-szivos-l-fights-for-the-ball-with-serbias-milan-aleksic-during-their-mens-european-water-polo-championship-match-in-budapest-july-17-2014-professional-water-polo-has-been-shunned-for-so-long-that-the-sports-leaders-now-fear-for-its-survival-picture-taken-july-17-2014-to-match-feature-waterpolopopularity-reuterslaszlo-balogh-hungary-tags-sport-water-polo-2E5W54P.jpg)
Hungary's Marton Szivos (L) fights for the ball with Serbia's Milan Aleksic during their men's European Water Polo Championship match in Budapest July 17, 2014. Professional water polo has been shunned for
![Gabor Kis (R) of Hungary fights for the ball with Vladimir Basik of Russia during their European Waterpolo Championships preliminary water polo match in Zagreb September 3, 2010. REUTERS/Laszlo Balogh (CROATIA - Gabor Kis (R) of Hungary fights for the ball with Vladimir Basik of Russia during their European Waterpolo Championships preliminary water polo match in Zagreb September 3, 2010. REUTERS/Laszlo Balogh (CROATIA -](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2CYDTKJ/gabor-kis-r-of-hungary-fights-for-the-ball-with-vladimir-basik-of-russia-during-their-european-waterpolo-championships-preliminary-water-polo-match-in-zagreb-september-3-2010-reuterslaszlo-balogh-croatia-tags-sport-water-polo-2CYDTKJ.jpg)
Gabor Kis (R) of Hungary fights for the ball with Vladimir Basik of Russia during their European Waterpolo Championships preliminary water polo match in Zagreb September 3, 2010. REUTERS/Laszlo Balogh (CROATIA -
![Krisztina Zantleitner of Hungary (L) fights for the ball with Alette Sijbring of the Netherlands during their women's semi-final water polo match at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games August 19, 2008. REUTERS/Laszlo Krisztina Zantleitner of Hungary (L) fights for the ball with Alette Sijbring of the Netherlands during their women's semi-final water polo match at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games August 19, 2008. REUTERS/Laszlo](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2E8H7AM/krisztina-zantleitner-of-hungary-l-fights-for-the-ball-with-alette-sijbring-of-the-netherlands-during-their-womens-semi-final-water-polo-match-at-the-beijing-2008-olympic-games-august-19-2008-reuterslaszlo-balogh-china-2E8H7AM.jpg)
Krisztina Zantleitner of Hungary (L) fights for the ball with Alette Sijbring of the Netherlands during their women's semi-final water polo match at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games August 19, 2008. REUTERS/Laszlo
![Loudis of Greece and Sevic of Serbia and Montenegro fight for position during Olympic mens semi-final water polo match in Athens. Konstantinos Loudis (L) of Greece and Serbia and Montenegro's Dejan Sevic Loudis of Greece and Sevic of Serbia and Montenegro fight for position during Olympic mens semi-final water polo match in Athens. Konstantinos Loudis (L) of Greece and Serbia and Montenegro's Dejan Sevic](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D4KP0T/loudis-of-greece-and-sevic-of-serbia-and-montenegro-fight-for-position-during-olympic-mens-semi-final-water-polo-match-in-athens-konstantinos-loudis-l-of-greece-and-serbia-and-montenegros-dejan-sevic-fight-for-position-during-their-mens-semi-final-water-polo-match-at-the-athens-2004-olympic-games-august-27-2004-reuterslaszlo-balo-2D4KP0T.jpg)