i'm not judging, just stating the fact that you don't know this country apparently. he personally picks the nt coach, he suggests players to be called (rossi has balls to have rejected dzsudzsák multiple times lol), he ordered many stadiums to be built around the country, one of them was built literally next to his house (oh yes), he often uses private jets to go to matches, it's because of him that the club of his hometown (or rather village) bears puskás' name despite puskás' past not being related to that village in any way or form, one of the most important youth academies also resides in his native village, etc
i could go on for days, bottom line is that his image relies heavily on the fact that he's a football fan