Career
He is mostly known for supervising four matches in the 1994 Fédération internationale de football association World Cup in the United States, including the final between Brazil and Italy. He is a highly unpopular figure in Spain since the 1994 World Cup quarter-final between Italy and Spain, where he ignored Mauro Tassotti elbowing Luis Enrique in the face, in the penalty box, during injury time. The impact broke Enrique"s nose.
After retiring as a referee, he was Deputy Chairman of the Hungarian Football Association from 2000 to 2006.
He has also worked as a co-commentator for a Hungarian sports television channel. Puhl speaks Hungarian, German and English.