EXCLUSIVE | July 24, 2026. Trends in online searches / last 24 hours

The public's interest in Romania has focused on the last 24 hours on the European matches of Romanian clubs, the passing of a theater personality, meteorological phenomena, and the current economic and political situation.

FCSB dominated searches after the 2-3 defeat against the Latvian team FK Auda, in the first leg of the second preliminary round of the Conference League.

Domestic football generated interest through CFR Cluj, Mircea Rednic, Andrei Borza, Rareș Ilie, Florinel Coman, Vasile Mogoș, and Liga a II-a, alongside topics regarding club management, transfers, and disciplinary situations.

Universitatea Cluj came back from 0-2 and finished in a draw, 2-2, with Brann, before the return leg scheduled in Bergen. Separately, the duel Alashkert–CFR Cluj kept attention on the European journey of Romanian teams.

The death of actress Adela Mărculescu brought back attention to her long career on the stage of the National Theater in Bucharest and her contribution to Romanian theater.

Searches about the polar vortex, weather, storms, fires, and solar eclipses indicate concern for atmospheric phenomena and local forecasts, including in Hungarian, Italian, Spanish, and Russian.

The economy and public administration were monitored through budget deficit, taxation, salaries, dividends, loans, tax evasion, infrastructure, and the situation of companies such as OMV Petrom, Romgaz, Biofarm, Dacia, and JPMorgan Chase.

Top 5 search topics

1. FCSB – Auda
2. Universitatea Cluj – Brann
3. Alashkert – CFR Cluj
4. Adela Mărculescu
5. Polar vortex

***** Analysis format developed by the NewsVibe Romania media monitoring team. Data source: Google Trends.

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