EURO 2012

… 4/5 to deny the Blues a first success in the competition, with many pundits feeling that playing in their own Allianz Arena will be a big benefit for Bayern.
However, Di Matteo believes that the venue may heap a little more pressure on the Bavarians, telling UEFA.com: “I have been asked this question before and I’m not sure if it will be like having home advantage.
“It could go either way. If you look at it from another angle, maybe it will bring added pressure. It’s difficult to say whether …

…few months. It was the reason for not signing the association agreement with European Union, an event that should have taken place in the previous year within the framework of Polish UE Presidency. European politicians made attempts to put pressure on UEFA so that it would cancel matches to be played in Ukraine, but those attempts didn’t produce expected results.

Last week there were some terrorist attacks in Ukraine; they can discourage those not numerous football fans who wanted to come…

In Ukraine we still didn’t manage to sell 50 thousand Euro 2012 tickets – UEFA informed on Monday, adding that not only high accommodation costs are to blamed …. In Ukraine we still have around 50 thousand tickets, confirmed Pedro Correia, a UEFA official, responsible for all ticket-related issues.
- It’s no secret that…for very poor quality accommodation, what proved to be discouraging for football fans.

UEFA chief Michael Platini, who visited Ukraine in April, told angrily about “bandits…

…multi-faceted ‘RESPECT Diversity – Football Unites’ project in frames of the official UEFA EURO 2012 Social Responsibility programme. The project is delivered on behalf of the…of Polish Cities and with the support of Polish Television – the Official Broadcaster of UEFA EURO 2012.

Moreover, the Inclusive Zones and RESPECT Diversity message will be promoted… ‘NEVER AGAIN’ has coordinated the FARE East European Development Project supported by UEFA in the run up to EURO 2012 in Poland and Ukraine.

Michel Platini, the President of UEFA, praised Poland and Ukraine for the way they prepare for the championships, which are to be held on June 8. He added that the tournament would … of the tournament. He mentioned that the decision of choosing Poland and Ukraine as the organizing countries had been a good decision.

- In April 2007 in Cardiff UEFA took a very important decision on choosing those countries as the ones that are going to organize the tournament, even though they did not have the …

…:00 Polish time).
Ukraine – France (June 15, hour: 18:00 Polish time).
England – Ukraine (June 19, hour: 20:45 Polish time).
Quarterfinal 1C – 2D (June 23, hour: 20:45 Polish time).
Semifinal 1A/2B – 1C/2D (June 27, hour: 20:45 Polish time).

Distances to other UEFA EURO 2012 stadiums

Kharkiv – 315km
Kyiv – 700km
Lviv – 1,175km
Warsaw – 1,465km
Poznan – 1,785km
Wroclaw – 1,750km
Gdansk – 1,810km

Donbass Arena Donetsk Ukraine gallery

Opening of the stadium

… great difficulty. In September 2009, the media received information from the secret report of UEFA, which showed that the chances of completing the construction on schedule were little. UEFA dramatically assessed the construction works, because there was not even a prepared design of …).
Denmark – Germany (June 17, hour: 20:45 Polish time).

Distances to other UEFA EURO 2012 stadiums

Warsaw – 385km
Kyiv – 540km
Poznan – 700km
Gdansk – 725km
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… – November 2011
Capacity – 41111 seats
VIP boxes – 390 seats
Media seats – over 900
Construction cost – 365 million hryvnia

Matches

Netherlands – Denmark (June 9, hour: 18:00 Polish time).
Netherlands – Germany (June 13, hour: 20:45 Polish time).
Portugal – Netherlands (June 17, hour: 20:45 Polish time).

Distances to other UEFA EURO 2012 stadiums

Donetsk – 315km
Kyiv – 480km
Lviv – 1,015km
Warsaw – 1,250km
Poznan – 1,570km
Gdansk – 1,600km
Wroclaw – 1,515km

…: 20:45 Polish time).
Sweden – England (June 15, hour: 20:45 Polish time).
Sweden – France (June 19, hour: 20:45 Polish time).
Quaterfinal 1D – 2C (June 24, hour: 18:00 Polish time).
Final (July 1, hour: 20:45 Polish time).

Distances to other UEFA EURO 2012 stadiums

Kharkiv – 480km
Lviv – 540km
Donetsk – 700km
Warsaw – 820km
Wroclaw – 1,090km
Poznan – 1,140km
Gdansk – 1,190km

Olympic Stadium Kiev Ukraine gallery

Opening of the stadium

Stadium construction

…a membrane roof, has already 43 000 seats. However, according to the UEFA requirements, the number of seats will be limited to 41 000 … world – Wembley.

Objections to the stadium was also raised by UEFA but the problems were solved. While visiting the stadium in Poznan, Michel Platini, president of UEFA, had good opinion about the stadium and the progress of …- Ireland (June 18, 20:45 Polish time)

Distances to other UEFA EURO 2012 stadium

Wroclaw – 175km
Gdansk – 305km
Warsaw – 320km…