EURO 2021

David Moyes believes his Everton side can beat Arsenal this weekend and improve their chances of qualifying for Europe.

The Goodison Park-based club are currently tenth in the Premier League table but Moyes is desperate to bounce back after watching …

Bonuses for winning the title of a champion for Euro-2012 should be maintained at the same level as for the World Cup 2010 and Euro-2008, this is 250.000 EUR for each player – stated Oliver Bierhoof, chairman of the German Football Association. 250.000 EUR will get every player of the German team. The amount of the bonus is negotiated, but Bierhoff does not think that the amount will be higher than a year and three years ago. Funds provided by the UEFA for the European Championship for all teams is […]

“Book of Wishes to National Football Team at Euro 2012” sets national record and becomes the biggest book in Ukraine. The idea of the book, consisting of 2012 good luck wishes from football supporters of different parts of Ukraine, was initiated by the team behind Zozulica project (unofficial Euro 2012 mascot) and supported by information centre “Ukraine 2012” together with publishing house “Summit-book”. The unique publication has a symbolic weigh of 20,12 kg and the parameters of 68x105cm. They are equal to 1/100 size of the National Olympic Stadium to […]

You had no luck in the draw for tickets for the Euro 2012? Nothing is lost. You can buy them legally – 3-match package for group meetings costs 12000 PLN. Ticket draw was held in April. For about 575 thousand tickets nearly 12 million people around the world were interested. Who did not have luck may still expect the next draw. Federations of countries participating in the Euro 2012 will receive 16% of tickets for each match of their team. When it comes to the Polish national team there will […]

As reported by Information Center of Ukraine 2012, citing the press service of the League, it’s a bit more than that from the Euro 2008 in Austria and Switzerland. “The lion’s share of the provisional income estimates for Euro-2012 will be selling media rights – 62% or more than 840 million European currency, and the commercial rights (sponsorship, licensing and merchandising) – 22% or 290 million euros,” – said in a statement. Overall, UEFA said the big increase in profits for the continental championship in football, and for the last […]

Warsaw – Poland’s National Stadium, which is to host the opening match of the Euro 2012 football championship, was unlikely to be ready by the June 30 deadline amid a series of construction mistakes, local media reported Wednesday. The stairs leading up to the stadium in Warsaw were faulty as inspectors said they would not withstand the weight of thousands of football fans. ‘I’m aware there are tensions at the construction site, especially because of the stairs,’ said Sports Minister Adam Giersz. ‘They are faulty, which means the deadline might […]

UEFA-recommended accommodation centres are approached as basis for individual national teams for Euro 2012. The drawing of groups for the finals will take place in Kiev on December 2. Each participant of the finals has the right to point out a single accommodation centre in Poland and Ukraine and two substitute centres. The UEFA-recommended accommodation centre list, published on October 1, 2010, includes 17 Ukrainian and 21 Polish centres. The list does not include a centre in Grodzisk Wielkopolski already booked by the Polish national soccer team. This is the […]

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The process of preparation of Lviv for Euro 2012 disappointed local entrepreneurs. The authorities promised to create new jobs in the city, however foreigners receive and carry our orders – the “Lwiwska Poszta” newspaper writes. Over the last three years there has not been job offers for construction workers in Lviv. Locals people do not have work and the stadium is built by a contractor from Donetsk – the articles points. The newspaper quotes the head of the local company producing chairs and car seats Bogdan Szewciw who complains that […]

Wrocław will have problems with accommodation of fans during Euro 2012. The dynamically growing hotel industry is just a myth. Taking into consideration the fact that the majority of rooms in hotels has already been reserved for the so-called EUFA Family there can be problems with accommodating fans. Magdalena Piasecka, the president of the Convention Bureau, the municipal institution responsible for the hotels for Euro 2012 in Wroclaw, states that they have problems with accommodation of fans. The whole situation is caused by very strict limits which UEFA requires for […]