EURO 2021

200 days before the beginning of the European Football Championship UEFA sees progress in Ukraine in preparations and has no significant objections to the preparations – said Markiyan Lubkivskyi, director of the Organizing Committee of the Euro 2012 at a press conference in Kiev. ‘We will do everything to make next year’s tournament the best event’ – he stressed. The greatest achievement of the past hundred days, mentioned by Łubikowski, is completion of stadiums in Kiev and Lviv. At these stadiums first matches have already been played. – They have […]

Aston Villa striker Darren Bent believes Tottenham’s in-form midfielder Scott Parker is playing well enough to be an England regular.

Bent thinks Alex McLeish’s side, 11/2 with bookmaker to beat Spurs at White Hart Lane on Monday, can travel to north Lo…

In 2012, the completely redesigned National Sports Centre “Olympijski” in Kiev should earn 110 million hryvnias – believed Viktor Kolesnikov, the Minister of Infrastructure and Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister responsible for preparations for the European football championships and. The plans for the commercial use of the main stadium for the Euro 2012 were announced during the stay of Kolesnikov in Kharkov, where he participated in the opening of “Shakhtar Plaza”. The high-class hotel, located near the football stadium, serves as accommodation for the guests of the EURO2012. According to our […]

Ukraine prepares to take the final of the UEFA Euro 2012 tournament with at least a million fans.  This is said by Deputy Prime Minister Borys Kolesnikov, reports BBC. According to him, since June – which is not the season of mass holidays, many football fans will come to Ukraine only to see thier favourite team play. More accurately count the number of guests of Euro 2012 will be known after the Finals Tournament on December 2, Kolesnikov said. That’s when it becomes clear in which cities will play teams […]

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 […]

Former England captain David Beckham has his sights set on one final recall to the international fold.

The ex-Manchester United and Real Madrid ace has not featured in coach Fabio Capello’s plans since a 3-0 victory over Belarus at Wembley in October…

During the next year’s European Football Championships in Poland and Ukraine there will be a total ban on smoking in all stadiums. It will not be allowed to sell or promote tobacco in the stadiums and their surroundings – announced UEFA on Thursday. It is the joint action of UEFA, the World Health Organization, the World Heart Organization, the European Network of Healthy Stadium, Organising Committees in Poland and Ukraine as well as local health support groups. Euro 2012 free from tobacco – this slogan makes us think about the […]

Wayne Rooney is the only Englishman to have been included on the 23-man shortlist for this year’s Ballon d’Or.

The 26-year-old, who is expected to start Wednesday’s Champions League clash against Otelul Galati, a game Manchester United are 9/2 with b…

The results of the match played by our football team can be different. However, this does not mean that Euro 2012 will not be successful. Everyone who will be a volunteer can contribute to it. Recruitment has already begun. I encourage everyone, not just young people, to work for Euro 2012 – says the Mayor Ryszard Grobelny. The opportunity is unique. I am convinced that volunteering is one of the greatest successes of the entire Euro 2012 championships in Poland – he added. For the first time in the history […]

Ukrainian hoteliers are missing out on early bookings for Euro 2012 with reservation databases in host-city hotels still closed for the dates of the event, according to www.booked.net. Less than 250 days from the kick-off of Europe’s top international soccer showcase almost all host-city hotel booking systems in Ukraine, which is co-hosting the tournament alongside Poland, remain closed. Meanwhile, preparations for the 14th European Championship is continuing at pace across Ukraine. Reconstruction of stadiums and key improvements to infrastructure is almost complete in the host-cities of Donetsk, Kharkiv, Lviv and […]