EURO 2021

Today, at 14.30, was exactly 333 days, 33 hours and 33 minutes before the start of Euro 2012. Kiyvan student Denis Kovalchuk planned to set a record by hitting a ball in the air exactly 333 times so that he could write this result to the National Register of Records of Ukraine. “He’s going to to hit the ball 333 times during 3 minutes on Khreshchatyk street, directly under the mayor’s office. Our expert will count time and help other see that there are no violations. I hope that Dennis […]

According to the Euro 2012 Director  Martin Cullen, Ukraine has undergone significant changes during preparations for the European Football Championship. UEFA official has expressed the view that the Euro modernizes the country. Asked about what has changed, Martin Cullen said: “Of course, there are many variations. Look at the roads that are radically changing, especially in hosting cities. EURO 2012 mobilizes each city and induces the emergence of new airports. If you go to other cities in Ukraine – there is real difference in favor of the four host cities. […]

In mid 2007, Poland was abuzz after receiving co-hosting rights with Ukraine for the Euro 2012 football championship. A year from the event, the country is biting its nails with key infrastructure yet to be completed. As May came to an end, a storm drew over the Polish capital, Warsaw, and it became evident that the roof at its brand new national football stadium – built ahead of the 2012 European Championship – was not entirely waterproof. Shortly beforehand, it had become known that the staircases at the stadium were […]

Donetsk authorities at the time of Euro 2012 plan to throw homeless people out of the city  in a special tent camp. Director of the Donetsk City shelter for homeless Mykola Fedoruk says that guests of the European Championship should not meet with local homeless people. “There will come a lot of people who will see the homeless somewhere in the garbage cans to dig. It’s embarrassing, uncomfortable and not good for us.’s Why we came up with an initiative before the mayor to create some conditions at least for […]

Silesian Stadium in Chorzow is the largest existing sports stadium in Poland. From 1993 it functions as the national stadium for Polish football representation. The stadium is a part of Regional Centre of Culture and Sport in Chorzow, located near the border of Chorzow and Katowice. Present capacity of stadium is over 47 thousand seats, and planned modernization is expected to led to increase this number to about 60 thousand seats. The conversion should be finished around 2010. Additionally, stadium stand are expected to be roofed over. The cost of […]

President Viktor Yanukovych hopes that the Euro 2012 European Commission will decide on the visa-free regime with Ukraine. He said this to journalists in Bratislava after talks with President Ivan Gasparovic of the Slovak Republic, UNIAN reports. Yanukovych expressed his hope that Ukraine before the end of the first half of this year, will fulfill the first part of a plan of action towards the agreement on visa-free regime. He added that considerable work has already been done and it will in the second half to start the second part […]

The stadium in Lviv does not look at all like a place where 15 November 2011 Ukraine and Austria would play an opening match. “No way” – assures Michael Pol. There is even no way to the stadium in Lviv, not to mention parking lots that would guarantee places for dozens of cars. One of Ukrainian journalists admitted that the organizers “were praying that the winter was light” so that “they could finish by June 2012”. So what is the reason of the UEFA chief executive’s optimism? Also the mayor […]

The main component for successful performance of Ukrainian team at home for a continental championship in 2012 will be the last month preparing the team for the start of the tournament. Such an opinion in an interview with Russian newspaper “Soviet Sport” stated Head Coach of the Kiev “Dynamo” Yuri Semin. According to him, the defeat of the Trust Oleg Blokhin’s team in France today does not mean anything. “Blokhin must be given the time necessary to give a closer look. Friendlies do not play any role. The main role […]