A Diamond with a scratch
The change of generations initiated in the French national team has led to a complete rejuvenation of the team in the last five years. A group of brilliant personalities went down in history together with the Zidane époque, though some of those who won silver at the World Cup in Germany are still doing well at their clubs even now. Just one person, Franck Ribéry, acts as a kind of a bridge to the glorious past. More
02 may 2012
Borys Kolesnikov: UEFA is confident in Ukraine
UEFA has a positive assessment of the state of Ukraine’s readiness for the European football championship finals in 2012. More
30 april 2012
Markiyan Lubkivskyi: Euro 2012 in the same format
The Euro-2012 tournament will take place in Ukraine and in Poland in an unchanged format. This was announced on 30 April in Nyon by the Director of UEFA Euro-2012 in Ukraine, Markiyan Lubkivskyi, after a meeting of the UEFA Executive Committee in the European football building. More
30 april 2012
Ticket for Euro-2012 released (PHOTO)
Tickets for the match of Euro 2012 will have six or seven degrees of protection, based on its design - the symbols of the Future Championship. This was announced during the official presentation of passes to the tournament matches that took place on Monday, 23 April, on the main stage of continental football championship – the Olympic NSC in Kyiv. The main background of the ticket is purple. It depicts a flower, the symbol of the tournament, which indicates the serial number of the match. More
23 april 2012
Euro fans will discover a unique Ukraine
Peter Lansley, sports columnist of the authoritative English publication «The Times» is impressed by the enthusiasm of Ukrainians working on the Euro-2012 project. The journalist told the Information Centre Ukraine-2012 in an interview on the results of a press tour, which was recently held for members of the British media. More
23 april 2012












New airport terminal opened in Donetsk (PHOTO)
On 14 May Donetsk hosted another milestone in the preparations of the country and cities for Euro-2012 – namely the opening of the new terminal at the local airport. Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych participated in the ceremony, as did Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine Borys Kolesnikov, the head of the Donetsk Regional State Administration Andriy Shyshatsky and other distinguished guests. More
14 may 2012