World news about “Road to Euro 2012” published by euronews.
EURO 2012: Ready for the show After Five years of preparations it’s showtime in Poland and Ukraine where on Friday the 14th edition of the European Championships begin. Proceedings will… 08/06/2012
Donetsk: The Ukrainian city with English football heritage Donetsk, one of the host cities of Euro 2012. An industrial city with a strong footballing heritage, which to this day remains at the cutting edge of the… 07/06/2012
Psychic pig to predict Euro 2012 champions A psychic pig is about to be unleashed on the football world. Officials in Ukraine say Khryak – for that is his name – is set to take over where Paul the… 06/06/2012
Euro 2012: First teams arrive in Poland and Ukraine With only four days to go before the main event, 1992 European Champions Denmark arrived in Poland on Monday to prepare for their Euro 2012 group matches… 05/06/2012
Euro 2012: Final Preparations Euro 2004 finalists Portugal trained in Lisbon for the last time on Monday before heading off to Poland and Ukraine for this summer’s European Championships… 04/06/2012
1942 – ‘Death match’ The aftermath of the so-called ‘death match’ between the Kiev football team ‘Start’ and a team of Nazi soldiers during World War Two has been hotly debated… 22/05/2012
Cost of staying in Ukraine affects Euro 2012 ticket sales Up to 800,000 football fans are expected in Ukraine for the Euro 2012 Championships this summer. However, not all of them will be lucky owners of official… 15/05/2012
Ukraine seeks revival of past footballing prowess Football was the most popular sport in Ukraine during the Soviet era. After the revolution and the civil war in the 1920s, the Bolsheviks encouraged people to… 09/05/2012
Poland chooses Euro 2012 song – nocomment ‘Jarzebina’, a group of Polish folk-singing grandmothers have won the race to provide Poland’s official team anthem for the European football championships. 04/05/2012
Ecomonic legacy A gold coin, has been issued by the National Bank of Ukraine to mark Euro 2012. Weighing in at half a kilo and worth almost 35 thousand euros, the coin has… 27/04/2012
Football – a family affair The male monopoly of the beautiful game is almost history. Last year’s Women’s World Cup, held in Germany, was a resounding success both in terms of audiences… 10/04/2012
Euro 2012: Lahm misses Germany game as England faces tough test France will be looking to upset favourites Germany, when the two European heavyweights square off in Bremen on Wednesday. Die Mannschaft will be without… 29/02/2012
Waifs and strays in Ukraine This week animal rights activists have been protesting outside a government building in Ukraine demanding authorities protect stray animals they believe are… 26/01/2012
Poland’s race against time for Euro 2012 Warsaw’s national stadium is on the brink of completion after an eye watering investment of half of billion euros. In just six months time, the venue will… 12/12/2011
euronews’ journalists on Euro 2012“There may very well be a Ukraine Vs Poland final. We can dream, can’t we?” Siemienski Thomas – Head of the Polish team, euronews. “Euro 2012 is a real… 07/12/2011
UK ministers boycott Euro 2012 championshipsThousands of football fans have gathered in Warsaw, for the kick off of the Euro 2012 football championships. The tournament, which starts on Friday, is… 08/06/2012
Austrian officials to boycott Euro 2012 in UkraineAustrian government officials will not attend the European soccer championship in Ukraine in June as a “political signal”, Chancellor Werner Faymann said on… 03/05/2012
