By Andrew Warshaw
June 21 – The English Football Association (FA) has been fined a token €5,000 (£4,000/$6,000) by UEFA for the “inappropriate conduct” of a small group of fans in Friday’s (June 15) European Championship win over Sweden.
By David Owen
June 20 – Puma is setting the early pace in the battle of the big sporting brands at the 2012 European Championship.
By Andrew Warshaw
June 19 – The Croatian Football Federation has been fined €80,000 (£64,500/$101,500) after Italy striker Mario Balotelli was racially abused by a section of its fans at the 2012 European Championships.
By Andrew Warshaw
June 19 – UEFA President Michel Platini insists the next European Championship finals in France will not suffer from a drop in quality when the tournament expands to 24 teams – and says Euro 2012 has been one of the best ever, from a footballing standpoint at least.
By Andrew Warshaw
June 18 – UEFA’s strict rules against any suggestion of ambush marketing were made starkly clear today when Denmark striker Nicklas Bendtner was banned for one competitive match and fined €100,000 (£80,000/$126,000) for his goal celebration in the 2012 European Championship game against Portugal.
By Andrew Warshaw
June 18 – The English Football Association is to fight its corner over disciplinary proceedings issued by UEFA relating to England fans’ behaviour during the 3-2 win over Sweden at the 2012 European Championship.
By Andrew Warshaw in Warsaw
June 18 – The tournament director of the 2012 European Championship insists he is satisfied with the finals so far despite constant UEFA sanctions, fan violence and logistical snafus.
By David Owen
June 17 – Television viewership of the early stages of 2012 European Championships suggests that football may be gaining popularity in one of the few parts of the world it has still to conquer: India.
By Andrew Warshaw in Warsaw
June 16 – In its clearest message to date of zero tolerance when it comes to discrimination, UEFA made its first formal charges of racism at Euro 2012 today, opening a case against the Croatian Football Association after receiving reports that fans made monkey chants directed at Manchester City’s Italian striker Mario Balotelli.
By Andrew Warshaw in Warsaw
June 15 – UEFA have fined the Croatian Football Federation (HNS) €25,000 (£20,000/$32,000) after fans let off a series of flares during their European Championship 3-1 victory over the Republic of Ireland on Sunday (June 10).
By Andrew Warshaw in Warsaw
June 15 – Germany and Portugal became the latest countries sanctioned by UEFA over various misdemeanours at the 2012 European Championship.
By Andrew Warshaw in Warsaw
June 13 – Russia look set to appeal against a suspended six-point deduction imposed by UEFA today because of the “improper conduct” of their supporters during their opening 2012 European Championships game against Czech Republic.
From Andrew Warshaw
June 12 – Violent clashes between rival Polish and Russian fans led to over 100 arrests tonight in the worst outbreak of hooliganism so far at the European Championships.
By Andrew Warshaw
June 12 – UEFA is to investigate yet more alleged instances of racist behaviour at the 2012 European Championship, this time during the group match between Spain and Italy.
By Andrew Warshaw
June 12 – The full extent of why Europe’s clubs are so anxious about their players getting injured at the 2012 European Championship can be explained by figures just released by the European Club Association (ECA).