By David Gold
December29 – Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister, Borys Kolesnikov (pictured), has said that the cultural events and programme which will be held during the European Championships next summer will likely be revealed in March.
By David Gold
December 27 – Olympique Lyonnais President, Jean-Michel Aulas, wants the club’s new stadium to host the opening game of the 2016 European Championships in France.
By Andrew Warshaw
December 8 – Wayne Rooney’s (pictured left) chances of playing a major part in England’s Euro 2012 campaign received a major boost today when a UEFA appeals panel reduced his three-match ban.
By Andrew Warshaw
December 3 – The head of the Ukrainian half of Euro 2012 has revealed for the first time how close the country came to being stripped of hosting rights with Poland.
By David Gold
December 2 – Nancy will not be hosting games during the 2016 European Championships after the French city was unable to find agree a deal to renovate the Marcel Picot Stadium.
By David Gold
December 2 – Old rivals Germany and the Netherlands will face each other in Group B of the 2012 European Championships, being co-hosted by Poland and Ukraine, following the draw today in Kiev, where the final of next summer’s tournament will take place.
By David Gold
December 1 – England’s decision to base themselves in Kraków during the 2012 European Championships, co-hosted by Poland and Ukraine, was “a superb choice”, according to the managing director of PROSKE | sports, Lindsay Gomer.
By David Gold
November 29 – UEFA President Michel Platini has said that preparations for the 2016 European Championships, which will take place in France, “are going well.”
By David Gold
November 21 – Ukraine will focus on introducing high speed travel links between host cities of the 2012 European Championships in the months remaining before the tournament begins, the country’s Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Infrastructure Borys Kolesnikov (pictured) has said.
By David Gold
November 17 – Thomson Sport will be the Euro 2012 Licensed Tour Operator, giving them the rights to the tour operating programme across the 14 countries that successfully went through the qualification process for the tournament.
By David Gold
November 13 – A new stadium built in Wrocław for the 2012 European Championships has played host to its first international game, as Poland lost 2-0 to Italy, whilst the renovated Olimpiyskiy Stadium in Ukraine, which will host the final of the tournament, saw the hosts draw 3-3 with Germany in the first match played there since work was completed.
By David Gold
October 24 – Continental will be an official UEFA European Championships sponsor for both the 2012 tournament, being held in Ukraine and Poland, and the 2016 event in France.
By David Gold
October 20 – The Forum of Armenian Associations of Europe (FAUE) has asked UEFA President Michel Platini for the crucial European Championship qualifier between the Republic of Ireland and Armenia to be replayed after the Irish controversially won their encounter in Dublin earlier this month.
By David Gold
October 15 – A match involving a team comprised of players from a range of ethnic backgrounds and Polish stars has taken place in Warsaw as part of the ‘Never Again’ Association’s ‘Poland for All’ event.
By Andrew Warshaw
October 13 – Two years after being dealt the cruellest of blows by Thierry Henry’s infamous handball, Lady Luck at last shone on the Republic of Ireland today when they were handed by far the easiest pairing in the Euro 2012 play-offs following the draw in Krakow.