By David Gold
June 1 – Olympique Lyonnais have finally been given the all clear to begin the process of building their new stadium, the Stade des Lumiéres, which is to host games during the 2016 European Championships.
By David Gold
May 31 – St. Etienne and Toulouse missed out as the French Football Federation (FFF) confirmed the nine cities to host games during the 2016 European Championships, which will include new stadiums in Lille and Lyon.
By David Gold
April 29 – Football fans have been warned by Polish police to ensure that they buy tickets for the 2012 European Championships from reliable sources to avoid the risk of fraud.
By David Gold
April 26 – An escalating row between Lyon Mayor Gérard Collomb (pictured) and France’s Sports Minister Chantal Jouanno is threatening to derail plans for Olympique Lyonnais’ proposed new stadium, the Stade des Lumiéres, which is a probable venue for the 2016 European Championships.
By David Gold
April 23 – Spanish commercial broadcaster Telecinco, owned by Italian media giant Mediaset, is primed to win broadcast rights for UEFA Euro 2012, being held in Ukraine and Poland, according to reports there.
By David Gold
April 22 – UEFA President Michel Platini has unveiled the Board for the European Championships in 2016, the first tournament in the competition’s history being funded entirely by the continent’s governing body, and which is being held in France.
By David Gold
April 19 – The draw for tickets to the Euro 2012 Championships, co-hosted by Ukraine and Poland, begins today following a record number of applications.
By David Gold
April 15 – Kiev and Warsaw have been told to strengthen anti-terrorism plans for the European Championships, being held jointly by Ukraine and Poland in 2012, by Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov.
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By David Gold
April 18 – Ukraine is confident that Euro 2012, being hosted jointly with Poland, will be free of racism and violence, in response to a report documenting a number of such crimes at football games in the two countries during the last 18 months.
By David Gold
April 13 – The Never Again Association, in cooperation with Football Against Prejudices, has released a report documenting the scale of racist and discriminatory behavior in Poland and Ukraine, the host countries for the 2012 European Championships, in the last 18 months.
By David Gold
April 12 – Grzegorz Lato (pictured), President of the Polish Football Association, is to set to earn a bonus of €1 million (£891,000/$1.4 million) if he is still in his post after the 2012 European Championships.
By David Gold
April 9 – UEFA has announced that it has received in excess of 12 million ticket applications for the 2012 European Championships, to be held in Ukraine and Poland.
By Andrew Warshaw in Manchester
March 30 – European football’s governing body admitted today that recent outbreaks of hooliganism involving Polish fans did not augur well for the 2012 European Championship finals, and that some of the infrastructure in Ukraine may not be ready on time.
By David Gold
March 24 – Bulgaria and Romania have confirmed their intention to apply to jointly host the 2020 European Championships.
By Andrew Warshaw in Paris
March 22 – Broadcasting rights for all competitive games involving European countries are being taken over by UEFA – starting with the qualifiers for Euro 2016 in France.