UEFA President Michel Platini insists Ukraine will be allowed to co-host the 2012 European Championship despite preparation setbacks.
UEFA earlier threatened to strip Ukraine
of its co-hosting rights with Poland after difficulties building
stadiums, hotels and transport infrastructure. However, the UEFA chief
said Wednesday the competition will be played in the former Soviet republic as scheduled.
Platini told The Associated Press in an interview that “we will go” to Ukraine, but that it’s still unclear how many cities in the country will be able to host games.
Kiev
is the only city guaranteed so far, but it remains uncertain if the
final will take place in the capital as originally planned. A final
decision will be made in December.
