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Workers block road to Euro 2012 stadium in Poland

Protesters used trucks and construction equipment to block an access road to the new Arena Gdansk hours before Croatia and Spain play there Monday. …
Kyiv Post

Platini unhappy with Croatia fans at Euro 2012

 Platini told reporters Monday he is delighted with co-hosts Poland and Ukraine, who “have already won the Euro” by defying doubters to organize a …
Associated Press

English well-behaved on and off pitch at Euro 2012

 For once at a major tournament, all the talk surrounding the England squad is about matters on the pitch. The fans are not causing any trouble, the …
Associated Press

Greece, Serbia deny black market ticket charges

The IOC is investigating allegations in Britain’s Sunday Times that officials and ticket agents in several countries were caught selling tickets for …
Associated Press

Blokhin needs Shevchenko in match against England, says England manager

“Andriy Shevchenko is a world class player too and his CV and record in international football and club football provokes no discussion and I’m sure …
Interfax-Ukraine

Rooney to be in starting lineup in match against Ukraine

“But I’ve made it clear Wayne Rooney will start the game… I’ve got no fear that Rooney is ring rusty. He’s been training fully and I would say he’s …
Interfax-Ukraine

Rejuvenated Ronaldo looking for encore

Ronaldo led Portugal to the quarterfinals of the European Championship with perhaps his best game on the international stage, scoring both goals in a …
Associated Press

Sweden sees France game as springboard for World Cup

Midfielder Kim Kallstrom and coach Erik Hamren said the team is determined to leave Kiev with a victory after two losses against Ukraine and England — …
Associated Press

Platini unhappy with Croatia fans at Euro 2012

Platini told reporters on Monday that he is delighted with co-hosts Poland and Ukraine, who “have already won the Euro” by defying doubters to …
Associated Press

Euro 2012 blog: Euro? What Euro?

The roar of fans does not reach there. Life is quiet and ordinary, and is flowing along its normal course. Iryna, a friendly young salesperson in a …
denis rafalsky

Euro 2012 blog: Poland and Russia try to revisit history, get booted from Euro 2012

It all started with a brief by brutal beating of Polish stewards at the match between Russia and the Czech Republic in Wrocalw on June 8. The stewards …
Jakub Parusinski

Shevchenko trains with Ukraine squad

The talismanic 35-year-old striker, battling with a knee injury, was among players taking part in practice at FC Metallurg’s training ground in …
Reuters

English well-behaved on and off pitch at Euro 2012

For once at a major tournament, all the talk surrounding the England squad is about matters on the pitch. The fans are behaving, the players’ …
Associated Press

Greece enjoying life on the edge at Euro 2012

From the verge of elimination from the tournament, Greece managed to beat Russia 1-0 in their last Group A game. Santos said the need to win that …
Associated Press

Bulldozers block road to quarter-finals for Spain, Croatia

Local authorities stress they will provide alternative routes for trams and buses to the match, which kicks off at 2045 local time (1845 GMT), but …
Reuters

Czechs aim to defy underdog status vs Portugal

That sounds familiar to the Czechs. They were underdogs when they faced the same opponents in the last eight at Euro 1996, but stunned Portugal’s …
Associated Press

Euro 2012 blog: First impressions of a football newbie

I’ll be honest: I’m not that interested in football, but I wanted to see a game at Euro 2012 as it’s the first time Ukraine has hosted such a …
Maryna Irkliyenko

Greece more interested in polls than Germans

The Greeks, shock qualifiers ahead of Russia and Poland, face Germany on June 22 in the Baltic coast city of Gdansk in a quarter-final that pits the …
Reuters
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