Euro Cup 2012

Will the eight stadiums, four in Ukraine and four in Poland, built or renovated for the Euro 2012 be profitable in the long run, or will they end up as white elephants and be a financial burden for their owners and the community?...[more]

The Ukrainian government had high hopes that co-hosting the Euro 2012 would be Ukraine’s European coming out party. For now, the tournament remains a PR disaster, highlighting mostly corruption scandals and political turmoil,...[more]

In the first of two articles on Euro 2012 co-host Ukraine, Ukraine-based journalist Mark Rachkevych presents the rocky road of Ukraine’s Euro 2012 preparations. Overspending and corruption cases have surrounded the country’s...[more]

Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel is planning a boycott of the Euro 2012 football tournament taking place in Ukraine in June unless the imprisoned opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko is released, and is urging her ministers to do...[more]

Despite major delays, new and spectacular stadiums in Poland and Ukraine will be ready to host this summer’s UEFA Euro 2012. But will there be a long lasting legacy justifying the massive investments?[more]

The cost of hosting mega-events is high. New predictions say that Ukraine, co-host of the Euro 2012, who has long struggled to meet UEFA’s deadlines, could end up staring at a loss of $8bn for the honour of hosting the...[more]

It is time to rank the most important sports political cases of 2011 and to offer a list of prophecies – what will be the most important cases in 2012?[more]

Stray dogs in the streets of Ukraine's major cities have caused unexpected problems for UEFA in the run up to the 2012 European Championship. Local authorities have been killing the dogs in an effort to clean the streets before...[more]

In less than two years time, London will host the 2012 Olympic Games, and, as hosts, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (GB) can enter a team without needing to qualify. Author and journalist Steve Menary...[more]

When Norway enters Ullevaal Stadium on 2 June, the task is to beat one of the next host nations of the Euro Cup – that is, if Ukrainian politicians and football authorities are able to meet the demands of UEFA President Michel...[more]