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Platini: Ukraine nearly ready for Euro 2012

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Sept. 27, 2011, 10:24 a.m. | Ukraine — by Interfax-Ukraine

UEFA President Michel Platini (R) makes a speach as Ukrainian Football Federation President Grygoriy Surkis (2ndR) listens during their visit to the football stadium FC Shakhtar in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk on Sept. 26, 2011.
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Kharkiv, Sept. 27 (Interfax-Ukraine) – Ukraine is virtually ready for hosting the Euro 2012 European Football Championship, UEFA President Michel Platini said in Kharkiv on Monday. "Ukraine is virtually ready for Euro 2012. There are no serious problems in preparing for Euro 2012. But there are many minor tasks and problems that need to be solved. The terminal, which I have opened today (the VIP-Terminal at Kharkiv International Airport), is fine, the stadium is beautiful. We will work on the issues of transport system and accommodation. As for other host cities, Lviv, for instance, still has no turf at the stadium, a runway is not ready in Donetsk [airport]. Two years ago we were still facing the issue, whether we can organize Euro 2012 in Ukraine. A year ago, we were deciding whether to leave four or two [host] cities. And today we have four cities, and we need to efficiently use the remaining time to prepare for the championship," Platini said at a briefing in Kharkiv.

The briefing took place at Metalist Stadium in Kharkiv.

Before starting the briefing Platini scored two goals – the first time against Euro 2012 tournament director in Ukraine Markiyan Lubkivsky who acted as a goalkeeper, the second time against Football Federation of Ukraine President Hryhoriy Surkis.
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Anonymous Oct. 1, 2011, 2:01 p.m.    

Typical of these 'suits'to go grovelling to these disgusting holders, of this forth comming euro 2012. They should be made aware of whats going on and condem totally if not they are approving this medievil barbarity and should face consequences, themselfs, all because of bloody football.

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Anonymous Oct. 1, 2011, 8:38 p.m.    

Minor problems such as not completing the job of poisoning and burning alive all the stray animals? Pity.

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Anonymous Oct. 1, 2011, 9:04 p.m.    

This is a shame !! How can he be pleased when the Ukraine is cleaning the streets by killing the strays ??? They found a more effective and quicker solution for that by throwing the animals into a mobile crematorium where they are burned alive by 900 degrees !!!!!! The life does not exist only of football and it is not to understand that animals are suffering incredibly just only because of the barbaric methods of some countries !! There are surely other countries who respect life and those deserve to be choosen and not countries who kill their weakest inhabitants !!

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Anonymous Oct. 2, 2011, 4:01 a.m.    

Ukraine, DISGUSTING COUNTRY! Animals have feelings too. Maybe you who do these

terrible killings of innocent animals should get the same treatment. Did you

ever hear of Animal Shelters? Wake up you bad people.

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