Most Read, Euro 2012

High prices, poor infrastructure scare foreign fans off Ukraine Jens Nielsen is sitting in his Danish hometown of Esbjerg worrying about Ukrainian train tickets.
2 days ago at 21:55 | Oksana Grytsenko
German Embassy in Ukraine holding DeutschlandMobil2012 info tour Ivano-Frankivsk, May 19 (Interfax-Ukraine) – The Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Ukraine is holding the information tour DeutschlandMobil2012.
May 19 at 18:21 | Interfax-Ukraine
Greece picks young players for Euro 2012 squad ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece coach Fernando Santos on Thursday dropped seasoned Panathinaikos defenders Nikos Spyropoulos and Loukas Vyntra from the preliminary squad for the European Championship that is dominated by young players.
May 19 at 17:24 | Associated Press
Public transport for fans to work 24 hours during Euro 2012 The public transport that will carry fans between the Euro 2012 locations will work around the clock during the championship.
May 21 at 19:19 | Interfax-Ukraine
Politicians’ boycott will not hurt sporting event, French expert says Calls by European politicians for a boycott of Euro 2012 matches in Ukraine won’t affect the sports competition, says Pascal Boniface, head of France’s Institute for International and Strategic Relations. But the country’s 15 minutes in the global spotlight could cut both ways if the controversies continue.
2 days ago at 21:46 | Jakub Parusinski
Ukrainians launch hosting project for Euro 2012 KIEV, Ukraine — A group of Ukrainian activists has launched a project to provide free accommodation, translation and other services to foreign guests attending the Euro 2012 football championship following criticism of the prices being charged by many hotels.
May 21 at 15:40 | Associated Press
Spain recalls Torres for Euro 2012 warm-ups MADRID — Coach Vicente del Bosque recalled Fernando Torres along with fellow Chelsea teammate Juan Mata for Spain's warm-up matches ahead of the upcoming European Championship.
May 21 at 15:13 | Associated Press
Poland to educate Euro 2012 fans on safe sex WARSAW, Poland — Polish health officials say they will distribute free condoms to hundreds of thousands of fans attending Euro 2012 as part of a safe sex campaign.
May 22 at 19:30 | Associated Press
Over 20,000 people per day to cross Ukraine-Poland border during Euro 2012 The State Border Guard Service of Ukraine forecasts that more than 20,000 people per day will cross the Ukraine-Poland border via seven checkpoints during the Euro 2012 European Football Championship.
3 days ago at 15:09 | Interfax-Ukraine
Poland asks Russia to change Euro 2012 base WARSAW, Poland — Poland's sports minister says her government has asked Russia to choose a new European Championship base for its national team to avoid possible anti-Russian protests.
3 days ago at 18:30 | Associated Press
Blokhin still has one big goal as a coach: Euro Cup Ukraine's storied champion looking for one more shot at big-time glory.

Ukraine coach Oleh Blokhin is taking this June’s European football championship personal. Despite claiming seven Soviet titles, five Soviet cups, two UEFA Cup Winners’ Cups and a UEFA Super Cup, he has never set foot on the pitch for a European championship match.
2 days ago at 22:02 | Mark Rachkevych
Opodo UK: Ukraine's currency available from all Post Office branches Football fans planning to catch flights to Kiev and other destinations in Ukraine for the Euro 2012 tournament this summer will be able to purchase some of the country's currency from the Post Office.

The organisation has announced that Ukrainian hryvnia is now available for pre-order and next-day delivery from all of its 11,500 branches.

Read more here.

3 days ago at 15:20
Germany hopes to repeat past success Perennial contender Germany will arrive in Lviv on June 8 ahead of its first match against Portugal, hungry to win its first European championship in 16 years.
2 days ago at 21:59 | Mark Rachkevych
Play The Game: Ukraine’s Euro 2012 preparations rife with corruption and overspending The Euro 2012 countdown is almost over. After five years, co-host Ukraine has experienced political transformation, scandals and anticipation in tandem with large scale infrastructure projects that saw some 2,000 kilometers of roads get commissioned, airport capacity almost double in each host city, and four stadiums either get built or undergo renovation. Extra plotlines have been heaped on Ukraine’s storied rocky road of preparation, while other narratives have collapsed. They’ve only magnified the myriad problems the nation faces to the outside world.

Read the story here.
2 days ago at 18:34
Injured Czech skip Rosicky will be ready for Euro PRAGUE — The Czech Republic says a calf muscle injury is unlikely to prevent captain Tomas Rosicky from playing in next month's European Championship.
May 22 at 15:25 | Associated Press