Eriksson Interested in Trainig England Back
64-year-old man from Sweden had previously been trained squad of "The Three Lions" in 2001-2006. At that time, he managed to bring England into the quarter-finals of World Cup 2002 and 2006, also the 2004 European Cup.
"They (FA) have to carry me. I know all the players. Some good players coming, but still there are older players who still play better," said Eriksson.
"Paul Scholes may be able to return, and Wayne Rooney will still provide excellent performance. He has everything, even though only 26 years old," he added.
Eriksson admitted his desire will be returned to the responsible party, the FA. According to him, one of the architects of Britain's strongest candidate is currently coach of Tottenham Hotspur, Harry Redknapp.
"If Redknapp took the job, then it would be better for him if he live after the European Cup. Therefore, within two years, he could prepare for England's World Cup," Eriksson advice.
On the other hand, FA is rumored to already have a number of targets to fill the position left by coach Fabio Capello. David Bernstein as President of the FA said that some members will be giving some recommendations that match the figures fill the position.
"We already have a number of names, but I have to say that the new target and is flexible because it has not been absolute. We still have to find the exact figure would be," said Bernstein.
Hugo Lloris, Captain for France in Euro Cup Poland Ukraine 2012
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| Hugo Lloris, Captain for France in Euro Cup Poland Ukraine 2012 |
France team coach, Laurenc Blanc, said, Lloris chosen as a innovator among the players, before other prospects, namely the AC Milan defender, Philippe Mexes, and eventually left Spain's capital opponent Eric Abidal. With the consultation, Lloris
Germany One of the Favorite Team in Euro Cup Poland Ukraine 2012
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"German team is currently the best group in European countries. They contain young players and are very innovative, "said the former France Team player informed Die Welt, the In in German Teamn day-to-day.
Coach Vicente Del Bosque About to Cross Out Torres from Spain Squad
Coach Vicente Del Bosque Cross Out Torres from Spain Squad at the friendship match against Venezuela. Coach Vicente Del Bosque admitted that this is a hard choice for him but he must realize that Torres no longer has a great performance in Barclays Primer League. Torres only scored 4 goals in this season in all competition he follows.
Spain still has so many good strikers that can take Torres's position. Fernando Llorente, Iker Muniain, Alvaro Negredo, Roberto Soldado, dan Juan Mata are the names who can replace Torres in Spain squad. Even though Chelsea supports Torres to be a player of Spain in Euro Cup Poland Ukraine 2012 but Vincente Del Bosque must choose the best one of them.
"He is a player that we value and I am very sad to strike his name from the Spanish national team, but I want to behave fairly. Appearance (Torres) was recently very inconsistent," said Del Bosque as reported by ESPN Star.
"It becomes a problem when the attacker does not return to the form of the game, it makes it difficult for them. We see that there is a problem terhadapa him, but there are a lot of time and opportunity for Torres to find his game before Euro 2012 started," he said later.
Del Bosque hopes that Torres can get his great performance back with Chlesea if He want to be part of Spain squad. Torres was bought by Chelsea from Liverpool, but his performance is down. He is no more a killer striker. This former of Atletico Madrid player actually has so many opportunity given by Andre Villas Boas in Chelsea but he cannot show his best. Even AVB prefer makes Torres as a starter to Didier Drogba. Therefore Torres still cannot find his best like at he past time when he was in Atletico Madrid and when he is in Spain team.
Spain in the most favorite team in the next Poland Ukraine 2012. After winning 2010 world cup, Spain even be the best team in FIFA table. Base on this, of course Spain public hope that Spain squad must show the great performance in Poland Ukraine 2012.
Even though Spain is the most favorite but there are so many other teams that may shock the football lovers. England with their big ambition. Greece also ready to take back their Cup. France also wants to show that they are the team that must be honored. Czech and Germany also has a great history in Euro cup. Another Country like Denmark also wants to take this chance.
Final round in Euro Poland Ukraine 2012 will be held in next 3 months. Football lovers hope to watch a great show in every stadium. We will see!
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| Spain Coach announced that Torres will not be in Spain Squad against Venezuela |
Spain still has so many good strikers that can take Torres's position. Fernando Llorente, Iker Muniain, Alvaro Negredo, Roberto Soldado, dan Juan Mata are the names who can replace Torres in Spain squad. Even though Chelsea supports Torres to be a player of Spain in Euro Cup Poland Ukraine 2012 but Vincente Del Bosque must choose the best one of them.
"He is a player that we value and I am very sad to strike his name from the Spanish national team, but I want to behave fairly. Appearance (Torres) was recently very inconsistent," said Del Bosque as reported by ESPN Star.
"It becomes a problem when the attacker does not return to the form of the game, it makes it difficult for them. We see that there is a problem terhadapa him, but there are a lot of time and opportunity for Torres to find his game before Euro 2012 started," he said later.
Del Bosque hopes that Torres can get his great performance back with Chlesea if He want to be part of Spain squad. Torres was bought by Chelsea from Liverpool, but his performance is down. He is no more a killer striker. This former of Atletico Madrid player actually has so many opportunity given by Andre Villas Boas in Chelsea but he cannot show his best. Even AVB prefer makes Torres as a starter to Didier Drogba. Therefore Torres still cannot find his best like at he past time when he was in Atletico Madrid and when he is in Spain team.Spain in the most favorite team in the next Poland Ukraine 2012. After winning 2010 world cup, Spain even be the best team in FIFA table. Base on this, of course Spain public hope that Spain squad must show the great performance in Poland Ukraine 2012.
Even though Spain is the most favorite but there are so many other teams that may shock the football lovers. England with their big ambition. Greece also ready to take back their Cup. France also wants to show that they are the team that must be honored. Czech and Germany also has a great history in Euro cup. Another Country like Denmark also wants to take this chance.
Final round in Euro Poland Ukraine 2012 will be held in next 3 months. Football lovers hope to watch a great show in every stadium. We will see!
Sulley Muntari’s goal Case: As Usual, Juventus is Helped by the Referee
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Sulley Muntari’s Goal Case: As Usual, Juventus is Helped by the Referee
In Sulley Muntari’s goal in Milan Vs Juventus, football lovers seems like do not believe what they watch. Unfortunately, I did not watch the match live. But I saw the video and the pics published by many online medias. I totally agree that it was a goal. No doubt about that. Massimo Allegri cannot hide his anger based on this fail. Robinho stated that this failure also decides which team will be a champ at the end of Serie-A Italy.Not because I am a Milanisti, but I realize that Juventus always helped by the referee. We hope that this fail has nothing to do with the second calciopoli. Juventus has a bad track record on a case like this one. Sulley Muntari’s goal may be state that it was true.
In the table, Milan is the leader and followed by Juventus. Unfortunately, the point margin is only one point. It produces the possibility that Juventus will take Milans's position because Milan has played 24 matches while Juventus still played 23 matches. If Juventus can win at the next match, it means that AC Milan has to give their place to Juventus. And of course, the mission to retain the scudetto will be harder for Milan.
Juventus can be said as a magic team. After Calciopoli case, they grow faster that ever and soon back to Serie-A. Even though Juventus was left by his players after the Calciopoli case but they could stand and moved one.
Howoever, that Sulley Muntary's goal reminds us about one thing, Juventus always helped by the referee. Let's say that it was an accidental case and referee is not a superman who has a special and great eyes to see every details of a match. But what we saw at videos and magazine explained that the goal is clear and the referee should see it as a goal because of the "clarity".
Everyone makes mistakes and we have to forgive it. But there is one moment that we have to minimize a failure when the failure will determine others destiny. This ghost goal can be classified as a great failure because it determines AC Milan position in particularly and it also reduces the trust to the Italian Serie-A referee.
I myself actually have a suggestion to the situation like this. First thing is, at the previous time we have been heard that there will be a technology in goal line. Unfortunately, many people see it as a bad thing. Their reason is, that will reduce the interesting thing of foot ball. Actually it does not make sense, how come we say a Foot Ball is interesting while many people got disappointed with the match progress and the result. The worst news is when Michael Platini also denied this suggestion. However, in my opinion that used to be a great thing and best solving problem for the problem we faced before.
The second is, there must be a chance for a team to register their protest to the authority of league for a kind of problem like this. And if it is can be proven, an authority of a league can dismiss the match result.
For sure, this opinion just a simple opinion that may be many people has thought about that before. But at least by approaching this we hope that Sulley Muntari’s goal case does not happen again.
Czech has a Champion Mentality
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| Czech has a Champion Mentality |
However, despite failing to win in the qualifying group, Czechs are still appearing in the play-offs. And in Montenegro, Czech able to get rid of the play-off to perform at the 2012 European Cup finals in Poland and Ukraine.
As a football team, did not sementereng Czech German, English, Spanish, French, or Italian. However, at the stage of European Cup, they have a winning mentality and great history. That's what makes them very tough, although no such golden generation in 1996.
For your info, when I was joined by Slovakia in the Czechoslovak state, Czech ever European Cup champion in 1976. History of gold was always inspired them to do it again, even though the country was split in two.
So independent and separate from Slovakia, Czech apparently still have a good team. In fact, they are directly qualified for the 1996 European Cup finals. It's even considered a golden generation of Czech. Pavel Nedved, Karel Poborsky, Pavel Srnicek, et al fascinating look up until the final. Unfortunately, they fail to repeat the success in 1976, losing to Germany because of Oliver Bierhoff scored. This is a golden goal in extra time to kill the Czech struggle. It was still no system in case of golden goal extra time. That is, so there is a goal then the match is completed.
Now, the Czech Republic does not have a golden generation as in the era of Pavel Nedved. However, they can talk a lot in the finals, did not even rule out even a surprise.
They have a strong goalkeeper, Petr Cech. While in midfield there is Tomas Rosicky are beginning to find his best game. In the future, but there is Milan Baros, Czech had a young striker Vaclav Kadlec yourself. The new 18-year player is starting to show sharpness. Played only once, he contributed one goal in qualifying. There is still the name of Michal Kadlec, Jan Rezek, Jaroslav Plasil, and others.
As before the 1996 European Cup, many of the players who do not know Czech. However, their names are difficult to spell, then so familiar and so performed brilliantly in the final. Not impossible, Czech this time also will surprise and forced the public sphere memorized the names of the players.
Czech coach, Michal Bilek, confident in the ability of his team. Although the final round to go through the play-offs, but the Czech Republic continues to grow.
"We continue to come under pressure since the defeat at home against Lithuania. However, the pressure that just made us more mature," said Bilek.
Are in Group A, Czech will play host Poland, Russia, and Greece. This composition includes open and all teams have equal chances to the quarter-finals. So, Bilek was optimistic his team can do much in Euro 2012.
"I strongly believe in the ability of the players. They always look up to," she says.
Team captain, Tomas Rosicky, was also optimistic. He said, "We played better. The plume, we have a huge passion play."
Czech has a great optimism. History and experience to support them as well. Although not favorite, Czech could surprise.
Germany, The Aggressive Panzer
Germany, The Aggressive Panzer
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| Germany, The Aggressive Panzer |
Germany forces invade the game look more perfect and sharp. Evidently, they reached the 100 percent during qualifying.
Germany productivity was amazing. They were able to score 34 goals and conceded only 7 goals in 10 games. That is, the average per match Germany scored a 3.4 goals.
Naturally, if they are determined to win the European Cup in 2012. Painful failure in the European Cup earlier to Joachim Loew pelecut forces to perform better in this show.
They have a burning passion since the last qualification round. "Der Panzer" appeared to achieve perfect results in ten matches. Not only strong, Germany is also increasing sharply in breaking into the opposing goal. Throughout qualifying, Germany capable scored 34 goals and conceded only seven goals alone.
This amazing fact be a good capital for Philip Lahm et al to be able to repeat their success at the 1996 European Cup, where they become champion. A quality squad blend of experienced players and talented players, Germany became one of the favorites to win.
However, their struggle will not be easily predicted. Drawn in Group B, Germany had to meet heavy opponents. Netherlands and Portugal have the potential step scuttle the 2010 World Cup finalists. Do not forget also that Denmark is ready to be a dark horse. Just a little careless, Germany could have been toppled from the beginning.
Germany coach Joachim Loew said instead, Group B, the most severe. "But here's the European Cup. You will not see a weak team like Ecuador or Costa Rica in World Cup. All the teams are very strong. But, we are ready for it," said Loew.
Germany public hopes, cold hands Loew in concocting a strategy to bring Germany back to look stunning as they showed at the 2010 World Cup South Africa. If the 2010 World Cup they just settle for being at number three, this time they expect a staunch supporter of "The Panzer" could be the best.
If able to reach the European Cup title in 2012, Germany is consolidating itself as the best team in the European sphere. Because the title will be his fourth European Cup in Germany throughout the show. At present, Germany has collected three titles (1972, 1980, 1996).
Germany Will add to his title, or just their cup notch equaled by Spain and France, which currently collects two titles?
Previous failures provide valuable lessons for Germany. They are now more mature, including attacking style of play. Thus, the opportunity "Der Panzer" to win is enormous.
Greece Is Inspired by Surprises in 2004
Greece Is Inspired by Surprises in 2004
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Attackers Greece, Angelos Charisteas, then immediately said, "Unbelievable. I am really happy. This is the best moment in Greek football history. "
Greek success at Euro 2004 was indeed a great history and have a greater significance. Success is always inspired Greece to repeat it again.
Failed in the 2008 European Cup, they want to repeat in 2012. Ambition is still considered too excessive. In fact, some say, the fortunes of Greece in 2004 will not recur, but they do have a formidable team.
However, Greece did not care about all the scorn. The country is thick with the mythology of the gods that still have great confidence. If in 2004 they could win, why not with 2012.
Greek team at this time is not too special. Old stars are called. However, Greece has quite encouraging regeneration as a new goalkeeper Stefanos Kapino 17 years, Kostas Mitroglou (23 years), Sokratis Papastathopoulos (23), and several other young players. In fact, Greece is now dominated by younger players.
While the older players who still retained the striker Angelos Charisteas, midfielder Giorgios Fotakis, and goalkeeper Kostas Chalkias.
Greece coach, Fernando Santos, seems to want to build a new team with new hope. The existence of Charisteas is expected to pump up the spirit and inspiration, but his ability as a striker is still unreliable.
The team under coach from Portugal is indeed satisfactory. In Euro 2012 qualifying Group F, Greece emerged as group winners. In fact, they are unbeaten in 10 matches. Won seven and drawn three times.
Defender Greece, Giorgios Donis, said, "We have a good team. Not because we are unbeaten in qualifying, but we know how to react in a game. That's a sign the team is starting to mature and confident."
Santos agreed. However, he admitted his team still needs much improvement. "Towards 2012, we entered a new phase. It is time to try a few things to improve the team," said Santos, who replace Otto Rehhagel in June 2010.
Greece may not be the favorites such as English, Italian, German, Dutch, Spanish, or French. However, they still keep the danger.
They do not like the gods in Greek mythology. But, they can change things and make a surprise.
In Group A along with hosts Poland, Russia and the Czech Republic, Greece drew more easily classified. Because, they do not meet strong teams like Netherlands, Germany, Britain, and Italy. However, coach Fernando Santos said, it's not a guarantee.
"It's a good draw, but an open group. All teams have the same opportunities to qualify for the next round. You may remember the European Cup in 2004. At the beginning of the group, we meet hosts Portugal and the last against Russia. Now as repeated in here, "he said.
If repeated also that Greece finally won, it's very fun Santos and his team. However, Santos warned that history does not repeat itself easily for granted. "Most importantly, we must make the best possible preparation. We believe the players are able to make great achievements," said Santos.
Italy Wants to Stop the waiting in Figures 44
Italy Wants to Stop the waiting in Figures 44
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Italy has always been a favorite in every European Cup, not least in the European Cup of 2012. However, this fact does not necessarily make them able to freely control the highest competition between countries of Europe. Of the seven-time participation, the new one-time Italian champions, namely in 1968.
The title did not come easily. They must undergo a long struggle to get their first European Cup. Even in the final, Italy must do twice before to make sure the game itself as the best.
In 2000, Italy had almost claimed their second title. Appear in the final, Italy had a 1-0 lead until minute 94. Italian public was ready to party. Damn, ahead of the game is over, goalkeeper Francesco Toldo collapse by Sylvian Wiltord. The game had to end with the extra period. Italy to bite the fingers after France emerged as the champion thanks to a golden goal scored by David Trezeguet at minute 103. Italy had dashed hopes of bringing the European Cup back to the realm of "State Pizza".
Italy back to bite the bullet at Euro 2004 after they failed to qualify from group stage. Four years later, Italy again failed. This time the "Gli Azzurri" are only able to penetrate the quarter-finals (losing on penalties from Spain).
This year, Italy did not want to fail again. Their talented young coach, Cesare Prandelli, champion targets burdened by the Italian Football Federation (FIGC). Targets that might be achieved if you see the composition of the current squad.
"Cold Hands" Prandelli experienced players are expected to integrate with a talented young Italian players. Players such as Gianluigi Buffon, Daniele De Rossi, Andrea Pirlo and can provide knowledge to Claudio Marchisio, Mario Balotelli, Andrea Ranocchia, and many other young players.
To realize this ambition, Italy must pass their first steep road, the group stage. Understandably, in Group B, Italy had to compete with Spain, the Republic of Ireland, and Croatia.
Spain is definitely facing a difficult opponent. However, underestimating the Republic of Ireland and Croatia could be a boomerang for Alberto Aquilani et al. One little step, the history of Euro 2004 could be repeated.
Prandelli himself said, "It's a tough group. We do not want to meet Trapattoni (coach of Irish origin Italy) for many reasons. Moreover, we have to meet world champion (Spain). We have to prepare well. Because the tournament will be hard for us . "
Unfortunately, the preparation of Italian disturbed. Two of their mainstay striker, Giuseppe Rossi and Antonio Cassano. Cassano out shortly after heart surgery. While Rossi was badly hurt. If recovered in June, not necessarily the best game they've found.
However, Italy did not want to give up under any circumstances.They've been too long out European Cup champion. Wait 44 years is a long time and they wanted to end the waiting.
Beckham Support Redknapp Handles England
Beckham Supports Redknapp Handles England
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Beckham was the last time strengthen the England team under coach Fabio Capello in October 2009. The Sun, he said, "Harry's a great person, a great manager as well. His ability to manage a very nice person."
England now had to immediately find a new pealtih, after Fabio Capello resign. Therefore, the European Cup in 2012 only four months away.
"He's not only a great manager, but also a great person as well," said Beckham again. Now, he is still coach Tottenham and he has done a tremendous job, "said Beckham.
Even so, so sorry for Beckham Capello resigned ahead of Euro 2012. "I'm surprised that the European Cup is in sight. I had worked with Capello in recent years. Sad also he eventually had to retreat. But, he's back has its own reasons. He is a highly respected manager, well respected person. I wish you the best will be hers, "he added.
Capello back as the English Football Federation (FA) to remove the position of captain John Terry. He was disappointed not to be involved in that decision.
"As for the captain, who chose a coach. You know, I think it always does. Unfortunately, the decision to take the armband from John (Terry) has been done," he said.
In Euro, French Pursues Only One Victory
In Euro, French Pursues Only One Victory
French coach Laurent Blanc, made a startling statement. According to him, his team is in its infancy and at the European Championship (Euro) in 2012 only after a victory.Blanc contract will expire after Euro 2012. He likely will not extend or be extended. Frequently reported, the relationship with the French Football Federation (FFF) is not good, especially with the president, Noel La Graet.
So, do not explain whether the statement was to satirize or as an expression of annoyance to the FFF, or indeed the target.
"Seventeen is not after the disaster in South Africa, some people believe that if we did not make the semifinals (Euro 2012), then we will fail. I do not agree. Our target is to win a game. We are in the process of formation," Blanc told the newspaper Le Monde.
According to him, the opportunity to win Euro 2012 France was not too big. Therefore, the team still has not been established.
"If we had a chance to win, of course we will do it. Realistic target is a French football in Euro 2016. We still have time to prepare and there will be between two Euro kohensi this. Only after that, you can sue 'Les Bleus' for Euro champions, "he said.
Keane: Stuart Pearce Is the best for England
Keane: Stuart Pearce Is the best for England
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| Keane: Stuart Pearce Is the best for England |
England did not have a coach now, after Fabio Capelli resigned on February 8. Some names are favorites to replace him. Coaches are the most frequently mentioned is Harry Redknapp. However, according to Keane, Pearce is more appropriate.
According to Keane, Pearce was well familiar with the England team. Because, he was an assistant Capello. In addition, Pearce had successfully brought the England U-21 to enter the European Cup final at the 2009 U-21.
"Pearce has long been involved in the senior England squad and had to refine U-21 national team. I have ever played with him and he is a good man. I think he will be the ideal coach to lead," said Keane.
Keane and Pearce had played together in Notthingham Forest. However, Keane moved to Manchester United in 1993.
"When I was young, in my dressing room getting Pearce as my role model. Spirit is most appropriate to describe him. As a player, he's very excited. Now, he remains passionate as a coach," Keane said as quoted by Yahoo! Sports.
"When I defended the Irish national team, he captained England. He became the best player every day in practice. He refused to act. He also was obsessed with the media, money, or cars," he explained.
UEFA EURO 2012 Ticket Sales
UEFA EURO 2012 Ticket Sales
UEFA.com has opened 16 portals (one for each of the participating associations) to allocate the 32% share of tickets, from the total of 1.4m finals tickets, dedicated to the teams and their supporters.
Also launched in December, the tour operator programme invites fans to buy tickets in combination with accommodation and travel via licensed tour operators from their home country. All tickets will be sent by secure post to the purchaser four to six weeks before the start of the tournament.
UEFA.com received 12,149,425 applications for the first release of tickets (41% of the total allocation) which went on sale in March 2011 directly to the public through UEFA's official website. A lottery then took place to identify the ticket winners, with applicants informed of the outcome by the end of April.
Supporters that find they can no longer use their tickets can resell them at face value through the UEFA ticket resale platform, which has been in operation since July 2011 and will close on 1 March 2012.
To buy tickets, to review your allocated tickets or to offer your tickets for resale, please enter the ticket portal.
Ticketing policy
After consultation with the Polish and Ukrainian football associations and local organising committees (LOCs), UEFA has put in place a transparent and fair ticketing policy with the aim of offering affordable prices for all 31 UEFA EURO 2012 matches. Prices range from €30 to €600. The purchasing power of local citizens was taken into account and the cheapest tickets cost 50% less than for UEFA EURO 2008 in Austria and Switzerland.
About 85% of tickets will end up in the hands of fans, either through UEFA's official site or through competitions organised by official sponsors of UEFA EURO 2012.
Match schedule: Click here for the match schedule.
FAQ: If you have a specific question, please look at our frequently asked questions.
EURO 2012 Ticket Lottery Completes Selection
EURO 2012 Ticket Lottery Completes Selection
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| A notary follows progress during the UEFA EURO 2012 lottery |
There may still be just over 400 days to go before UEFA EURO 2012 kicks off, but enthusiasm for the continent's greatest festival of football is already sky-high. Ticket sales for the event, which runs from 8 June 2012 to 1 July 2012, took place last month and an average of 400,000 a day were requested – an unprecedented number.
With applications from no fewer than 206 countries worldwide, the demand for the various types of ticket available for UEFA EURO 2012 exceeded supply for all matches of the final tournament. So since Tuesday morning a computer in Nyon has been conducting a lottery, assigning tickets at random – it finished its task today.
It was no ordinary task; and no ordinary workstation either. With 25 times the processing power of a standard home personal computer and 50 times the memory, it has 24 core central processing units each boasting 2.67 GHz and 896 GB of RAM. Its labours have been monitored all the way by a notary.
Applicants will discover before the end of this month whether they have been successful, via email.
Please read this warning issued over payments.
Massive Demand for UEFA EURO 2012 Tickets
Massive Demand for UEFA EURO 2012 Tickets
With applications from no fewer than 206 countries worldwide, the demand for the various types of ticket available for UEFA EURO 2012 has exceeded supply for all matches of the final tournament. This means that lotteries will be carried out in order to allocate tickets. The lotteries will be made by UEFA under notary supervision between 19 and 22 April, and successful applicants will be informed via email before the end of April.
Polish and Ukrainian citizens have shown huge interest in purchasing tickets, to such an extent that nearly 88% of the overall requests have originated from the co-host nations. Among other countries with high application numbers, Germany with 2.82%, Russia with 1.16% and Switzerland with 1.00%, reflect the strong desire of their fans to attend UEFA EURO 2012.
The tremendous success of the ticket sales underlines the huge interest among football supporters in the finals in Poland and Ukraine, and proves that the event is eagerly awaited not only in the two host nations but also around the globe. Millions of fans are looking forward to a three-week celebration of the best that European national-team football has to offer in the summer of 2012.
Successful Start to UEFA EURO 2012 Ticket Sales
Successful Start to UEFA EURO 2012 Ticket Sales
With about 700,000 people from 178 countries having registered for an account on UEFA.com, the demand for the various types of tickets available for UEFA EURO 2012 has already exceeded supply in the case of 28 of the 31 matches of the final tournament. This means that lotteries, to be carried out in April, will decide the allocation of tickets for all oversubscribed matches.
The three Group D games not involving Ukraine – two in Kyiv and one in Donetsk – still have a few hundreds tickets left and present the best chance for applicants, particularly because of the large capacity of these stadiums.
Polish and Ukrainian citizens have shown huge interest in purchasing tickets, to such an extent that around 90% of the overall requests have originated from the co-host nations. Other countries such as Germany, with 3.3%, and Russia, with 1.9%, also have high subscriber numbers, reflecting the desire of their fans to spend the month of June 2012 in Poland and Ukraine.
Venues Series tickets have proved to be extremely popular too, with only a handful from this category left in the host cities, except for Kyiv and Warsaw, in whose cases they have already virtually sold out.
Moreover, Follow My Team tickets for Germany, Netherlands, Poland, Russia, Spain and Ukraine are already oversubscribed and several other nations are very close to reaching that point.
The date when applications are made during the sales window of 1-31 March is not important, so all requests made within the month will enter the ballots. Supporters are urged not to miss this unique opportunity to be part of the action.
UEFA EURO 2012 ticket sales are being conducted exclusively via UEFA.com.
UEFA Delivers Warning About Unauthorised Tickets
UEFA Delivers Warning About Unauthorised Tickets
The European governing body and the local organising committees (LOCs) of UEFA EURO 2012 have recently become aware of several unauthorised activities relating to the sale of tickets and corporate hospitality packages, particularly in the two host countries Poland and Ukraine.
There are companies offering hospitality packages for the tournament which do not have the right to do so and, moreover, do not actually have the tickets they are offering to sell. Furthermore, they are selling these packages at hugely inflated prices.
UEFA believes that by centralising the sales of any type of tickets, it can guarantee the cheapest prices on the market. Martin Kallen, the UEFA Events SA operations director, said: "It is extremely important that people and companies are aware that tickets and corporate hospitality packages can only be purchased directly from UEFA.
"There is absolutely no other entity having any ticket in its possession. We therefore urge everyone not to be tempted by such deals, as they will simply end up being denied access to the stadium as individual checks will be made at the stadium entrance. We want to protect the interest of fans and companies, and by centralising all tickets sales we make sure that tickets will be available at the fairest prices. Tickets for the fans will be on sale in March 2011 and the sales of corporate hospitality packages will follow in April 2011."
Companies interested in hospitality packages for UEFA EURO 2012 can already express their interest by emailing hospitality.euro2012@uefa.ch, while fans interested in buying tickets can register on UEFA.com/uefaeuro2012 to receive the latest ticketing information and be notified when sales start.
Expectations Mount as EURO Tickets Go on Sale
Expectations Mount as EURO Tickets Go on Sale
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| Expectations Mount as EURO Tickets Go on Sale |
Mr Platini was at the Copernicus Science Centre in the Polish capital and announced that interest in next summer's final tournament was already high, with nearly 600,000 fans from 161 countries registering with the ticket portal. "Most of the requests come from Poland and Ukraine and I'm really happy about that, as it shows that the people in the host nations are very interested in the event," he said.
"Today is another milestone on the road to EURO. We have already had mascots being unveiled, then the start of the ticket registration process and from today fans are applying for them. These are key dates, but of course there are more to come."
The next one perhaps arrives on 31 March when direct sales of UEFA EURO 2012 tickets, conducted exclusively via UEFA.com, will end. Throughout this month everyone will have an equal chance to buy tickets, irrespective of when the application is made. Once the application period is closed, there will be a lottery to determine successful applicants for all those matches that have been oversubscribed.
Four lucky fans did not have to wait that long, however, after competition winners in Poland and Ukraine were revealed – their prize being four tickets each for one of the opening games. "When I got the call to say I had won the ticket, I couldn't believe it," said one winner, Paweł Michalczak. "I thought either there is a major catch or that one of my friends was joking as they knew I had applied for tickets for the 2006 World Cup and EURO 2008 without success. I'm extremely happy."
"EURO started today," said Zbigniew Boniek, on stage alongside fellow EURO ambassador Andrzej Szarmach and Polish Football Federation (PZPN) president Grzegorz Lato. A third ambassador, Oleg Blokhin, was central to events at Ukrainian House in Kyiv – 820km separate the capitals of Poland and Ukraine but there was no difference in terms of palpable excitement.
"I don't think we need to advertise the tickets in any way as I can't imagine a fan in Ukraine who doesn't want to support the team at the stadium," said Blokhin, Ukraine coach between 2003 and 2007. "I was delighted to see so many Ukrainians in Germany at the 2006 World Cup, they gave us huge support. I'm sure the stadiums will be full."
Competition winner Vita Mymrenko, from the town of Bila Tserkva near Kyiv, will be there after picking up her tickets. "I was at my work when I got the call," she explained. "I couldn't believe it: it took some time for me to come to my senses and call my husband to tell him the news. We'll go to the match together with our son Bogdan."
Ticket Prices for UEFA EURO 2012 Announced
Ticket Prices for UEFA EURO 2012 Announced
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