UEFA: Nobody replaces Ukraine in Euro-2012
Michel Platini will again pay visit to Ukraine. At its meeting UEFA Executive Committee’s positively evaluated preparation process for Euro-2012 in Ukraine and Poland.
“The talks are over about replacing the upcoming Europe Football Championship. In some organization moments Poland’s ahead of Ukraine, however stadiums’ erection goes as scheduled in both of the countries” - stated Gerhardt Mayer, UEFA vice-President on Tuesday, March 24th after Executive Committee meeting.
Mr. Mayer also underlined that UEFA plan didn’t preview substituting Ukraine by the Germany, these were just mass-media speculations.
As states Franz Beckenbauer, coordinator of World Cup organization in Germany in 2006, UEFA Executive Committee’s got “generally positive” report on Poland and Ukraine’s preparation for Euro-2012.
In April UEFA President Michel Platini is going to visit Poland and Ukraine to personally witness Euro-2012 organization.
As claim the experts, key hot issue relating to Ukraine happens in May, when UEFA will finally decide on host-cities of the Championship.
Cities with the lowest chance to be part of 4 host-cities are Odessa and Lvov, as considers Andrey Kapustin, Euro-2012 Public Committee representative. Major reason is absence of strategic investor for sports facilities’ reconstruction and erection.