The UEFA EURO 2012 POLAND-UKRAINE is every day closer. All football lovers around the world are waiting eagerly to enjoy this wonderful competition that will take place in Poland and Ukraine. Many details about this event have been revealed up to know, this blog will discuss some interesting things about this memorable event in football.
The two host countries are POLAND AND UKRAINE . These neighbor countries will show and share their beauty with all the visitors.
THE STADIUMS
The stadiums are distributed in the two countries. They are the following ones:
Beautiful stadiums if you want to see the way they look in real life just visit the link below :
THE TROPHY
Now let's talk about the cup that will be given to the UEFA EURO 2012 winner.
The first model of the European Championship was made in 1958 by goldsmith Chobillon and then bought by Arthus-Bertrand in Paris. The design of the cup was not changed for more than 40 years but in Euro 2008 held in Austria and Switzerland, the design of the trophy was redesigned. The new trophy is 18 cm tall and weighs two pounds more than the original. The trophy is made of sterling and silver, and has retained its historical name.
The new Trophy was created by Asprey London. Among the small differences between the original and current trophy, is the basis of silver, which has been lengthened to make the cup more stable. In addition, the names of champions countries before appearing on the pedestal, have been placed at the back of the trophy.
Beautiful trophy!!!!
THE MASCOTS
Every competition needs to have a mascots or mascots and this UEFA EURO 2012 is not the exception .
These friendly boys are two brothers that wear uniforms with the color of the flags of Poland and Ukraine. Their names are Slavek and Slavko .Pretty cool brothers.
To learn a little bit more about FIFA and their mascots through the world cups VISIT the link below.
THE HOST CITIES
The host cities in Ukraine expect a considerable amount of visitors during all the matches of The European Football Championship in 2012, for that reason they are offering safe rooms in hotels, dormitories and hostels to all the visitors .Alternative accommodation is also going to be available.
Also in Kiev, in the recreation area Podgortsy village guests of the capital may not only see the live matches of the tournament but also live there. It is planned that the area can accommodate more than 30, 000 fans.
According to the manager of group of companies "Fan-EURO 2012," Igor Kovalevich, which is quoted by the newspaper "Segodnya" will have an area of 30 hectares and consist of four parts. "We took into consideration the preferences of all visitors. " said Kovalevich.
That's fantastic..!!!
THE REFEREE AND HIS ASSISTANTS
The Referee also plays an important role in every football competition and EUFA EURO 2012 will have many of them and we hope the best around the world to participate in this EURO.
The salaries that the referee and his assistants will have is unknown but they will have a lot of money for sure. Let's make number comparing the previous competitions. During Euro 2008, the referee took € 10 000, two assistants(linesmen), € 5 000, the fourth official € 4 000, and the fifth official, € 3 000. At Euro 2012 it is planned to use six their salaries, of course, go up (if you consider inflation and other factors, we assume 1.5 times) and so we obtain that the group of referees will get € 35,000 for a match during the European Championships in Ukraine and Poland. Making numbers we have that for 31 matches the UEFA will pay € 1.000.000.000 . Impressive!!!
I want to be a referee!!!!
TICKETS TO SEE THE MATCHES
You do not need to stand in long lines to buy your tickets to see the matches. You can buy them on line at the UEFA official website. The most expensive tickets are located in the central parts of the stadiums and they cost € 120 -600 the other tickets cost € 70-330 . You can also watch the matches by € 30-50 but You will watch them form the low parts of the stadiums .You can also support your country by buying all the tickets of your favorite team in the Option "My stadium" . WoW!!!Well , It relly doesn't matter where you watch the matches, at home , in a restaurant, wherever you watch them make sure of having fun and enjoying this wonderful competition.
I want to be a referee!!!!
TICKETS TO SEE THE MATCHES
CANNOT WAIT FOR THE NEXT UEFA EURO 2012 POLAND-UKRAINE
