UEFA EURO 2012 POLAND UKRAINE FIRST ROUND MATCH SCHEDULE FINAL DRAW RESULTS

Calendar and Results of  the Euro 2012 Final Draw:

The groups  are the following:

The matches will take place the following dates :

Group A

Friday, June 8th , 2012

18:00h 

Warsaw

First match of the UEFA EURO 2012

 

VS

    POLAND                                        GREECE

 Second match

Friday, June 8th , 2012

20:45h

Wroclaw

 

VS

    

    RUSSIA                          CZECH REPUBLIC

 Saturday , June 9th, 2012

18:00 h

Kharkov

 

                      VS

NETHERLAND                              DENMARK

Saturday , June 9th, 2012

20:45 h

Lviv

 

vs

 GERMANY                                   PORTUGAL

 Saturday, June 10th, 2012

18:00h 

Gdansk

vs

      SPAIN                                                                                              ITALY

Saturday, June 10th, 2012

20.45h

Poznan

VS

IRELAND                                          CROATIA

Monday, June 11th, 2011

18:00h

Donetsk

 

VS

    FRANCE                                        ENGLAND

Monday, June 11th, 2011

20:45h

Kiev

 

 VS

  

UKRAINE                                     SWEDEN

Let´s enjoy this wonderful competition

UEFA EURO-2012 POLAND UKRAINE BALL ADIDAS PRESENTS THE BALL "TANGO"

Kiev's Olympic Stadium was chosen to show the whole world  the official ball of the UEFA EURO-2012 POLAND -UKRAINE "TANGO 12".

Adidas introduced  Tango 12, in a ceremony attended by the President of the RFEF, Angel Maria Villar,  Vicente del Bosque , Spanish national coach , Herbert Hainer the President of Adidas, and the  international player from  Polish National Team, Rafael Murawski.

Let´s see a great player showing us "TANGO 12"

UEFA EURO 2012 POLAND UKRAINE BALL

UEFA EURO2012 POLAND UKRAINE BALL

The ball that will be used in 2012 EURO " TANGO 12" is faster and has a more unpredictable trajectory than  the Jabulani, the ball of The World Cup 2010, which  we have to remember that was  hardly  criticized  by many goalkeepers and players. The official Euro-2012 ball was presented during the final drawing procedure stated for December 2.

Herbert Hainer, chairman of 'Adidas', said that  the new  Euro-2012 ball"allows a   more elegant and beautiful play because the fans will see more goals from longer distances." Many opinions were given after the news about the Jabulani in South Africa. "It's like a beach ball," said Chilean Bravo. "You could buy in a store...by dozens," said Julius Caesar, Brazil, South Africa during 2010 WORLD CUP.

But in the World Cup, as well as the lightness of the Jabulani, influenced height. More than 1,700 meters of altitude in Johannesburg also helped the ball´s movement.

  TANGO 12 ball has many advantages for National Teams with more technical players, including Spain Germany, Netherlands and some others. It is a lighter ball and unstable, with good touch and rapid trajectory. Control over the ball will be a problem for many players, but many will enjoy its ability to move quickly  all over the pitch.

At Euro-2008, seventy seven  goals  in 31 games were scored with the ball 'Europass'  , a good average of 2.48 goals per game. In the 64 matches of 2010 World Cup, with the 'Jabulani', 145 goals were scored during the whole competition,  an  average of 2.27 goals per game. 

We do not  know how many goals will be scored during the  2012 EURO but for sure we will have many and great goals. Matches will be played in four Ukrainian cities (Kiev, Donetsk, Kharkov and Lvov) and four Polish (Warsaw, Gdansk, Poznan and Wroclaw) from 8 June to 1 July 2012 . 

Let´s be ready to enjoy such amazing matches and let´s wait for the initial  KICK OFF!

The list of the 23 football Players nominated for the Golden Ball 2011

Finally we have the full list of the 23 player candidates for the upcoming FIFA GOLDEN BALL AWARD. The initial  list has been cut back to 23 players.

Ballon d’Or:

1. Éric Abidal (France) 

1. Xabi Alonso (Spain)

1. Dani Alves (Brazil)

1. Sergio Agüero (Argentina)

1. Karim Benzema (France)

1. Iker Casillas (Spain)

1. Samuel Eto’o (Cameroon)

1. Cesc Fàbregas (Spain)

1. Diego Forlán (Uruguay)

1. Andrés Iniesta (Spain)

1. Lionel Messi (Argentina)

1. Thomas Müller (Germany)

1. Nani (Portugal)

1. Neymar (Brazil)

1. Mesut Özil (Germany)

1. Gerard Piqué (Spain)

1. Wayne Rooney (England)

1. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal)

1. Bastian Schweinsteiger (Germany)

1. Wesley Sneijder (Netherlands)

1. Luis Suárez (Uruguay)

1. Xavi (Spain)

1. David Villa (Spain)

Coach of the Year:

1. Vicente del Bosque (Spain/SNT)

1. Alex Ferguson (Scotland/Manchester United)

1. Rudi García (France/Lille)

1. Pep Guardiola (Spain/Barcelona)

1. Jürgen Klopp (Germany/Borussia Dortmund)

1. Joachim Löw (Germany/GNT)

1. José Mourinho (Portugal/Real Madrid)

1. Óscar Tabárez (Uruguay/UNT)

1. André Villas-Boas (Portugal/Porto)

1. Arséne Wenger (France/Arsenal)

OK..There you have them. Now time to wait until December when the last three nominees will be mentioned.