A FUNNY POST AFTER THE FIRST ROUND OF ALL GROUPS FROM EURO 2012

This post shows in a few words and with vivid images the first matches we had during the EURO 2012 ...very  concise but  at the same time precise...some people have such an amazing imagination.

UEFA EURO 2012 GROUPS "C" AND "D" RESULTS

Group "C" from the EURO played last Sunday 10, and the opener match was Spain vs Italy. Spain , as the former European Champion, is the favorite team to win this competition.  Italy did not put things easy to Spain in fact the final score was 1-1. The first 30 minutes  from the first half Italy played their game and did not allow Spain to control and move the ball cutting Iniesta's and Xavi's connection. The first half ended 0-0. The second half was totally different from the first one because Spain controlled almost all the second half . However the first goal was scored by Antonio Di Natale who came off the bench to score the first goal of the match. After three minutes spain  equalised for a 1-1. Cesc Fabregas , who scored for Spain, said that is not easy to be the favorites but Spain was happy with the final  draw 1-1. 

SPAIN 1                                ITALY 1 

The next match was Republic of Ireland vs Croatia.  Two goals from Mario Mandžukić  ruined Ireland's long- awaited return to a EURO finals as Croatia opened up with an impressive victory in Poznan.  Nikica Jelavić  scored  one of the three goals  for Croatia. Ireland scored just  one goal. It was Sean St Ledger who scored the goal. 






REPUBLIC OF IRELAND  1         CROATIA 3


















Group "D" made his debut this Monday 11. The first match was France vs England. France was the favorite for winning the match. However the match was as told by many boring and lacking of excitement. The final result was a draw. Goals were scored by Lescott ( England) and Nasri (France).  




FRANCE 1                     ENGLAND 1 

Second match of the day was  Ukraine vs Sweeden.Ukraine began UEFA EURO 2012 in dream fashion with a 2-1 comeback defeat of Sweeden in Kyiv to take the nearly lead in Group D. Andriy Schevchenko Captain of Ukraine scored the two goals for his National Team becoming the man of the match.  Sweeden    scored one goal and Zlatan Ibrahimovic made his contribution. 

UKRAINE  2             SWEEDEN 1 

THE OPENING CEREMONY F THE EURO 2012 POLAND UKRAINE

It has finally begun.

 Ladies and Gentlemen The EURO 2012 is here. We have been waiting for it for  four years and now we can enjoy it again. Europe and the complete football planet are going to enjoy watching the best football players and national teams against each other in order to be called the next european champion. 

If you missed the opening ceremony for the EURO you can watch it here. 

Enjoy it!!!!

UEFA EURO 2012™ - Official intro and host cities with stadiums presentation

The  host cities for the next EURO 2012 as well as the stadiums in each of the them are shown in the following video. Enjoy the beautiful images of the Polish and Ukrainian cities that welcome all the visitors for the coming EURO.               


                                 Enjoy it. 

Promo for the next Euro 2012 Poland & Ukraine

WHAT YOU CAN SEE IN THE COMING EURO 2012  WILL BE SOMETHING LIKE THIS: 

WAIT FOR IT AND ENJOY IT WHEN IT COMES!!! 

EURO POLAND - UKRAINE 2012 NIKE, MERCEDES BENZ, BITBURGER, AND SOME OTHERS SUPPORT THEIR TEAMS FOR THIS COMING EURO

The UEFA Euro 2012  is ready  and the National Teams are getting ready in the training camps before the competition   begins. Sponsors of each team are doing their work as well as using players , coaches, and national teams to sell their products and show their support for the different teams. 

ADIDAS, NIKE , Coca Cola, Hyunday,  and some others are always  ahead showing the best of their products using fantastic players and teams. This year is an important year for football in Europe since the UEFA Euro 2012 is almost here. These important brands know it and take advantage of it. For that reason they make  priceless  and magical ads. One really enjoys watching competitions like the EURO with each match and players doing what they like to do, playing with the ball,  but watching  these amazing commercials like the following ones make this competition even more  wonderful. 

Let's watch some of them.

Team HYUNDAY with the collaboration of amazing players like Benzema, Podolski, Casillas, Rossi, Sturridge show us how to challenge the best. 

I personally enjoy watching NIKE and their fantastic ads. "MY TIME IS NOW" is the new Ad made by NIKE in which we can see   Ronaldo, Oezil, Neymar, M'Vila, Götze,Ribéry, Sneijder and some others showing that their time is now.

Bitburger, a German beer, gives his support showing all the German National Team playing with their heart.

ADIDAS shows the Spanish National Team "La Roja" Spain ,the European Champion from EURO 2008,  with a nice video : " The past doesn't count. Everything is starting again".  In this video they show Xabi Alonso, Xavi Hernandez, David Villa, Fernando Llorente, Iker Casillas .

COCA COLA could not miss the chance of showing their support for the coming EURO 2012. With this nice video they a  person's changes after watching a football match. The ads changes  the colors of the flag according to the country in which they show it . 

MERCEDES BENZ showing their support  for the German National Team as well. 

There are more ads with fantastic players and teams but these were some of the most remarkable. 

THE WINNER OF THE UEFA EURO 2012 POLAND-UKRAINE WILL BE....

 UEFA EURO 2012 is every day closer and people around the world have already chosen their favorite team to win this important competition . FIFA's official website have asked to  their visitors who they think will emerge triumphant from the competition. You can check what people say here : http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/news/newsid=1544185.html 

Most of the visitors say that either Germany or Spain will win the EURO. 

Most of the participants in surveys in different forums  mention  three National Teams as the strongest teams in the competition. 

SPAIN

NETHERLANDS

GERMANY

Spain has shown in the recent years that they are a strong team with many skillful players like Xavi, Iniesta, and David Villa, players who make the difference in important matches as they did in the last World Cup in Southafrica. They are strong candidates to win the EURO 2012 this year. 

We also have Netherlands. A very experienced team with lots of stars like Van Persie, Sneijder,  and Robben. Netherlands will show in this EURO that they are always in the poll showing why they are in the second place of The FIFA world ranking. 

Germany, the third one in FIFA world ranking, is the strongest candidate to win this coming EURO 2012. For many reasons Germany has enchanted many people with their fast-paced and attractive play. The effectivity they show at the moment of attacking is an attribute that makes Germany one of the best  teams at the moment of attacking. We have to remember last World Cup in which Germany scored 16 goals. Germany is a young team with rising stars like Oezil, Goetze, and Muller.  There are also stars that show their best in each match they play like Miroslav Klose, Philip Lahm ,and   Bastian Sweinsteiger. 

Germany will show in this EURO that they have learned from previous experiences and that now they are able to win. 

Who will win this EURO 2012 ? For sure, it will be the best team in Europe. The team that shows magic, elegance, effectivity and courage.  Meanwhile , let's enjoy every single match of this coming competition. 

ALL ABOUT UEFA EURO 2012 POLAND UKRAINE

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 : 

http://girlslovesoccer.blogspot.com/2011/12/uefa-euro-2012-poland-ukraine-stadiums.html 

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. 

http://girlslovesoccer.blogspot.com/2011/07/mascots-of-fifa-world-cups-since-1966.html 

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. 

CANNOT WAIT FOR THE NEXT UEFA EURO 2012 POLAND-UKRAINE 

UEFA EURO 2012 POLAND UKRAINE STADIUMS

Check this video in which you will see the host cities with stadiums presentations enjoy it.