A whole new ball game

Emil GóreckiDoes Michel Platini regret the fact that UEFA gave Poland and Ukraine the right to host the Euro 2012 European football championships? although He has certainly gained a few more grey hairs since 2007, the Frenchman seems not to have been discouraged by the regular critical reports on the state of the preparations of both countries. but can the Poles and the Ukrainians really get their acts together in time for the big kick off?In Monaco at the end of August, Michel Platini expressed his conviction that Euro 2012 would be held as planned in its four Polish and four Ukrainian venues in two years’ time, although he did admit that the state of the preparations in two Ukrainian cities still gave some cause for concern. Back in the spring on an inspection of the stadiums, the head of UEFA had not been so confident, and had given the Ukrainians two months to catch up. The threat must have worked as the final decision concerning the schedule of matches can finally be taken