UKRAINE: FOOTBALL/SOCCER - UEFA President Michel Platini says he sees no big problems in Ukraine's preparations for Euro 2012 -- just small ones

Record ID: 861056

  • Title: UKRAINE: FOOTBALL/SOCCER - UEFA President Michel Platini says he sees no big problems in Ukraine's preparations for Euro 2012 -- just small ones
  • Date: 27th September 2011
  • Summary: LVIV, UKRAINE (SEPTEMBER 26, 2011) (REUTERS) EXTERIOR OF AIRPORT BUILDING VARIOUS OF NEW AIRPORT TERMINAL BUILDING VARIOUS OF CONSTRUCTION OF NEW RUNWAY UKRAINIAN OFFICIALS PREPARING TO GREET UEFA PRESIDENT MICHEL PLATINI MICHEL PLATINI DISEMBARKING FROM AIRCRAFT UKRAINIAN OFFICIALS GREETING PLATINI PLATINI WITH UKRAINIAN AND UEFA OFFICIALS LEAVING AIRPORT EXTERIOR OF NEW STADIUM VARIOUS OF THE INTERIOR OF THE NEW STADIUM UEFA DELEGATION WALKING VARIOUS OF THE STADIUM (SOUNDBITE) (French) UEFA PRESIDENT MICHEL PLATINI SAYING (OFFICIAL TRANSLATION) "A lot has changed. The Ukrainian authorities have done a great job. We are on the verge of succeeding to meet a real challenge" CONSTRUCTION WORKERS AT THE STADIUM (SOUNDBITE) (French) MICHEL PLATINI SAYING (OFFICIAL TRANSLATION): "There are practically no big problems left. There are a lot of small problems. But things are going ahead and I have every confidence in the Ukrainian authorities" VARIOUS OF THE STADIUM
  • Embargoed: 12th October 2011 13:00
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  • Location: Ukraine, Ukraine
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  • Country: Ukraine
  • Topics: Sports
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  • Story Text: UEFA President Michel Platini said in Ukraine on Monday (September 26) that there were practically no big problems in preparations for Euro 2012 -- just small ones.
    Platini is visiting Ukraine with a UEFA delegation to check the sites for next year's tournament, which is being co-hosted with Poland.
    He flew into Lviv, where a new airport runway is being built and he toured the stadium under construction.
    Speaking in the stadium he said: "A lot has changed. The Ukrainian authorities have done a great job. We are on the verge of succeeding to meet a real challenge."
    Platini also said: "There are practically no big problems left. There are a lot of small problems. But things are going ahead and I have every confidence in the Ukrainian authorities."
    As well as Lviv, Euro 2012 games will be held in Kharkiv, Donetsk and the Ukrainian capital, Kiev.
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