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Germans support EURO 2012 hosts
The German Football Association has quashed rumors that it is going to
help co-host the European Football Championships with Poland in 2012.
The Association's Secretary General, Wolfgang Niersbach, said that Germany
won't apply to organize the tournament should UEFA take away the right
to host it from Poland and Ukraine.
He added that Germany does in fact support the current hosts of EURO 2012.
The statement comes a few days before a meeting of executives of the European
football authorities who are to meet in Bordeaux at the end of the week
to evaluate the state of preparations for the event in Poland and Ukraine.
Earlier on, international media suggested that if the results of this
evaluation are negative, UEFA is likely to change the location of the
championships.
One of the emergency scenarios included a joint organization of the tournament
by Poland and Germany, if UEFA decided to penalize Ukraine for its sluggishness
in constructing stadiums and other infrastructure.
Italy and Spain have also been speculated to be preparing emergency bids.
Polskieradio.pl,
24.09.2008
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