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Poland ready for Euro 2012 [May 17, 2012] WARSAW: Euro 2012 co-host Poland has sealed its final preparations for the football showcase, which kicks off in just three weeks, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Thursday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Care-home kids get shot at Euro glory in Poland [May 09, 2012] WARSAW (AFP) - As Europe's top professionals limber up for Euro 2012, youngsters from childrens' homes across the continent are getting a shot at their own footballing glory in tournament co-host Poland. [via YahooNews] More >>

Care-home kids get shot at Euro glory in Poland [May 09, 2012] As Europe's top professionals limber up for Euro 2012, youngsters from childrens' homes across the continent are getting a shot at their own footballing glory in tournament co-host Poland. [via YahooNews] More >>

Polish Euro plan on track, despite Ukraine concern [May 07, 2012] With just a month left until Euro 2012 kicks off in Warsaw, Poland is working flat-out and watching nervously as calls to boycott matches in co-host Ukraine tarnish the tournament. [via YahooNews] More >>

Will Poland's football team ever be great again? [Apr 18, 2012] Euro 2012 championship co-host Poland's glory days on the pitch appear to be firmly in the past. Can the tournament revive the fortunes of a once-great footballing nation? [via YahooNews] More >>

Polish train crash puts spotlight on a neglected rail, road network undergoing fast change [Mar 05, 2012] WARSAW, Poland - The deadly train collision that left 16 people dead has put the spotlight on Poland's long-neglected railroad system, which officials are scrambling to develop as they prepare to co-host one of Europe's biggest sporting events this summer. [via YahooNews] More >>

Euro 2012 co-host Poland takes on Portugal [Feb 28, 2012] The National Stadium in Warsaw will get its first test Wednesday when European Championship co-host Poland plays Portugal in... [via YahooNews] More >>

Euro 2012 co-host Poland takes on Portugal [Feb 28, 2012] The National Stadium in Warsaw will get its first test Wednesday when European Championship co-host Poland plays Portugal in a friendly. The stadium, which will be the venue of the opening Euro 2012 match between Poland and Greece on June 8, was built for the tournament, which will be co-hosted by Ukraine. [via YahooNews] More >>

Football: Whose Euro 2012 base-camps are where [Feb 07, 2012] Thirteen of the 16 teams qualified for Euro 2012 have favoured Poland over tournament co-host Ukraine as the location for their base-camps, including five who will play their group stage matches in Ukraine. [via YahooNews] More >>

Poland aims to smooth life for fans at Euro 2102 [Dec 06, 2011] Euro 2012 co-host Poland on Monday launched what it billed as a landmark one-stop-shop accommodation and travel service for the hundreds of thousands of fans expected at the showcase football tournament. [via YahooNews] More >>

Football: Poland aims to smooth life for fans at Euro 2102 [Dec 05, 2011] (WARSAW ) - Euro 2012 co-host Poland on Monday launched what it billed as a landmark one-stop-shop accommodation and travel service for the hundreds of thousands of fans expected at the showcase football tournament. [via YahooNews] More >>

Poland beats Hungary 2-1 in international friendly [Nov 16, 2011] European Championship co-host Poland needed an own goal to beat Hungary 2-1 in a friendly at home on Tuesday. Hungary defender Vilmos Vanczak accidentally sent the ball into his own net in the 84th minute, six minutes after the visitors had equalized. Tamas Priskin scored for Hungary after receiving a precise pass from Akos Elek and shooting beyond goalkeeper Lukasz Fabjanski and inside the post. [via YahooNews] More >>

Pressure on Poland to complete Euro 2012 stadiums [Jun 11, 2011] WARSAW, June 11 ? With just a year to go to Euro 2012, co-host nation Poland is under mounting pressure to get ready and is under the microscope on a daily basis, as organisers insist all is on track. The current focus is on botched stairs at the site of the new national stadium in the capital Warsaw, where the European Championships kick off on ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Pressure on Poland to complete Euro 2012 stadiums [Jun 11, 2011] WARSAW, June 11 ? With just a year to go to Euro 2012, co-host nation Poland is under mounting pressure to get ready and is under the microscope on a daily basis, as organisers insist all is on track. The current focus is on botched stairs at the site of the new national stadium in the capital Warsaw, where the European Championships kick off on ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Poland, Ukraine mark 1 year countdown to Euro 2012 [Jun 08, 2011] WARSAW, Poland - Poland and Ukraine are holding celebrations marking exactly one year before they co-host the 2012... [via YahooNews] More >>

Polish FA chief Lato apologises for hooliganism [Jun 08, 2011] WARSAW (Reuters) - Polish FA chief and former striker Grzegorz Lato apologised on Wednesday for a spate of hooliganism among fans and said he was sure measures now in place would prevent trouble when they co-host Euro 2012. [via YahooNews] More >>

Pressure on Poland, a year before Euro 2012 [Jun 07, 2011] WARSAW (AFP) - With just a year to go to Euro 2012, co-host nation Poland is under mounting pressure to get ready and is under the microscope on a daily basis, as organisers insist all is on track. [via YahooNews] More >>

Poland's Euro 2012 preparations face new setback [Jun 03, 2011] WARSAW, Poland (AP) ? A Polish official says a Chinese company building part of a key motorway for Euro 2012 intends to pull out of the deal. The announcement on Friday comes as the latest setback to Poland's preparations to co-host the 2012 European Championship with Ukraine. [via YahooNews] More >>

Poland's Euro 2012 preparations face new setback [Jun 03, 2011] WARSAW, Poland (AP) ? A Polish official says a Chinese company building part of a key motorway for Euro 2012 intends to pull out of the deal. The announcement on Friday comes as the latest setback to Poland's preparations to co-host the 2012 European Championship with Ukraine. [via YahooNews] More >>

Soccer: Poland?s national stadium faces delays [May 25, 2011] WARSAW, May 25 ? Faulty construction of evacuation stairs at Poland?s new national sports stadium in Warsaw may delay the opening of the arena built for soccer?s 2012 European Championship, officials said today. The stadium on the bank of the Vistula river was scheduled to be ready by the end of June, one year before Poland is due to co-host Euro ... [via YahooNews] More >>