Poznań was one of the host cities for the association football tournament UEFA Euro 2012.

It is one of the host cities for UEFA Euro 2012.

A remarkable boost in the recent development of the country's transportation infrastructure was noticed after winning the right to host a major continental sport event the UEFA Euro 2012.

Wrocław was the host of EuroBasket 1963, FIBA EuroBasket 2009, UEFA Euro 2012 and will host 2014 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship and has been selected as a European Capital of Culture for 2016.

Three first-round matches of UEFA Euro 2012's Group A were held at Wrocław at the Municipal Stadium ; coincidentally, the Czech Republic played in all three games held there.

** The 10th European Football Championship ( UEFA Euro 96 ) begins in England.

The city expected a sharp increase in the number of foreign visitors for the UEFA Euro 2012, and as a result a major new airport terminal was being built.

* UEFA Euro 2016 to be hosted by France

At the UEFA Euro 1988, Van Basten scored a total of five goals, including a hat trick against England, the winning goal in the semi-final against West Germany, and a spectacular volley in the final against the Soviet Union.

The Netherlands reached the semi-final of UEFA Euro 1992 when they lost to Denmark in a penalty shootout, with Peter Schmeichel saving a penalty shot from Van Basten.

His last tournament thus was the UEFA Euro 2008, where the Netherlands surprised with a strong round 1 performance.

Van Basten became trainer of Ajax after Euro 2008 but resigned on 6 May 2009 after his team failed to qualify for the UEFA Champions League.

In 2000, France defeated Italy in extra time in the UEFA Euro 2000 Final when David Trezeguet scored a golden goal.

* UEFA Euro 2000 Final ( France beat Italy )

* UEFA Euro 1996 Final ( Germany beat Czech Republic )

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In January 2011, Orange partners with UEFA to sponsor UEFA Euro 2012, its largest pan-European sports sponsorship across 11 countries.

His debut came on 17 October 1984, against Wales in a 1986 FIFA World Cup qualifier, although he had already been picked as an uncapped player for the UEFA Euro 1984 team, as the nation finished runners-up.

He represented the nation at both UEFA Euro 1984 and the 1986 FIFA World Cup ; during the latter competition he scored one of his four international goals in the game against Denmark, in a round-of-16 5 – 1 triumph ( all remaining four were scored by Emilio Butragueño ).

Adair built up a close relationship with these far right activists, even wearing an England shirt during UEFA Euro 2000 that one of the members had given him.

At the time of UEFA Euro 2000, the Portuguese national team stayed in Ermelo and played against one of the local clubs, DVS ' 33.

* " Endless Summer " ( Oceana song ), a 2012 single from the German pop singer Oceana, and the official UEFA Euro 2012 theme song.

* The station appeared in an ITV advert for the UEFA Euro 2008 football championships.

This competition name was succeeded by the UEFA Women's Championship and today, is commonly referred to as the Women's Euro.

Charlton held the record for most appearances for Manchester United ( 758 ), but this was surpassed by Ryan Giggs on 21 May 2008 ( the 2008 UEFA Champions League Final ).

Charlton left Manchester United at the end of the 1972 – 73 season, having scored 249 goals and set a club record of 758 appearances, a record which Ryan Giggs broke in the 2008 UEFA Champions League Final.

View from the Stamford Bridge ( stadium )# West_Stand | West Stand of Stamford Bridge ( stadium ) | Stamford Bridge during a UEFA Champions League | Champions League game, 2008 In October 1905 it hosted a rugby union match between the All Blacks and Middlesex, and in 1914 hosted a baseball match between the touring New York Giants and the Chicago White Sox.

The club regained the Premier League in the 2006 – 07 and 2007 – 08 seasons, and completed the European double by beating Chelsea 6 – 5 on penalties in the 2008 UEFA Champions League Final in Moscow's Luzhniki Stadium.

A third runners up finish came in the UEFA Cup in 2008.

The 2008 UEFA Cup Final in City of Manchester Stadium | Manchester which Rangers contested ..

The 2008 – 09 season saw Rangers recover from an early exit from the UEFA Champions League to FBK Kaunas of Lithuania.

At July 27, 2008, Rosenborg became the first Norwegian team ever to win a final match in the UEFA Intertoto Cup, beating Dutch team NAC Breda 2 – 1 on aggregate.

The win put RBK in the 2nd Qualifying Round of the 2008 – 09 UEFA Cup, where they advanced to the Group Stage.

Manchester City ended in ninth place in the league, one place away from the UEFA Cup 2008 – 09 qualifying positions.

Everton qualified for the 2007 – 08 and 2008 – 09 UEFA Cup competitions and they were runners-up in the 2009 FA Cup Final.

RPO players have been involved with many performances away from the classical repertory, including Yanni Live at the Acropolis, a concert held in Greece in 1993, conducted by Shahrdad Rohani ; the Hooked on Classics series of records ; orchestral arrangements of rock music by the likes of Pink Floyd, Elkie Brooks ( on the album Amazing ), Oasis, Queen, George Michael, R. E. M., U2, and ABBA ; the song / album, Art of Life by Japanese rock band X Japan, composed by Yoshiki Hayashi ; the official theme music of the UEFA Champions League ( UEFA Champions League Anthem ), tracks on the British folk metal band Skyclad's 2004 album A Semblance of Normality the Symphonic Rock: A Symphony of Hits 2004 album ; and the BBC Grandstand Theme in 1982 ; Seotaiji Symphony, a concert held in Seoul in 2008, with South Korean rock star Seo Taiji, conducted by Tolga Kashif.

Deportivo played in UEFA Cup in the 2008 – 2009 season

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They were also surprisingly knocked out of the UEFA Cup by Finnish team FC Honka in 2008, and suffered an embarrassing loss against rivals Bryne FK in the domestic cup in 2009.

Following the World Cup, Dudek returned to the national team to play in two internationals under new boss Beenhakker, a 0 – 2 friendly defeat in Denmark and a 1 – 3 UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying defeat against Finland at home, before being dropped yet again.

") in Switzerland during UEFA Euro 2008.

Spain were the top scoring team, with 12 goals, and David Villa finished as the top scorer with four goals ; Xavi was awarded the player of the tournament, and nine Spanish players were picked for the UEFA Euro 2008 Team of the Tournament.

Whilst on 17 April 2007, UEFA's Executive Committee formally decided against expansion in 2012, Platini indicated in June 2008 that UEFA will increase participation from 16 to 24 teams in future tournaments, starting from 2016.

At the end of the 2007 – 2008 season Olympiacos won the championship by finishing 2 points ahead of AEK but the latter tried to obtain the Greek League by appealing against a decision that gave Olympiacos 3 points for the illeagal use of Roman Wallner by Apollon Kalamaria in a game between the two of them, however both UEFA and the Court of Arbitration for Sport declined their appeal.