Ukraine
ITALY COULD LOSE OUT WITH EURO 2012 BID
Italy is in danger of losing its bid to host the 2012 European Championships as a result of the Serie A match-fixing scandal.
MITTAL STEEL SUPPORTS POLISH FOOTBALL
Mittal Steel, the world’s largest global steel company, will become the Polish Football Association’s lead sponsor in its bid to host the UEFA European Football Championship in 2012.
A1 ON TRACK FOR RATINGS SUCCESS
After its first five races A1GP is reaching an average audience of more than eight million viewers per race in more than 120 countries.
EURO 2012 SHORTLIST DOWN TO THREE
Uefa has named a shortlist of three candidates to host the European Championship in 2012.
TV TRIO FOR EUROLEAGUE BASKETBALL
Euroleague Basketball has agreed television deals with BR3 Germany, BETV Belgium and MegaSports in the Ukraine.
EURO 2012 HOST HINT
UEFA chief Lars-Christer Olsson has dropped a huge hint as to who will be on the short-list to host Euro 2012.
FIVE BID TO STAGE EURO 2012
UEFA have received five bids to host the European soccer championship in 2012. They comprise joint bids from Croatia-Hungary and Poland-Ukraine and single bids from Greece, Italy and Turkey.
UKRAINIAN WORLD CUP RIGHTS AGREED
JSC Ukrainian Independent TV Corporation has signed up to a package of FIFA broadcast rights, including next summer’s soccer World Cup in Germany.
ALBANIA AND COSTA RICA FORCED TO SHUT OUT FANS
FIFA has ordered Albania and Costa Rica to play their next two home World Cup games behind closed doors.
SPORTEL ASIA REGISTRATION BOOST
With less than a week to go before SPORTELAsia 2005, all floor space has been sold and more than 250 companies from 41 countries worldwide have registered for the market.
NBA ALL-STAR’S GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION
The 2005 NBA All-Star events will be televised in 214 countries in 45 languages via 97 international telecasters.
EIGHT BIDS FOR EURO 2012
Ten national soccer associations, making up eight bids, are bidding to host the European Championship finals in 2012.
BILLIONAIRE EYES JORDAN F1 TEAM
Billionaire Toronto businessman Alex Shnaider is reportedly poised to buy a major stake in the Jordan Formula One team.
ITALIAN GOVERNMENT BACKS EURO 2012 BID
The Italian government is throwing its weight behind the country’s bid to stage the Euro 2012 football championships.
UEFA TO DISCUSS BID REGULATIONS
Bid regulations for the Euro 2012 soccer tournament will be near the top of the agenda when the UEFA Executive Committee meets in Switzerland next week.
BARCA SEEK ADVICE ON UKRAINE SECURITY
Barcelona are concerned about security in Ukraine and have asked European soccer's governing body UEFA for its opinion ahead of the Champions League game on December 7 against Shakhtar Donetsk.
The week that was….
Editorial director Kevin Roberts reviews the issues of the past seven days.
WADA bills a must for Olympic bids
The International Olympic Committee has made it clear that countries failing to make payments to the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) or adopt its drug-ban code could be barred from seeking to host the Olympic Games.