Euro 2012

KIEV, Ukraine, May 18 (UPI) -- Ukraine has recruited Soothsayer Hog, a pig with supposed psychic powers, to predict the outcome of soccer matches at the Euro 2012 Games in Kiev. Svetlana Bovkun, a spokeswoman for the Ukrainian government, told Russian ne Full Article at United Press International

The United States should prioritize the protection of its citizens abroad and stand up for falsely imprisoned Americans such as Zack Shahin. WASHINGTON, May 17 (UPI) -- The Obama administration states that it is concerned about human rights infringements Full Article at United Press International

NEW YORK, May 16, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Football Attack Inc. , company which was founded by passionate football fans, today announced the launch of its upgraded version of Football Attack Euro 2012, a mobile football game app. Football Attack Euro 2 Full Article at PR Newswire

LONDON (Reuters) - England manager Roy Hodgson on Wednesday named the following 23-man squad for the June 8-July 1 European Championship: Goalkeepers: Joe Hart (Manchester City), Robert Green (West Ham United), John Ruddy (Norwich City) Defenders: Ashley Full Article at The New York Times

LONDON (Reuters) - Defender Rio Ferdinand will be omitted from England's Euro 2012 squad which is due to be announced by new national team manager Roy Hodgson later on Wednesday, according to British media. The Times reported that when asked on Tuesday n Full Article at The New York Times

LONDON (AP) – The head of English soccer has raised concerns with UEFA President Michel Platini that players and fans could be racially abused at European Championship matches in Ukraine. Liverpool striker Luis Suarez, left, was banned for eight matches Full Article at USA Today

Les responsables officiels du pays ouvrent le terminal restauré de l'aéroport international de Donetsk en Ukraine juste à temps pour l'EURO 2012. L'aéroport restauré comprend un terminal de sept étages capable d'accueillir jusqu'à 3 100 passagers par heu Full Article at PR Newswire

Gerade rechtzeitig zur EURO 2012 werden die Landesbeamte das erneuerte Terminal des internationalen Flughafens Donezk eröffnen. Der erneuerte Flughafen glänzt mit einem Terminal mit sieben Stockwerken, in dem bis zu 3.100 Passagiere pro Stunde (zuvor 700 Full Article at PR Newswire

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Injured striker Johan Elmander was a surprise inclusion on Monday as Sweden coach Erik Hamren named his 23-man squad for Euro 2012. The Galatasary forward fractured a metatarsal as his side won the title against Fenerbache and it wa Full Article at The New York Times

Los representantes del país abrieron la renovada terminal en el aeropuerto internacional de Donetsk en Ucrania justo a tiempo para la EURO 2012. El renovado aeropuerto cuenta con una terminal de siete plantas capaz de dar servicio a 3.100 pasajeros por h Full Article at PR Newswire

Country officials open the renewed terminal at Donetsk international airport in Ukraine just in time for EURO 2012. The renewed airport boasts a seven-storey terminal capable of servicing up to 3,100 passengers per hour (previously - 700), reads the stat Full Article at PR Newswire

LONDON (Reuters) - England midfielder Scott Parker will have an injection on Monday in a bid to be fit for Euro 2012 as he tries to recover from an Achilles injury that has kept him out of the Tottenham Hotspur starting lineup for the past four matches. Full Article at The New York Times

KIEV, Ukraine, May 13 (UPI) -- A topless woman in Kiev attacked the trophy to be awarded to the winner of the Euro 2012 soccer tournament, officials said. The woman walked up to the Henri Delaunay trophy, on display in the center of the Ukrainian capital Full Article at United Press International

KIEV (Reuters) - A Ukrainian women's rights activist stripped to the waist and seized the Euro-2012 soccer trophy while it was on public display in Kiev on Saturday in a protest against the exploitation of women during the forthcoming championship. The y Full Article at The New York Times

LONDON (Reuters) - Jermain Defoe has admitted that he asked to leave Tottenham Hotspur in January and that a loan move to Liverpool was a real possibility at the time. He said that even though he was not playing regularly, he was fit and sharp and optimi Full Article at The New York Times

LONDON (Reuters) - Manchester United defender Chris Smalling will not be available for England's Euro 2012 campaign because of a serious groin injury, his club manager Alex Ferguson said on Friday. "Chris has suffered a bad injury," Ferguson told a news Full Article at The New York Times

According to an interim management statement, ITV’s net ad revenue (NAR) was £362m in the first quarter of 2012, down 1% year on year, which ITV said was in line with the market. When taken together, all ITV's non-NAR revenue (including production revenu Full Article at MediaWeek

The Foreign Ministry announced Tuesday that it would postpone a summit meeting of Central and Eastern European countries because many leaders planned to boycott it to protest the treatment of Yulia V. Tymoshenko , an opposition leader who has been impris Full Article at The New York Times

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany coach Joachim Loew has rejected calls for a boycott of Euro 2012 over jailed former Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko. Tymoshenko was sentenced to seven years in prison last October for abuse of office after a trial the Full Article at The New York Times