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UEFA head Platini to check on Euro 2012 preparations in April

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UEFA President Michel Platini will visit Ukraine and Poland on April 14-17 for meetings with the leadership of both countries to receive assurances on preparations for the Euro 2012 soccer tournament.
KIEV, February 23 (RIA Novosti) - UEFA President Michel Platini will visit Ukraine and Poland on April 14-17 for meetings with the leadership of both countries to receive assurances on preparations for the Euro 2012 soccer tournament.

"Within the framework of the visit, the president of UEFA will meet with senior state officials in order to, obviously, obtain new signals that the authorities will go forward jointly and stably work toward the realization of the Euro 2012 project," said president of the Ukrainian Football Federation, Hryhory Surkis.

Ukraine and Poland are co-hosting the European Football Championship in 2012 but doubts have been raised over progress in renovating stadia and improving infrastructure, with Ukraine a particular concern.

Platini went so far in December as to warn Kiev that all the games could be switched to Poland if Ukraine did not complete construction work on the capital's Olympic Stadium.

Surkis added that Platini would visit all the Ukrainian host cities at the end of July, by which time the Ukrainian Football Union expects UEFA to have confirmed which cities will host matches.

The Ukrainian government said in early February that an official UEFA delegation led by secretary general David Taylor gave a positive assessment of Ukraine's preparations during a four-day at the start of the month.

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