Euro 2012, the European Football Championship, will be held in Poland and Ukraine from June 8 to July 1, 2012.
All major national teams of Europe have already started preparations for the big event.
The host countries are also gearing up to welcome the teams with a lot of passion and enthusiasm. The organisers are even ready with 6,000 law enforcement officers and 2,000 health workers who can communicate with the guests in English.
Oleksandr Popov, Head of Kyiv City State Administration, claimed that Kyiv's preparations for Euro 2012 have been better than London's preparations for the Summer Olympics.
A government delegation headed by the Ukrainian vice-premier visited London in early February and met London Mayor, Boris Johnson.
Take a sneak peek at the hotels in Ukraine and Poland where the national teams participating in Euro 2012 will be staying.
People walk in front of Hotel Stary, which the English soccer team has chosen for their hub during the Euro 2012 Soccer Championships.ReutersA view of the Sheraton Hotel in Sopot. The Irish soccer team has chosen Hotel Sheraton in Sopot as their hub for Euro 2012.ReutersA general view of Remes hotel, which Portugal's soccer team has chosen for their hub, in Opalenica, Poland.ReutersA view of the reception at the FC Dynamo Kiev training centre, which will be used as a hotel and training stadium during Euro 2012.ReutersA view of a bar at the Warszawianka Hotel complex in Jachranka, 30 km outside of Warsaw, where the Greek soccer team will be staying.ReutersAn interior view of the Sheraton Hotel, which the Netherlands' soccer team has chosen for their hub.ReutersA general view of the FC Dynamo Kiev training centre.ReutersA view of a soccer stadium facility at Mistral Hotel, which the Spanish soccer team has chosen as their hub.ReutersThe Platinum Hotel in Kozyn outside the capital Kiev. The hotel may be chosen by the Swedish soccer team as their hub.ReutersA general view of Turowka hotel, which according to local media, the Italian soccer team has chosen as their hub, is seen in Wieliczka near Krakow, southern Poland.ReutersThe Greek soccer team has chosen Hotel Warszawianka, outside of Warsaw, as their hub.ReutersA view of the exterior of Mistral Hotel in Gniewino, which the Spanish soccer team has chosen as their hub for the Euro 2012 soccer championships.ReutersA view of a spa at the Sheraton Hotel in Sopot, which the Irish soccer team has chosen as their hub.Reuters
