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Odessa has a chance of gaining the main hosting city status at EURO 2012
17:30 / 25.02.2008

On February 24, during the meeting with the European Football Championship preparations committee, UEFA Inspection Group Coordinator Matteo Gambuto has announced that Odessa has a chance of heightening its status at EURO 2012.

The Inspection Group gave a positive estimation to the preparations works for holding EURO 2012 football matches being carried out in Odessa at the moment.

“We have to be honest and speak frankly. We have some difficulties with other cities of Ukraine.

The matter concerns the absence of air terminals with high reception capability, stadiums, accommodation of visitors, participants and football fans, developed transport networks.

At the time being, Odessa has a great chance of gaining the main hosting city status since some cities may not be ready till the final decision”, UEFA Inspection Group Coordinator emphasized.

Matteo Gambuto has noted that Odessa’s authorities have to give all the necessary guarantees to the Inspection Group concerning carrying out of all the works needed to host the European Championship.

The presentation of working plan to be realized in Odessa to inspectors of UEFA took place in the big hall of the City Council.

In particular, within the frame work of the program of the city infrastructure development till 2012, in Odessa, there will be an express-tram, a greater parking network in «Chernomorets» stadium area (the general capacity — 5 thousand places).

The matter concerns also plans of city motorways reconstruction (in particular, from the Tamozhennaya square to Arcadia, «North — South» highway); that will allow to provide operative and safe transportation of participants of the Championship and numerous fans (from 35 up to 40 thousand). The construction of new football stadium in Luzanovka on 30 thousand places is also on the agenda.

All the roads to the region of «Chernomorets» stadium will be equipped by visual signs and the information submitted in language of a team to play to Odessa, and also in Ukranian and English languages.

The special attention will be turned to reconstruction of “Odessa International airport” performed in two stages, and to modernization of the railway station.

On February, 25th, the group of UEFA inspectors has familiarized with opportunities and prospects of reconstruction of the International airport Odessa, with preparation for «Euro-2012» of hotel complexes, institutions of public health services, railway station. On February, 26th, the proxy delegation of inspectors will take off for Kharkov.

On February, 25, UEFA Inspection Group will get acquainted with reconstruction possibilities and prospects of Odessa International Airport and the hotel complexes’, healthcare establishments’ and the railway station’s preparation level to EURO 2012.

On February, 26, the delegation will fly off for Kharkov.