Year-long countdown to European Championships begins with Ukraine insisting it is ready to co-host with Poland.
Poland tries to crack down on hooligans
Polish matches have been played behind closed doors due to crowd trouble as authorities crack down ahead of Euro 2012.
16 Jun 2011
With a year to go until the European Championships in Poland and Ukraine, Matt Rumsey reports from Warsaw on the authorities’ attempts to solve the problem of fan violence.
Source : Al Jazeera
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