Red cards against Ukraine, Poland Posted on 09 June 2012, Author: Bénédicte Williams The sporting world is bracing for the opening of the Euro 2012 football championship this Friday and lasting until 1 July. While the event is jointly organised by Poland and Ukraine, it is the latter that has been capturing much of the attention, mostly for the wrong reasons. Poland >>>

Supporters, mainly wearing the red and white of Poland, packed Europe’s largest fanzone beneath the Stalin-era Palace of Culture draped in a cheerfully folk-themed “Warsaw Welcomes You” sign. A woman protests against prostitution in Warsaw. Pic/AFP As the first vuvuzelas of the 16-nation championships co-hosted by Poland and Ukraine blared in the Polish capital fans both young and old flooded into the city centre, some beating drums, others singing, all keen to see Poland clobber Greece at the evening inaugural match. A torrential rain storm failed to dampen the high spirits >>>

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Kyiv: Yulia, a 20-year-old call girl, is awaiting Euro 2012 with a mix of excitement and dread. She`s upped her rates in the hope of earning enough to go to college next year, but "every girl is afraid," she admits. "Anything can happen." Interesting facts about Euro Cup» I Euro 2012 Schedule» I Standings» Ukraine has a booming prostitution industry — and the already high number of women scouting the streets, bars and hotels of the country`s four host cities for clients is expected to spike even further this month as hundreds of thousands of football fans converge >>>

A member of Ukrainian feminist group Femen is evacuated by police as she protests against prostitution near the National Stadium before the opening Euro 2012 game between Poland and Greece. (Aris Messinis/AFP/Getty Images)Polish police say they have detained four Ukrainian feminists after they removed their shirts in front of Warsaw's National Stadium to protest against the European Championship. The women belong to the group Femen, which opposes Euro 2012 because it fears the tournament will lead to an increase in prostitution. Some of the activists also used a vulgar insult against the >>>

By Mary Sibierski (AFP) – 9 hours ago  WARSAW — Euro 2012 kicked-off in Poland and Ukraine on Friday amid fears that racism and politics could overshadow Europe's premier football showcase, held for the first time in countries once behind the Iron Curtain.Warsaw and Kyiv hoped to use the tournament to highlight progress in their ex-Communist countries, but instead have seen it mired in controversy over racist fans and Ukraine's treatment of a top opposition leader.Hours before kick-off at the opening match in Warsaw Friday -- which saw host Poland tie 1-1 with Greece -- Dutch captain Mark >>>

The controversial Ukrainian feminist movement FEMEN has staged a nude protest against the Euro 2012 championship in front of Warsaw's National Stadium. Within minutes, all four protesters, armed with fire extinguishers, were arrested. The incident took place a few hours before the match between Poland and Greece on Friday. The women appeared in front of the stadium half-naked, with protest signs on their bodies, chanting vulgar slogans about the sporting event. The FEMEN girls ran through crowds of fans, showering foam from fire extinguishers everywhere.­FEMEN opposes Euro 2012 because of >>>

The controversial Ukrainian feminist movement FEMEN has staged a nude protest against the Euro 2012 championship in front of Warsaw's National Stadium. Within minutes, all four protesters, armed with fire extinguishers, were arrested. The incident took place a few hours before the match between Poland and Greece on Friday. The women appeared in front of the stadium half-naked, with protest signs on their bodies, chanting vulgar slogans about the sporting event. The FEMEN girls ran through crowds of fans, showering foam from fire extinguishers everywhere.­FEMEN opposes Euro 2012 because of >>>

WARSAW: Ukraine’s media-savvy feminist group Femen went really bold on Friday in Warsaw to denounce a potential spike in prostitution during the Euro 2012 football championships.Just ahead of kick off, the four women suddenly appeared amid a crowd of thousands of fans and proceeded to press up against an entrance to Warsaw’s new national stadium.The message “F… Euro” was scrawled in large lettering across their bare fronts, followed by “2012” on their stomachs. It was repeated on their backs.They also >>>

WARSAW, Poland — Polish police say they have detained four Ukrainian feminists after they removed their shirts in front of Warsaw's National Stadium to protest against the European Championship.The women belong to the group Femen, which opposes Euro 2012 because it fears the tournament will lead to an increase in prostitution.Some of the activists also used a vulgar insult against the sporting event, which started on Friday with the match between Poland and Greece in the capital. Security guards intervened immediately and were soon backed up by police, who detained the women.Maciej Karczynski, >>>