Euro 2008, co-hosted by Austria and Switzerland, generated a net profit of 250 million euros (197 million pounds) for UEFA, European soccer's governing body said on Tuesday.
UEFA said the money would be used to finance its youth and women's competitions, refereeing and coaching programmes and administrative costs.
Martin Kallen, chief operating officer for the event organisers, said that in comparison with the 2004 finals in Portugal the 2008 event had seen improvements "in almost all areas", including satisfactory television viewing figures, high public transport usage and t... More >
A thunderstorm is thought to have been to blame for interrupting television coverage of Germany's 3-2 semi-final win over Turkey at Euro 2008.
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About 300 black market tickets had been confiscated from touts by Vienna police during Euro 2008, including 155 before last Sunday's quarter-final between Spain and Italy, org...More>
New research, released today by the Centre for the International Business of Sport (CIBS) based at Coventry University Business School, reveals the strong likelihood of the Ol...More>
ITV will not be showing the final of Euro 2008, after the commercial broadcaster decided it did not want to risk the humiliation of audiences opting to watch the match on the ...More>
Euro 2008 has been a fantastic success, according to the touts who have made hefty profits by ignoring UEFA rules on the resale of match tickets.
Touts have been highly vis...More>
European soccer's governing body UEFA will decide in the second half of this year whether to increase the number of teams competing at the European Championship finals from th...More>
Austria's Euro 2008 security operation has proved successful so far with only 470 arrests among the 1.7 million fans following matches, Interior Minister Guenther Platter said...More>
