THIS has been an extremely difficult tournament to cover. Anybody who’s attempted to move from one venue to another is already feeling the effects of a night spent huddled on an airport floor, or squashed into a packed train for an overnight journey. Little wonder there are swathes of empty seats at stadiums for the first time at a European Championship since 1996.

Ukraine manager Oleh Blokhin believes the co-hosts will have to cope with a “tornado” of interest if they are to start Euro 2012 with a win against Sweden.

AN Irishman hit the headlines in Kiev yesterday but enough about Sean Quinn — the real story arrives today when Giovanni Trapattoni lands at Boryspil Airport just outside town.

Oleg Blokhin has resigned as coach of Ukraine.

Thierry Henry will aim to become France‘s all-time leading goalscorer in their must-win Euro 2008 Group B against Lithuania.

Ukraine coach Oleg Blokhin has revealed that Andriy Shevchenko will not be put under pressure to feature in the friendly with Israel next month.

ITALY coach Marcello Lippi expects his side to prove their critics wrong when they take on Ukraine in today’s World Cup quarter-final in Hamburg.

UKRAINE midfielder Sergei Rebrov is finally beginning to believe he and his team-mates could become World Cup winners on July 9.

OLEG BLOKHIN found the perfect remedy for his team’s poor performance against Spain in their World Cup opener, and it paid off handsomely as Ukraine comfortably defeated Saudi Arabia 4-0 to rekindle their hopes of a place in the second round.

Spain 4 Ukraine 0

SPAIN striker Raul insists he has no problem with coach Luis Aragones for failing to pick him in today’s Group H opener with Ukraine.

Ukraine’s Sergei Rebrov will be fit for the World Cup after tests on his thigh injury revealed the damage was not serious.