Euro 2012 briefs on Monday ahead of the championship which is being co-hosted by Poland and Ukraine and kicks-off in Warsaw on Friday:
Austrian coach set to do homework on Germans
Austria’s coach Marcel Koller has stated his favourites to win the Euro: “Germany and Spain – maybe the Netherlands”.
Unlike the Austrian government which announced it would boycott all matches in the Ukraine due to the human rights situation there (even though Austria has not qualified for the competition), Koller said he will be in the stadium for every group stage match involving Germany, all played in Ukraine. Austria meets its northern neighbour in September in a World Cup qualifier.
Twitter not all the rage with Euro bosses
Several teams have issued Twitter or social-networking bans on their players.
Spanish midfielder Cesc Fabregas wrote on his Twitter account Friday: “From today we are not allowed to use social networks, I wish that the next picture I post will be with the Euro Cup. See you soon!”
Denmark has also banned its players from tweeting during the tournament and England captain Steven Gerrard told journalists last Friday the team was advised not to twitter anything...
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