“Euro 2012: When Fans Lead Ball Possession”

And yes, it’s high time to clad ourselves in the uniformity of red and white below the emblem of the three lions as England progresses on with a dignified draw with France. Our boys did prove in to play well in their stride, with Lescott scoring in a header to clinch an early lead against the French within the first quarter of the game. Why, they did even maintain their lead almost till half-time till Samir Nasri leveled with a trick shot, and remained consistent on their attempts for another score while the defense remained stringent not to let France take the lead.

It’s evenly safe to say we have held on to a run for a win over euro 2012, the team’s functional to the top-notch mark, with a squad beaming of England’s best lads on all three waves. Wayne Rooney and Jermaine Defoe lead the front, backed up by Stevie G, Theo Walcott and Ashley Young to round up from the midfield. The defense line outshines reliance with the likes of John Terry, Ashley Cole and Joleon Lescott.

Giving an overview of it all, it would be sheer injustice to fall behind on the fan support just because folks are discouraged to turn up owing to the media hype of racial catcalling among the stands. Coming to think of it, disbanding would prove too cowardly an initiative; facing such hardships will foster our team staying adamant and psychologically invulnerable to focus completely upon their play.

England’s second pool match takes place against Sweden in the Olympic Stadium situated within Kiev, the capital of Ukraine, with an approximated distance of 600 km from the location of the first match, the Donbass Arena. The Olympic Stadium hosting the fixture is located in the center of the city, and thanks to the initiative of planners settling in its location just beside the Dnieper River, it is accessible with water transportation along with the Metro and two main streets including a boulevard.

What’s more is the fact that the stadium itself has undergone extensive renovation efforts in preparation for the Euro series, for which it will bask in the limelight by hosting the Final match. A mean duration time of thirteen hours is expectant on a high speed train journey from Donetsk to Kiev, while flights will substantially cut down the duration to one and a half hour.

Kiev has succeeded in officially reserving much of its cultural heritage by establishing almost 60 museums depicting Slavic works and natural art galleries while exhibition centres have spawned owing to the booming commerce influx from international corporations. Other than medieval cathedrals and chapels such as Saint Sophia’s cathedral, Podol or the ones alongside the Golden Gate, Kiev also features a children’s railway which, surprisingly is being managed and run under the supervision of children themselves.

Donetsk will host again for England for its third planned fixture on 19th June at the Donbass Arena, the premier location befitting the magnanimity of the clash with the host country Ukraine. Donbass consists of an adequate seating facilitation for about 52,000 people, and does have the lightning effects to pull in the crowd for an adrenaline pumping sight along with the match.

Among all other stadiums within Poland and Ukraine, Donbass is considered to be pretty new; launched in 2009, it does have all the glitz stadium would need to become a key attraction above all regional public investment. The feature which easily outdoes the plain monotony of a simple basic structure strikes a new chord regarding technology; the multi colored lightening effects across a panoramic glass wall around the outermost layer of the stadium itself, highlighting it as the epicenter of nightlife across Donetsk.

Donetsk does not remain confined to the football community while you stay for the match; it includes multiple locations worth to pay a visit to fulfill your opportunity of touring the place.  First comes in the First Line Avenue, cutting across the transition of modern and cultural architecture residing within the depths of this old city while added on with developments such as commercial centres, parks, landmarks and theatres. Ukraine’s premier hotel, ‘The Donbass Palace’ perpetuates all perceptions regarding the art of architecture native to prehistoric Ukraine, and ranks up to be among the top hotels of the world.

One element any visitor should always bear in mind not to forget visiting would be the metal botanic sculptures such as the Mertsalov Palm or the rose located in the Pushkin Boulevard and the Forged figures park respectively. Ironically, these iron structures have a life like touch around them which never seems to rust off, specifically in the case of the Mertsalov Palm, which was established in 1896 by the hands of hardworking communist labor.