Platini Says Ukraine Could Be Deprived Of Euro Championships

PARIS, France -- UEFA president Michel Platini said that Ukraine could be deprived of playing co-host with Poland to the Euro-2012 football championships, the daily L'Equipe reported Friday. "We have to take a decision by the beginning of December," Platini said. "December is the deadline."
UEFA issued a November 30 deadline two months ago when it picked all four Polish host cities but only Kiev (pending improvements) from the Ukraine cities due to ongoing intrastrucure problems.The decision on Donetsk, Lviv and Kharkiv will then be made in December.If UEFA then decides that Ukrainian stadiums will not be ready for the 2012 matches, an alternative could be to use German venues, Platini said."If we don't go to Ukraine, we have to find two other stadiums," Platini said, noting that the German cities of Berlin and Leipzig were "an option."