Fears over whether Ukraine will be ready in time to co-host Euro
2012 have been expressed by UEFA president Michel Platini.
Work has ground to a halt in Lviv, one of the four host
cities, and the stadium due to host the final in Kiev is still
behind schedule.
Platini, speaking after a meeting with the European
Commission, said he will travel to Ukraine next week to see for
himself the scale of the problem.
Platini said: "I am worried yes. I am worried because the
stadium in Lviv has made no progress whatsoever, not by an inch.
"If the stadium in Kiev is not finished then we will not go
there and if there is no Kiev then no Ukraine."
Platini said the harsh winter had caused delays and he was
confident Kiev would catch up, but warned that UEFA may go ahead
without Lviv and play more matches in other cities.
"In Lviv it is not good, but I think Kiev will be all right
in the end," he said.
Preparations by co-hosts Poland remain on time, and Platini
added: "Everything in Poland is going well so congratulations to
them."
