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From: Jellore on 29 May 2010 07:34
On May 29, 2:43 am, Real Mardin <real_mar...(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> On May 28, 1:26 pm, "Adama" <s...(a)invalid.com> wrote:
>
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>
>
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> > First round
> > France (43 votes)
> > Turkey (38 votes)
> > Italy (25 votes, eliminated)
>
> > Final Round :
> > France 7
> > Turkey 6
>
> > Stadia planned for renovating:
> > Saint-Denis (Paris) : Stade de France, current capacity 81,338 (UEFA Elite
> > Stadium)
> > Marseille: Stade Velodrome, current capacity 60,013 (Increase of the
> > capacity to 70,000)
> > Lens: Stade Felix-Bollaert, current capacity 41,809 (Increase of the
> > capacity to 50,000)
> > Paris: Parc des Princes, current capacity 48,713
> > Saint-Etienne: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, current capacity 35,616 (Increase of
> > the capacity to 42,000)
> > Toulouse: Stadium Municipal, current capacity 35,472 (Increase of the
> > capacity to 40,000)
> > Strasbourg: Stade de la Meinau, current capacity 29,320 (Increase of the
> > capacity to 36,000)
> > Nancy: Stade Marcel Picot, current capacity 20,087 (Increase of the capacity
> > to 35,000)
>
> > New Stadiums:
> > Lyon: OL Land, capacity 62,500
> > Lille: Stade Borne de l'Espoir, capacity 50,000
> > Bordeaux: New stadium to replace Stade Chaban-Delmas, capacity 42,000
> > Nice: New stadium to replace Stade du Ray, capacity 40,000
>
> > The 3 stadiums that will only used as backup will be designated later.
>
> > 84 -> 2000 - 2016 ?
>
> I'm hearing the news hasn't gone down well in Turkey, apart from
> amongst certain segments of Fenerbahce support who were against the
> bid due to Fenerbahce's Sukru Saracoglu Stadium not being included -
> talk about cutting off your nose to spite your face.
>
> To lose by one vote is pretty heart breaking, though, particularly as
> this is now Turkey's third failed bid to host the European
> Championship (including a previous failed joint bid with Greece).
>
> I guess after Austria-Switzerland and Poland - Ukraine the tournament
> was due to go back to a more established nation, but then France have
> already hosted the Euros twice, not to mention a recent World Cup.
>
> Oh well. Who needs the European Championships when you host the
> pinnacle of a football spectacle that is the Efes Pilsen / Radyospor
> Cup in Antalya every January? *s*
>
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Personally I was hoping that Turkey would prevail, but it seems as if
UEFA have gone for a safe pair of hands.
From: Bob on 31 May 2010 10:56
Mark V. wrote:
> On May 28, 5:26 am, "Adama" <s...(a)invalid.com> wrote:
>> First round
>> France (43 votes)
>> Turkey (38 votes)
>> Italy (25 votes, eliminated)
>>
>> Final Round :
>> France 7
>> Turkey 6
>
> Does that explain the loud honking I heard outside my apartment at
> 4:30AM? Was it my friend "Bob", cruising around, celebrating?

I am not sure there is anything to rejoice about. Sinking loads of money
into football infrastructure doesn't seem like the wisest investment at the
moment.


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