football

• Euro 2012, was the 14th European Championship, organised by UEFA.

• It was the last European Championship with 16 teams in the finals. From 2016 in France will be 24.

• Italy,Russia,Republic of Ireland and Sweden were with the oldest squads to Euro 2012, with an average age of 28. Germany’s squad were the youngest in the competition.

• The oldest player - Greece goalkeeper Kostas Chalkias 37 years old

Repealed goal against Kuwait - France beats without any problems the Kuwait team in a match of the preliminary group of Mondial'82. When France strikes a new goal in the opponent's door, Arabs protest that the game was stopped before the goal. Referee of the Soviet Union was adamant, but down from the stands came a Kuwaiti sheik, who spoke in privite with the referee... and.. oh, miracle! The goal was repealed. The Frenchmen and the world could not believe their eyes!