Greece unveils ambitious plan to bid for EURO 2012 (Xinhua) Updated: 2005-07-12 15:44 The Greek government on Monday unveiled an
ambitious plan to spend 115 million euros (about 138 million US dollars) on
building and renovating six stadia needed for their candidacy to host the 2012
European soccer championship.
The Greek bid will include the six stadia in Athens, Thessaloniki, Patras,
Volos and Iraklio used in 2004 Olympics soccer tournament, plus two new
privately-funded facilities in therural cities of Ioannina (northwest Greece)
and Larissa (central Greece).
Of eight proposed stadia, only the 72,000-seat Olympic Stadium in Athens and
the 33,000-seat Karaiskaki Stadium in Piraeus, near the capital, are deemed
ready to run, the semi-official Athens News Agency (ANA) reported.
UEFA mandates the inclusion of one 50,000-seat, two 40,000-seatand five
30,000-seat venues.
Greece's bid will be submitted on July 21, with three
finalists to be selected in December. UEFA will announce the winning bid in
December 2006.
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