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	Scotsman.com News - Euro 2008 bid - Scotland and Euro 2008
		Of course, using public cash to build football grounds for 2008 that are subsequently of little use to Scotland would be daft.
		If the Euro 2008 bid is successful another two stadiums would have to be built, both limited to 30,000 seats, and another two would require upgrading.
		No-one should be suggesting a bottomless pit of public support for the Euro 2008 project.
	news.scotsman.com /topics.cfm?id=59882002&tid=142 (414 words)

	BBC SPORT \| SCOTLAND \| Scots earn Euro 2008 backing
		Simon Lyons, the man charged with co-ordinating the Scottish bid for Euro 2008, told BBC Sport Online UK Sport's backing was invaluable as it constituted almost half of the £1m required to put forward a bid.
		Nations considering a bid to host Euro 2008 must lodge their intention to bid with Uefa by the end of February.
		Euro 2008 solo bid is a must (06 Jan 02
	newsimg.bbc.co.uk /sport1/low/scotland/1766155.stm (305 words)

	2008 article - 2008 2005 2006 2007 2009 2010 2011 Decades 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s - What-Means.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		2008 is a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar).
		2008 European Football Championship (EURO 2008) scheduled to be held in Austria and Switzerland.
		2008 article - 2008 definition - what means 2008
	www.what-means.com /encyclopedia/2008 (193 words)

	CNNSI.com - Soccer - Swiss, Austria welcome Euro 2008 to the Alps - Thursday December 12, 2002 07:43 PM
		Euro 2008 is expected to create between 3,000 anmd 4,000 jobs in Austria and bring in as much as 152 million euros ($154.1 million) in tourism earnings.
		Euro 2000, jointly hosted by the Netherlands and Belgium, made an 18 million euro profit, the first European championship finals to make money.
		BUDAPEST (Reuters) -- Hungary may have failed to win the right to stage the 2008 European soccer championship on Thursday -- but their second-place finish in the final voting was a huge credit to their very impressive bid.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /soccer/news/2002/12/12/euro2008_reax (1450 words)

	uefa.com - UEFA - UEFA EURO 2008â¢ (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		On Thursday 12 December 2002, Austria and Switzerland were chosen by the UEFA Executive Committee to jointly host the final round of the UEFA European Football Championship in 2008.
		New venues such as the Stadion Salzburg-Wals-Siezenheim in Salzburg highlight the investment being made by the host countries to stage UEFA EURO 2008â¢.
		The decision followed a process which began formally in the autumn of 2001, and which culminated in the seven candidates giving brief final presentations of their bids to the joint Executive Committee and UEFA's National Teams Committee.
	www.uefa.com /uefa/euro2008 (318 words)

	Indiantelevision.com > Breaking News > Bids invited for Euro 2008 TV rights
		The tender for Euro 2008 was published today 18 October.
		Euro 2004 dominated European prime time in June and early July with 50 to 90 per cent market shares across major television markets for live match coverage.
		Euro 2008 will be held jointly in Austria and Switzerland.
	www.indiantelevision.com /headlines/y2k4/oct/oct177.htm (180 words)

	Boston.com / Sports / Soccer / Swiss chided for lack of Euro 2008 stadium (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		European soccer's governing body threatened to remove the 2008 European Championships from hosts Austria and Switzerland, citing the Swiss for failing to build a new stadium in Zurich.
		"UEFA could decide that defeated candidates be given the opportunity to contest the decision to award Euro 2008 to Austria and Switzerland," UEFA president Lennart Johansson and chief executive Lars Olsson were quoted as saying in the letter, which was seen by the Swiss weekly newspaper SonntagsZeitung.
		Zurich was chosen as one of four cities in Switzerland to stage the June 2008 event.
	www.boston.com /sports/soccer/articles/2004/10/03/swiss_chided_for_lack_of_euro_2008_stadium (424 words)

	RTÉ.ie Sport - Door may be opened for new Euro 2008 bid
		The Scottish FA have confirmed their interest in hosting the 2008 European Championships, after UEFA revealed they have concerns over Austria and Switzerland's preparations.
		However, the Alpine countries have run into trouble with their stadiums and recent reports have claimed that Grasshoppers' Hardturm Stadium will not be ready in time for the summer of 2008.
		However with the renovations for Lansdowne Road not scheduled for completion until 2008 and Croke Park still off limits to non-GAA sports, it is uncertain whether Ireland would be part of the new bid.
	www.rte.ie /sport/2004/1004/euro2008.html (320 words)

	uefa.com - UEFA - UEFA EURO 2008â¢ (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The official UEFA EURO 2008â¢ logo was launched on 7 June 2005 at a special ceremony at the Hofburg Place in Vienna, Austria.
		The UEFA EURO 2008â¢ brand comprises a variety of logo formats, a visual identity made of 6 individual and collective graphic icons, including three dimensional perspectives.
		The word EURO is rendered in shades of red and symbolises the unification of both Austria and Switzerland in staging this great event.
	www.uefa.com /uefa/euro2008/index,newsId=307740.html (229 words)

	Herald Sun: Stadium dropped for Euro 2008 (archived) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		THE organisers of Euro 2008 in Austria and Switzerland dropped plans today to use a new football stadium in Zurich after a long-running battle with environmentalists in the Swiss city.
		Euro 2008 matches will now be played in three locations in Switzerland - Geneva, Bern and Basel - in stadiums that are either recently built or are almost completed.
		The scheduled four venues in Austria are in Innsbruck, Klagenfurt, Salzburg and the modernised 50,000 seat Ernst Happel Stadium in Vienna, where the final is due to be held on June 29, 2008.
	www.heraldsun.news.com.au /common/story_page/0,5478,10710555^23215,00.html (392 words)

	2008 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
		The ECB is expected to issue a new series of euro banknotes, replacing the old series, and should include new security features along with the incorporation of Cyprus on the EU map.
		According to Capcom, the year "200X" in which the original Mega Man takes place is 2008.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/2008 (448 words)

	uefa.com - UEFA - Notizie (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Con la costituzione del consiglio dâamministrazione di Euro 2008 S.A. a Nyon, Svizzera, Ã¨ stato compiuto un altro importante passo in avanti nellâambito dei preparativi per i Campionati Europei UEFA 2008, in programma in Austria e Svizzera.
		Gli altri impianti svizzeri per UEFA EURO 2008â¢ si trovano a Basilea, Berna e Ginevra, mentre a Vienna, Innsbruck, Klagenfurt e Salisburgo si disputeranno gli incontri previsti in Austria.
		âEuro 2008 S.A, insieme alla UEFA e alle due federazioni ospitanti, puÃ² ora iniziare a lavorare a pieno ritmo allâorganizzazione di UEFA EURO 2008â¢ per rendere il prossimo campionato Europeo UEFA il migliore di sempreâ, ha aggiunto Olsson.
	it.uefa.com /uefa/news/Kind=128/newsId=275783.html (599 words)

	EURO 2008 - Goes to Austria and Switzerland
		The EBU and the UEFA signed in December 2000 a contract for the television rights of the EURO 2004 European Football Championship finals, which will be held in Portugal.
		The contract guarantees live coverage of the 31 final round matches of EURO 2004 in all European countries, on free-to-air television that reaches all TV households.
		EBS 2004, a joint company between RTP and RDP (the EBU’s Members in Portugal) is the Official Host Broadcaster for UEFA EURO 2004 ®;.
	www.ebu.ch /news/press_archive/press_breves_113_foot.php?display=EN (155 words)

	BBC News \| SCOTLAND \| '£500m boost' from Euro 2008
		Staging the Euro 2008 football tournament in Scotland could give the UK economy a £500m boost, according to a new report.
		Officials said a number of areas had to be addressed before the country could beat off joint bids from countries including Austria and Switzerland, and Greece and Turkey, as well as a Scandinavian challenge.
		A Euro 2008 bid team has been put together to identify the benefits of hosting the competition and to consider the criteria set down by the organisers.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/low/scotland/1588664.stm (435 words)

	RTÉ.ie Sport - UEFA presses Euro 2008 organisers
		UEFA has given the Austrian and Swiss football federations until the end of the year to clear up shortcomings in their organisation of Euro 2008.
		UEFA's top officials wrote to both federations to warn them that rival bids which lost out in the race to host Euro 2008 could challenge the decision to award it to Austria and Switzerland.
		FIFA president Sepp Blatter, who is Swiss, has also appealed to the Swiss government to throw its weight behind Euro 2008, according to extracts of a letter published Sunday.
	www.rte.ie /sport/2004/1003/euro2008.html (303 words)

	SI.com - Soccer - Swiss FA, UEFA agree Euro 2008 back on track - Tuesday November 9, 2004 10:37AM
		General secretary Peter Gillieron said talks had taken place with FC Sion about the possibility of staging Euro 2008 matches at the club's new stadium in the western town of Martigny.
		Responding to UEFA's other concerns over stadium contracts, the Swiss FA said it had signed a tournament contract with the owners of Basel's St Jakob stadium and that similar contracts were to be signed with the other stadiums in Bern and Geneva.
		The Austrian stadiums scheduled for use at Euro 2008 are in Innsbruck, Klagenfurt, Salzburg and the modernised 50,000 seat Ernst Happel Stadium in Vienna, where the final is due to be held on June 29, 2008.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /2004/soccer/11/09/euro/index.html (617 words)

	ESPN.com - SOCCER - Euro 2008 voting procedure finalized
		The committee also agreed the procedure to choose the host for the 2008 European Championship which is due to be announced on December 13.
		If there is no majority the bidder with the lowest number of votes is eliminated and a second ballot will determine the hosts out of the remaining two bidders.
		The Executive decided to award the non-European television rights for Euro 2004 to the British company Octagon for the rest of the world excluding Japan and Asia.
	espn.go.com /soccer/news/2002/1108/1457951.html (465 words)

	RTÉ.ie Sport - Euro 2008 bid "very much alive" insists Menton
		Brendan Menton says he will travel to Scotland on Thursday to take part in the joint Irish/Scottish bid for Euro 2008, which he says is "very much alive" despite his resignation as FAI General Secretary.
		He said that he understands the joint bid is "very much in the running, along with the Austria-Switzerland bid".
		Euro 2008 team marketing director Simon Lyons maintains there will be no knock-on effect from Menton's resignation.
	www.rte.ie /sport/2002/1112/euro2008.html (248 words)

	Stadium setbacks plague Euro 2008 preparations (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Problems preparing host venues continue to plague the joint Austrian-Swiss plan to host soccer's 2008 European Championships.
		Austrian officials will decide next week if they can continue work on a 30,000-seat stadium in the southern city of Klagenfurt -- one of four facilities the country hoped to use for the event.
		Euro 2004 in Portugal was haunted by the same type of early fretting over its venues, but all facilities were ready on time -- though some ran over budget -- and the championships, won by underdog Greece, went smoothly.
	www.amusementbusiness.com /amusementbusiness/industrynews/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000788678 (255 words)

	ESPNSoccernet.com: Europe: Letzigrund Stadium Euro 2008 venue (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The Letzigrund, famous as the home of the annual Zurich athletics meeting which is the jewel in the crown of the annual Golden League circuit, will be rebuilt for the finals and fills the void left when it was announced last year that the Hardturm Stadium would not be ready in time.
		The development was announced after the first meeting of the newly-formed Euro 2008 Board was held on Thursday at UEFA's headquarters in Nyon.
		Ralph Zloczower, the president of the Swiss FA and the newly-appointed president of the 2008 Board, said: 'All the stadium contracts in Switzerland have now been signed and I can confirm that in Zurich the stadium will be the rebuilt Letzigrund Stadium.
	soccernet.espn.go.com /headlinenews?id=323198&cc=3888 (272 words)

	Euro 2008 setback as Irish plans falter - [Sunday Herald] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Dublin'sÊ70,000-capacity CrokeÊParkÊisÊtheÊmain stumbling block at the Irish end of the bid to co-host the Euro 2008 championship with Scotland.
		The Euro 2008 bid has to be formally presented to Uefa by December 11, when Ireland will need to have two confirmed stadiums to add to Scotland's six venues.
		ÒThe formal request from the government in regard to the use of Croke Park for the Euro 2008 soccer tournament was broughtÊtoÊcentralÊcouncil, where it was discussed,Ó said McCague.
	www.sundayherald.com /28801 (391 words)

	Euro
		The euro is the official currency in 31 states and territories; 10 more will join the euro by 2008 and 8 others may join in the next six years; a further 27 peg their own currency to it.
		The de facto peg to the euro is described as "the cornerstone of its monetary policy".
		Despite support for the euro by the political and business establishment the result was 56.1% against, 41.8% in favour of Sweden adopting the euro as its currency.
	www.wilkiecollins.demon.co.uk /euro/eurocountries.htm (1166 words)

	Christoph Daum supportive of Greek - Turkish Euro 2008 joint bid
		Many cultural, scientific, philosophical and athletic achievements have their origins in these countries", stressed Cristoph Daum and he went on to explain: "They have developed a friendship on many levels and are hospitable to people from all over the world.
		The investments that have been made, and will be made, form the basis for the realisation of a great athletic event such as Euro 2008.
		The German coach, who has worked in Turkey, mentioned the success of Euro 2000 co-hosted by Belgium and Holland: "The encouraging experience from that co-hosted event could influence the Turkish - Greek joint bid for Euro 2008".
	www.phantis.com /news?newsID=20020520120317 (274 words)

	CNN.com - Austro-Swiss bid wins Euro 2008 - Dec. 12, 2002
		Austria and Switzerland will jointly host the Euro 2008 football tournament.
		Austrian government press releases say Euro 2008 would create 6,600 jobs in Austria alone, mostly in construction, and the tourist industry would benefit from at least 300,000 people travelling to Austria for the event.
		Euro 2004 is being staged in Portugal where France will defend their title.
	edition.cnn.com /2002/WORLD/europe/12/12/football.euro2008 (572 words)

	Observer \| Bertie Bowl fiasco will hit bid for Euro 2008
		Last week wags in Dublin were quipping that the posters should show an ad for the Euro 2008 competition with 'Cancelled' on the front of the bus.
		They were referring to the collapse of the Irish government's plan to build a 65,000 all-seater stadium on Dublin's western outskirts; a fiasco that has left Ireland and Scotland's plans jointly to host Euro 2008 in serious doubt.
		The Scottish First Minister voiced concerns that a deal may have already been done to take Euro 2008 to Austria and Switzerland, warning ominously that 'if we don't win it, it will be because someone, somewhere decided it was someone else's turn'.
	observer.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,4501410-110244,00.html (1311 words)

	Guardian \| Ulster Minister: Euro 2008 bid is 'doomed'
		The Celtic bid for the Euro 2008 football tournament is doomed, according to Northern Ireland's Sports Minister, who called for a proposal involving his own country and Wales to be drawn up in an attempt to secure the 2012 championships.
		Speaking ahead of his party's crucial vote on devolution yesterday, McGimpsey said: 'If, as I think is highly likely, the Scotland/Ireland bid for 2008 fails, the next logical step is for all the Celtic countries in these islands to put in for a collective bid.
		Last week the 2008 bid was plunged into crisis after the Irish government pulled out of its Stadium Ireland project.
	www.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,4506194-103588,00.html (521 words)

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