Euro 2012: The Forgotten Fans

Euro 2012 is now over and Spain have proven to be our worthy champions and maybe one of the greatest teams of all time. It was a fantastic tournament full of goals, excitement, individual brilliance and legendary players. After the disappointment of the 2010 World Cup the Euros has reminded us all how thrilling international tournament football can be. Another great positive has been dispelling ignorant stereotypes about Eastern Europe that were not helped by the British media before the tournament with biased and unnecessary documentaries such as the BBC’s Panorama and the Sky Sports News Special Report. Visiting fans have learned that Poles and Ukrainians are in-fact extremely welcoming, friendly hosts who do not discriminate based on race or ethnicity.Plenty of empty seats in Pozna...