What to do while in Ukraine

A member of a Ukrainian feminist group stripped to the waist and attacked the trophy for the Euro 2012 football championship on Saturday, before security carried her off. The incident took place in Kiev's central Independence Square, where the trophy for the European football championship was on display. The woman, a member of the shock protest group Femen, had "F*** Euro-2012" painted on her torso. News reports identified her as Yulia Kovachik, 23. She was able to knock the trophy off its display stand before police detained her seconds later, a witness said. She was arrested and police carried her from the scene rolled up in a Euro 2012 advertising banner. The trophy was slightly damaged, a group spokeswoman said. The group Femen has been outspoken in its opposition to Ukraine's co-hosting of Euro 2012, arguing that the sports event will increase prostitution in the country. Government officials have said they expect the

Ill Thraps -- We All Get Nil Together Harry Prendergast writes: A group of Dublin musicians recently got together to form the ILL THRAPS, and write a song for Euro 2012. It’s never going to be #1, but we’re hoping to at least make people laugh. We would be massively grateful if you could put the YouTube video on your website!

A  Time  magazine cover story that shows a mother breast-feeding her 3-year-old son is drawing criticism for breaking social taboos. The story has drawn many critics on social media, and from noted celebrities such as actress Alyssa Milano. The controversy stems from the graphic nature of the photo, and from concern from some that the child in the picture is too old to be breast-feeding. Milano tweeted that she feels the cover “is exploitive and extreme.” “You missed the mark,” the actress wrote. “You’re supposed to be making it easier for breastfeeding moms.” The picture on the  Time  cover shows a 3-year-old boy standing on a chair to nurse on his mother’s exposed breast. Parenting expert Joani Geltman says she isn’t surprised that people are upset about the cover. “People have an issue with nursing in public anyway, even with an infant. Here they add a 3-year-old child when most children are weaned between 6 months and a year,” Geltman says. “People are up in arms

The  Netherlands ' hopes to win the UEFA Euro 2012 tournament next month took a slight hit as FC Schalke 04's star striker Klass-Jan Huntelaar suffered a concussion tonight against the  Philadelphia Union . Huntelaar collided with Union goalkeeper  Chase Harrison , who was starting in place of the resting  Zac MacMath  - who himself had suffered a concussion this past weekend, inside of the Union 18. Schakle were awarded a penalty because Harrison prevented Huntelaar from playing the ball within the box. Lewis Holtby stepped up and took the penalty, but his attempt hit the crossbar and was cleared. The collision left the Dutchman dazed. The 28-year-old forward  was able to walk off the field  under his own power, but then fell down along the sidelines. He was taken to the hospital around halftime and Schalke reported over Twitter that Huntelaar was  diagnosed with a concussion . The former Real Madrid castaway scored 47 goals in 48 games for Schalke and looked se

Today adidas will reveal the official Tango 12 Finale match ball for the UEFA European Championship Final with the help of defending champion and Spain and Real Madrid captain, Iker Casillas at the Ciudad del Futbol in Madrid.  The Tango 12 Finale – The Official Match Ball for the UEFA Euro 2012 Final Based on the classic Tango design used during both the FIFA World Cup™ and UEFA EURO™ tournaments during the early 1980s, the adidas Tango 12 Finale features a modern interpretation of the design including bespoke graphics designed to represent the two host countries and link to the key characteristics of football – unity, rivalry and passion. The adidas Tango 12 Finale, which has been developed over a two-year period, underwent two rigorous types of testing – qualitative player testing, which was conducted across eight different countries, using players, federations and clubs from both elite and grass roots football, and quantitative lab testing, which concluded that the adidas