What to do while in Ukraine

P OLAND-UKRAINE BORDER - The Euro 2012 football tournament is well underway in Poland and Ukraine.  It can take some 20 hours to cross between the two countries - so the co-hosted tournament presents unique challenges on the border as fans follow their teams from one city to the next.  With around 1 million football (soccer) fans expected to cross the Polish and Ukrainian frontier during the European Championship, border authorities on both sides are cooperating in a rare show of unity. Ukrainian guards check passports on Polish territory. Special lanes allow fans to bypass the normal traffic. Guards with the EU’s border agency Frontex are posted here to help out. Dutch police officer René Hugen is at the Medyka crossing. “The people are reminded, I think approximately 2 or 3 kilometers before the border, to choose the right lane so the delay for them will be as low as possible," said Hugen. Border guards are on the look out for human traffickers taking advantage of the simplifie

France and Manchester City midfielder Samir Nasri can be a prickly fellow. After France lost 2-0 to Spain, eliminating them from Euro 2012, he was not in the mood to speak to reporters gathered in the mix zone. Here is Reuters’  recap of the incident . Asked by a reporter for a quote, he answered: “You are looking for shit, you are looking for trouble.” The reporter replied: “Get lost.” Nasri then turned back and said “fuck you” followed by a stream of further abuse, inviting the reporter to have a conversation with him man-to-man. Nasri undoubtedly was frustrated at both the loss and having been surprisingly benched from the French starting XI. That said, earning $288,000 per week to play soccer for a living absolves someone of any hardships that would mollify being a total asshole to someone just trying to do his/her job.

-Time difference means matches are played in the middle of the night -Jiang Xiaoshan would then go and do a full day's work the next day -Sources said drinking and smoking weakened his immune system -He was supporting England and France in the tournament A Chinese football fan died after going 11 nights without sleep as he tried to watch every single kick of the ball of Euro 2012. Jiang Xiaoshan, said to be supporting England and France in the tournament, died of exhaustion on Tuesday morning. Because of the time difference, he reportedly stayed up each night with friends and then went to work the following day. Following the Ireland versus Italy match, www.Sina.com said he went back to his Changsha home at 5am on Tuesday, had a shower, fell asleep and never woke up. Friends said the news of his death came as a shock, as he lived a 'relatively healthy life', and had played football for his university team just a couple of years before. Following the Irel

ATHENS, Greece -- Chancellor Angela Merkel watched Germany weather the storm and emerge with flying colors, while other European countries simply floundered. Only this time, it wasn't a test of economic strength in the ailing eurozone. It was the first round of the European Championship – a soccer extravaganza lasting 3 1/2 weeks that dishes out elation and disappointment to millions of people from the Irish Sea to the Chinese border. Just as Germany has enjoyed growth while other eurozone economies have sunk into recession, its team has emerged unscathed from arguably the toughest group at the tournament after beating Portugal, the Netherlands and Denmark. However, Germany hasn't been the only one to prosper at Euro 2012 in Poland and Ukraine. Portugal, Italy, Greece and Spain may be struggling with waves of government austerity drives, high unemployment and either the prospect or the reality of embarrassing bailouts, but their soccer teams are doing just fine.

Arrested and beaten FEMEN  activists , protesting against the Euro 2012, will have night in detention cell at Herzen 9. Pay attention to the fact that two of the prisoners did not participate in the action and have been detained illegally.