UEFA EURO trophy goes on tour in Poland and Ukraine

026 - Long-lasting memories for football fans in fourteen cities

Football fans from Poland and Ukraine will have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to come close to the iconic Henri Delaunay trophy when it goes on tour in the UEFA EURO 2012 hosts countries Poland and Ukraine from 20 April to 26 May.

The “UEFA EURO 2012 Follow the Trophy” tour will visit 14 cities in total, including the eight host cities, starting with the Polish capital Warsaw on 20 April 2012. The first day in each of the host cities will see the trophy travel around town in a parade before reaching the location where the trophy will be displayed in public for an additional two days.

International and local football stars and celebrities, including UEFA EURO 2012 Ambassadors Andrzej Szarmach and Zbigniew Boniek, will participate in the events and will notably be available for autograph and photo sessions.

The full schedule of the UEFA EURO Trophy Tour 2012 is as follows:

• Warsaw 20 - 22 April

• Gdansk 24 – 26 April

• Poznan 28 – 30 April

• Wroclaw 4 – 6 May

• Lodz 7 May

• Krakow 9 May

• Katowice 10 May

• Kyiv 11 – 13 May

• Ivano-Frankivsk 14 May

• Kharkiv 15 – 17 May

• Donetsk 18 – 20 May

• Dnipropetrovsk 21 May

• Lviv 23 – 25 May

• Odessa 26 May

More detailed information on the programme of activities will be issued closer to the visit to each city.