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PREVIEW: "Milestone" for European football as Euro 2012 set to begin

European football authorities will breathe a sigh of relief when Poland kick-off football's European Championship on Friday against Greece in Warsaw's National Stadium. For a long time it seemed the first major international football tournament to be held in eastern Europe might have to be moved elsewhere as co-hosts Poland and Ukraine struggled to upgrade venues and infrastucture in time for the four-yearly affair. Warsaw's sparkling new stadium on the banks of the Vistula river, and new or refurbished stadiums at the other seven venues in the two countries are testament to the efforts - and billions of euros spent - to satisfy the demands of UEFA. Not all is ready - some major roads and other infrastructure works have not been completed on time - but UEFA and its president Michel Platini say the hosts have met the grade, with Platini speaking of a "milestone" for European football. "Work that usually takes 20 years has been done in three or four." UEF...