Video: Spanish fans celebrate Spain's win in Euro 2012

The Spanish team thrashed Italy 4-0 and naturally the crowds went wild. While cheers could be heard all over Spain, fireworks lit the skies in Kiev to mark the end of Euro 2012.

At the Euro 2012 final in Kiev, Spain played a magnificent game and will be retaining their title as European champions, with a score of 4-0 against Italy.. read more and watch videos.

Op-Ed: Spain gears up for tomorrow's final in the Euro 2012

Despite being Saturday night, it's a quiet evening here in Spain. Everyone must be having an early night in hopeful anticipation.

Will Spain retain the Euro 2012 championship tomorrow? We will have to wait and see, when they enter Kiev's Olympic Stadium tomorrow evening to go head-to-head with Italy.

One thing is for sure, all thoughts of bail-outs and austerity will be on hold for a while.

While waiting to see who wins, I thought I would put some impressions together of what it is like to live in Spain during football championships.... read more.

Spain and Russia fined for racist chants at Euro 2012

The football federations of Spain and Russia have both been fined by UEFA for fans' racist behavior and chants at Euro 2012.

The Royal Spanish Football Federation is being fined €20,000 for racist chants shouted by fans at the Italian star-striker, Mario Balotelli, on June 10.

The Russian Football Union is being hit with a fine of €30,000, after the country’s supporters offended Czech Republic’s black defender Theodor Gebre Selassie, during a group stage match on June 8. Apparently fans made "monkey noises" while he was playing.... read more.

Clash between Russian & Polish football fans in Warsaw, Poland

Russian football fans were marching through Warsaw when they were suddenly attacked by Polish fans. Around eleven people were injured and taken to hospital.

Following the recent Digital Journal report on Russian fans attacking stewards at the Euro 2012, more violence has now occurred.

Russian and Polish football fans clashed outside the National Stadium in Warsaw yesterday with around 11 people injured... read more and view video.

Video: Russian fans attack stewards at Euro 2012

The first day of the Euro 2012 championships was apparently marred by violence, as seen in this amateur video uploaded to YouTube.

The video shows a group of Russian fans attacking match stewards after the Russia-Czech Republic game in Wroclaw on Friday, where Russia won by 4-1.

Apparently the fight broke out because the stewards spotted a fan throwing fireworks on to the pitch during the match.... read more and view video.

Pavlik the octopus ready to predict winners for Euro 2012

Not only is Pavlik ready, he is apparently also going to be channeled by Yvonne the cow. Get ready to run to the bookmakers!

Remember Paul the Octopus who made some incredible predictions for the FIFA World Cup series? Well now he has a namesake in Ukraine, Pavlik (Ukrainian for Paul).

Unfortunately due to technical problems at the zoo, he wasn't quite ready to get going on the first day of the tournament, so he missed a couple of games.

However, Viktor Zhilenko, director of the Alushta aquarium (where Pavlik resides) has said, “Pavlik will be ready to predict results on Monday when the Ukrainian team kicks off the game.”... read more

Ukraine explosions: Follow up to blast in 2011?

Yesterday four explosions hit the Ukrainian city of Dnepropetrovsk, injuring at least 29 people, including around 10 children.

Digital Journal reported yesterday on the four explosions in various areas of Dnepropetrovsk which injured at least 29 people.

Ria Novosti has reported that the Security Service’s First Deputy Chairman Vladimir Rokitsky has said they have asked the help of international organizations to investigate the bomb attacks.

Rokitsky stated in an interview with the First National Channel on Friday that, “The [Security Service’s] Antiterrorism Center and its head have turned for help to international organizations that have an opportunity to assist in investigating this crime.” However, he did not elaborate on which organizations had been contacted.... read full article and view video.

Explosions hit Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine — at least 27 wounded

In the run up to the Euro 2012 football championship in Ukraine during June this year, four confirmed explosions have occurred in the Ukrainian city of Dnepropetrovsk.

The explosions occurred in a series of locations in Dnepropetrovsk in Eastern Ukraine and up to 27 people have been injured. A terrorist investigation into the incident has been instigated by local authorities.

Local authorities have reported that the first explosion occurred as a crowded tram arrived at a stop. The bomb was apparently planted in a nearby rubbish bin and the explosion injured five passengers.... read full article.