European football's governing body, UEFA, says high ticket sales and a large influx of tourists contributed to making the Euro 2012 tournament co-hosted by Ukraine and Poland a "big success."
UEFA operations director Martin Kallen is quoted as saying during a visit to Warsaw that the June 8-July 1 tournament drew 1.44 million fans and marked the first time a Euro tournament had sold "100 percent" of its tickets.
The match with the highest attendance, the June 15 Sweden-England contest in Kyiv, saw a turnout of 64,640 fans.
Euro 2012, which marked the first major international sporting event to be hosted by the two post-communist countries, had been dogged early on by concerns about high accommodation costs, poor organization, and the threat of racist violence.
UEFA operations director Martin Kallen is quoted as saying during a visit to Warsaw that the June 8-July 1 tournament drew 1.44 million fans and marked the first time a Euro tournament had sold "100 percent" of its tickets.
The match with the highest attendance, the June 15 Sweden-England contest in Kyiv, saw a turnout of 64,640 fans.
Euro 2012, which marked the first major international sporting event to be hosted by the two post-communist countries, had been dogged early on by concerns about high accommodation costs, poor organization, and the threat of racist violence.
