- KIEV, Ukraine: The host stadium for the 2012 European Championship final has been officially opened.
Inauguration festivities on Saturday for the 60,000-seat Olympiskiy Stadium included a performance by Colombian pop singer Shakira.
The downtown Kiev venue was originally built from 1937 to ‘41.
Euro 2012 matches will be played in eight cities — four in Ukraine and four in co-host Poland — with the final on July 1.



