Euro 2012 to start but under a cloud
Updated On: 08 June, 2012 02:39 PM IST | | AFP
Poland take on Greece in the opening match of Euro 2012 on Friday, with the match threatening to be overshadowed by fresh racism fears, despite hopes of a switch in focus to events on the pitch after a turbulent build-up.
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Netherlands captain Mark van Bommel claimed in an interview published in De Telegraaf newspaper that the Oranje were forced to train away from the 25,000 fans who had turned up to watch them in the southern city of Krakow on Wednesday.
"We all heard the monkey chants," the AC Milan midfielder was quoted as saying. "We can't accept that. We reacted well and the situation was sorted.
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