Euro 2012 mascots presented in Kyiv

On Sunday Kyiv presents twin footballers from Ukraine and Poland - The mascots for the Euro 2012 European Football Championship.

Ukraine capital was presented with the twin brothers, after their promotion tour to seven cities which are to host the Euro 2012 matches,the press service of Kyiv City State Administration reported.

"The mascots are the symbols of unity between the two countries - Ukraine and Poland. I am convinced that these cute guys will be real mascots for our countries, and the tournament will open a new and promising Ukrainian capital to Europe," deputy head of Kyiv City Administration Anatoliy Holubchenko said during the presentation.

Croatia beat Malta 3-0 in Euro qualifier

On Wednesday,Croatia beat Malta 3-0 in a qualifier for the 2012 European Championship where Niko Kranjcar scored twice for Croatia.

18th minute after Croatia had dominated from the start The Tottenham midfielder Kranjcar scored with a driven shot from outside the penalty box.

Just after six minutes of 1st goal scored by Niko when Teammate Eduardo da Silva got a chance to hit a goal and missed it,Kranjcar added another goal in the 42nd from the edge of the box

Michael Mifsud from the Malta fought hard to scored a goal but ultimately couldn't make it up for Malta

Croatia forward Nikola Kalinic scored in the 81st minute to wrap up the game.

Croatia lead Group F with 10 points, two more than second-place Greece, which has played a game less.

Lead Groups at U21 Euro Championship

AALBORG, Denmark (AP) -Host Denmark will going to play Belarus, Iceland and Switzerland in the group stage of the European Under-21 Championship next year, which serves as a qualifier for the 2012 London Olympic football tournament.

On the other group,Spain leads the group and will play the Czech Republic, England and Ukraine.

The final tournament between all eight team will going to be held from June 11-25 in Aalborg, Aarhus, Herning and Viborg.Three teams will advance to the 16-nation Olympic football tournament

One of Europe's four places is already taken by a newly created British side as the Olympic host.