Platini: Euro 2012 will generate lower revenue

UEFA president Michel Platini said Wednesday that the 2012 European Championship would likely generate lower revenues than last year's tournament.

The European football body awarded Poland and Ukraine the right to stage the tournament in April 2007, despite concerns they would not be able to build the necessary roads, airports, stadiums and hotels.

The situation at the organizational level was "not easy" for either Poland, Ukraine or UEFA, Platini said as he opened the annual UEFA Congress.

"These two countries, Poland and Ukraine, are working hard," Platini said. "UEFA too makes all necessary efforts to move forward. And …