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SPORTS ILLUSTRATED CNN — July 6, 2012

FIFA to Use Goal-line Technology, Additional Referee, This Year

A Hungarian refereeing team did not spot that a shot by Ukraine forward Marko Devic crossed the line before England defender John Terry hooked the ball clear. England won 1-0 and advanced to the quarterfinals...

SPORTS ILLUSTRATED CNN — June 5, 2012

Euro 2012 Preview: Ukraine

Co-host Ukraine’s preparations for the tournament have been chaotic. Myron Markevych was forced to resign as coach in 2010 following a bribery scandal at Metalist Kharkiv, the club he continued to manage while running the national team. He had overseen four friendlies, three wins and one drawn, and the sense until his departure had been of everything slowly warming up...