KIEV (Reuters) - Neither Poland nor Ukraine, co-hosts of the Euro 2012 soccer extravaganza, wanted it this way. When the two neighbors were chosen to stage Europe's biggest soccer festival, Poland saw it as a chance to tug its protégé closer to the European mainstream. For Ukraine, Euro 2012 offered a chance to showcase its development as a modern democratic state, free of any Soviet hangover and ready to take its rightful place in Europe. The "beautiful game" would be the glue to weld these ideals together. ... More...