Uefa.com Reveals Interactive New Site
UEFA has confirmed the official 23-player squad lists for UEFA Euro 2012, with the full lists now available on UEFA.com, the official website for the final tournament in Poland and Ukraine – which has also been given a facelift ahead of the major championship.
UEFA.com – produced in-house by the Online & Publishing Unit – will deliver comprehensive coverage of the tournament to fans worldwide on a variety of platforms and in 12 languages.
The site will provide an online resource for live match coverage, official tournament news, player information, official statistics, video highlights, injury updates and venue and travel information.
Among the features for the final tournament – which kicks off 8th June – are an improved customisable MatchCentre, including expert commentary, live photos and tweets, videos, polls, statistics, lineups and heat maps, as well as an exclusive player browser allowing users to compare and contrast the 16 squads and browse the editorial and data profiles of all 368 players.
The site will also feature the Tournament Map, the definitive in-depth, interactive guide to Euro, allowing fans to chart a team’s route to the final, watch exclusive video content and find out everything you need to know about the eight host cities.
Fans can get involved on the site as well as on Facebook, Foursquare, Google+, Twitter and YouTube.
Users can connect, show their support, share event photos, tag themselves in match Fancams, play for their country and voice their opinion. Fans can also ask players and key figures their questions in the continuing #Ask feature that has already featured Xavi Hernández, Steve McManaman and Pierluigi Collina this year.
Video coverage during the event will include live match streaming coverage provided by UEFA Euro 2012 Broadcast Partners and on-demand coverage of all 31 matches, live streaming of press conferences, free match highlights, and a daily video podcast, while news and interview coverage will also be offered on the official UEFA.com YouTube channel.
With reporters embedded at each of the team basecamps – working alongside the UEFA Host Broadcasting team – and an editorial team based in Warsaw, UEFA.com will be the place to be for live and news coverage including daily player updates, team blogs, rolling daily live Continental match previews and live and comprehensive updates from the training camps.
