The Salzburg Fan Embassy for UEFA EURO 2008™ was shown off to the public for the first time last week as part of the city’s annual indoor Hallencup event.

Czech Republic coach Karel Brückner has included three uncapped players in his squad for the training camp and friendly with Poland in Cyprus next month.

Costa Rica 0-1 Sweden Samuel Holmén’s goal gave a Sweden team made up of Nordic-based players a narrow win against their Italia 90 nemesis.

Official UEFA EURO 2008™ sponsors McDonald’s Austria have launched a Player Escort airbus to take passengers from London, Paris, Athens and Frankfurt to Vienna.

Austria and Switzerland are urging visitors to rely on public transport at UEFA EURO 2008™, with special train services connecting the host cities at the finals.

The start of UEFA EURO 2008™ is just six months away and the Austrian Football Association is upping preparations for the event with a number of projects.

Galatasaray AS winger Serkan Çalık has pledged his allegiance to the Turkish national team despite having been capped five times by Germany at Under-21 level.

Sweden may be forced to go into UEFA EURO 2008™ without Tobias Linderoth after the Galatasaray AS midfielder was diagnosed with a rare pelvic condition.

Having been named as his nation’s Golden Player of the last 50 years, Hakan Şükür will be looking to enjoy a last hurrah with Turkey at UEFA EURO 2008™.

Ahead of UEFA EURO 2008™, uefa.com is featuring each country’s Golden Player as picked by their national association: Sweden chose Henrik Larsson.