A sporting chance: From the experts

Sebastian Gościniarek,
Manager, advisory department, PricewaterhouseCoopers

 "Yes, the Euro 2012 soccer championships will be successful. There is no doubt about that. There is only one question: What advantages will we take from it and what will be the quality of the event organized in Poland in 2012. At the moment, it seems to me that the largest problem is infrastructure for the event.

However, after all projects for Euro 2012 are completed, they should put our country on a much higher development level.

Take roads, for example. Some people who use Polish roads complain that they are not like those in the West. [The roads] will be like that one day, but the question is when. And once Poland has transportation at a Western level, we can say that we are closer to [the development level of] Western Europe.

And this is the core advantage of organizing the Euro 2012 soccer championships in Poland."