Loyal: The economic crisis has not affected these German fans traveling to Gdansk

On the financial crisis, in terms of income we (UEFA) have recorded very high levels, if you look at the sponsorship and broadcast side in 2008, and 2004, and you cannot always have much more income on that side,' he said.

'What we can see (is) that with certain countries in economic crisis less fans were travelling to Poland and Ukraine because they do not have the financial means to come here.'

UEFA expects Euro 2012 to generate about £1billion in revenue, down slightly from the figure recorded from the finals in Austria and Switzerland.

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