Ukraine striker Andriy Shevchenko described lifting the Henri Delaunay Cup as "emotional" after hailing the success of the Follow the Trophy Tour, which concluded in Odesa on Saturday.

Under Laurent Blanc, France have recovered from their South Africa setback to become real UEFA EURO 2012 contenders, and captain Hugo Lloris tells UEFA.com how their confidence has returned.

Howard Webb and Jonas Eriksson discuss the vital role additional assistant referees are likely to play at UEFA EURO 2012, providing unique viewpoints and eyes in the back of their heads.

Ruud Gullit relives the Netherlands' superb 1988 victory with UEFA.com, saying: "It was like you are in a film," as he talks about their preparations under Rinus Michels and their memorable homecoming.

"For every player this is a once-in-a-lifetime thing," striker Robert Lewandowski told UEFA.com as he looked ahead to playing for Poland on home soil at UEFA EURO 2012.

Italy's impressive qualifying campaign has given them "belief that we are on the right track" for UEFA EURO 2012, Azzurri central defender Giorgio Chiellini has told UEFA.com.

Roy Hodgson is the man charged with the responsibility of leading England at UEFA EURO 2012 after the Football Association confirmed his appointment as Fabio Capello's successor.

The Follow the Trophy tour reaches its fourth stop on Thursday and UEFA.com has been with it from the start, when Andrzej Szarmach and Christian Karembeu told us all about it.

Andrey Arshavin believes Russia can benefit from having much of the semi-finalist squad from four years ago involved at UEFA EURO 2012 but Pavel Pogrebnyak is wary of their group.

Despite being drawn in arguably the toughest group at UEFA EURO 2012, Denmark goalkeeper Thomas Sørensen has told UEFA.com his team-mates are ready to confront their daunting task.

UEFA's chief refereeing officer Pierluigi Collina talks to UEFA.com about the huge challenge facing the 12 match officials who will take charge at UEFA EURO 2012 and the key to the art of refereeing.

Vincente del Bosque is charged with leading Spain to a unique third straight major title at UEFA EURO 2012, and warns: "We can be proud of what we've achieved, but it belongs to the past."

France coach Laurent Blanc tells UEFA.com about the difficulties of overseeing a Les Bleus revolution, and how he has attempted to instil his team ethic on the side ahead of EUFA EURO 2012.

England midfielder Frank Lampard has told UEFA.com he is "excited" by the prospect of playing in a major tournament he concedes is likely to be one of his last this summer.

Joachim Löw told UEFA.com that now his Germany side are established as one of the world's best it is "only small details" that will determine whether they triumph at UEFA EURO 2012.

Morten Olsen, preparing to lead Denmark at a fourth major, tells UEFA.com about his experiences, saying "you learn all the time, even as coach, from taking part in a tournament".

Thousands of questions came in on Twitter for FC Barcelona's Xavi Hernández, who shares his views on the world's greatest ever player and reveals Spain's secret to success.

Goalkeeper Shay Given says the Republic of Ireland cannot wait to play "against some of the best teams in the world" at UEFA EURO 2012, where they face Croatia, Italy and Spain in Group C.

Xavi Hernández says that reigning champions Spain believe they "have a great generation of players" who are looking forward to "writing more history" at UEFA EURO 2012.

Paulo Bento tells UEFA.com about the secret of his early success as Portugal coach, and why evolution not revolution is the watchword as UEFA EURO 2012 fast approaches.