The only wondering thing about the greatly anticipated UEFA executive meeting in Bordeaux, France, was that the mass media was kept waiting. Still there are worse places to hang around than the marvelous surroundings of the Regents Hotel in the Place de la Comedie.

A press conference was to start at 12.15 but did not start until 14.45, causing many speculations that contrary to expectations, UEFA might have decided to move Euro 2012 from Poland and Ukraine, after all.

But at the end of press conference, the briefings proved very accurate. As forecasted, Ukraine and Poland were given a bit of a telling off, not even a yellow card.

UEFA proclaimed: "Host countries should continue to make the necessary intensions as any slackening could put in doubt the organization of this tournament in these countries."

While giving a warning to Ukraine and Poland, it also confirms UEFA's commitment to manage the European Championship in 2012 in Poland and Ukraine.

In other case UEFA can cut down the quantity of cities that will host the games and be very severe on the state and quality of the stadiums. Central to its plans is that the two capital cities, Kyiv and Warsaw, must host games.

Of course, UEFA is expecting that both the Polish and the Ukraine authorities provide full support to the tournament and fulfill their commitments.

In awarding tournaments to bidding cities sports governing bodies put themselves at the mercy of the state authorities charged with delivering their tournament.

UEFA will hope, just as the IOC and FIFA have in the past that they are not let down, and will certainly be keeping a close on eye on the progress of Ukraine and Poland.