随着2012年欧洲杯进入最后一周白热化阶段,这项赛事被很多人誉为圆满成功而且带有功利性。而对于波兰和乌克兰这两个主办国来说，人们已经从2012年欧洲杯赛事中看到对于基础设施投入的大量开支,及球迷及他们口袋里的钱的大量涌入。但正如我们的记者从基辅报道的那样,对于这一事件的一些问题和批评仍然存在。

As Euro 2012 enters its final week, the tournament is being hailed by many as a success and a lucrative one at that. The European championships have seen massive spending on infrastructure and also a huge influx of fans, and their money, to Poland and Ukraine. But as our correspondent Olly Barratt reports from Kiev, some questions and criticisms over the event, do remain.
Euro 2012 has been a festival of football and money. Fans from all over the world have descended on Poland and Ukraine to watch football but also to enjoy themselves.
So in preparation for their arrival, billions of dollars were spent on facilities for tourists, on stadia, and on infrastructure. But some say Ukraine spent the money badly, getting less, for more, than other countries do.
Sergiy Voropayev, Ukrainian Journalist, said, "You know when you see results and compare it with money spent and especially when you compare it with money spent for similar stadia or roads in other countries."
Ukraine's government denies any corruption was involved and says it spent $5bn on the tournament, not 10bn as opposition figures claim.
But now the tournament is here, local businesses are feeling the benefit. One thing many football fans like to spend their travel money on is beer.
Aleksandra Voievodenko, Kiev Barmaid, said, "Our record was 800 liters of beer but the day of match England with Sweden, it was 2800, yes. So it's been good for business? It's very good for business. Very good."
Sponsors too will have been thrilled to be associated with a goal-filled tournament of attacking football. But perhaps some expected even more benefits to the local economy?
Oleh Rybachuk, Former Ukrainian First Vice Prime Minister, said, "Overall impression is that expectations had been higher. Small businesses, cafe owners, they'd been expecting much more tourists."
But at a time of recession in Europe many will feel the championships have been about as financially successful, once they arrived, as could be expected.
CCTV reporter Olly Barratt, Kiev, Ukraine, said, "What remains in doubt is exactly what happened to all the money spent on euro 2012, particularly here in Ukraine. What is not in doubt is that for sponsors, for UEFA, and for small businesses all over Poland and Ukraine, euro 2012 has been a real boon."