"Levels of human trafficking may rise during both next summer's Euro 2012 soccer championships in Poland and Ukraine, and the London Olympics, according to European Union officials. Myria Vassiliadou, the EU’s anti-trafficking coordinator, said “sporting events are a hub for criminal gangs,” adding that it appears that similar large sporting events in the past have been accompanied by a spike in prostitution and trafficking, reported the Associated Press." (Quoted from article)