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Carroll 8/13 To Leave Liverpool And 8/11 To Rejoin Newcastle

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Andy Carroll is now 8/13 to leave Liverpool this summer and Newcastle have moved firmly to the top of the pile to be his next club. William Hill have made the Magpies odds-on to sign their former player at 8/11. Sam Allardyce has made no secret of his desire to sign Carroll and he is 7/2 to lure him to West Ham. Other teams in the running include Aston Villa and Fulham at 9/1 and AC Milan at 12/1.

“Newcastle appear ready to break their transfer record to get the man that they sold just 18 months ago and it is starting to look more and more likely that Andy Carroll is on his way,” said Hill’s spokesman Joe Crilly.

Dimitar Berbatov has stated his assertion that he needs to be playing first team football and may have to move to get it. Malaga are the 7/4 favourites to sign him, although West Ham, are offered at 9/4 after they reportedly made an offer for the striker. Galatasaray have reportedly shown some interest in signing him, while AC Milan may look to replace Ibrahimovic with the mercurial United player. They are 5/1 and 8/1 respectively.

The UEFA Player of the Year shortlist was announced yesterday with a surprising nomination. Leslie Davies, the Bangor City forward. He is 1000/1 for the award but the main runners come from Spain. Lionel Messi is 6/5 for the award with his Barcelona team mate Andres Iniesta is 9/4.

Real Madrid superstar Cristiano Ronaldo is 8/1 despite firing Real Madrid to La Liga glory. Xavi is 12/1 after winning the Euro’s with Spain and Euro 2012 finalist and Juventus midfielder Andrea Pirlo is 14/1.

Berbatov next club: 7/4 Malaga; 9/4 West Ham; 5/1 Galatasaray; 8/1 AC Milan; 10/1 QPR; 12/1 Bayer Leverkusen; 12/1 PSG; 12/1 Tottenham; 14/1 Inter Milan; 16/1 Borussia Dortmund; 25/1 Anzhi Makhachkala; 25/1 Chelsea; 33/1 Liverpool; 33/1 Newcastle; 40/1 Manchester City

Andy Carroll next club: 8/11 Newcastle; 7/2 West Ham; 9/1 Aston Villa; 9/1 Fulham; 12/1 AC Milan; 16/1 Malaga; 20/1 Arsenal; 20/1 PSG; 20/1 Tottenham; 25/1 BAR

Andy Carroll to still be at Liverpool on the first day of 2012/13 season: 8/13 no; 6/5 yes

UEFA Player of The Year: 6/5 L Messi, 9/4 A Iniesta, 8/1 C Ronaldo, 12/1 Xavi, 14/1 A Pirlo, 1000/1 L Davies

Joe Crilly
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£25 Million To Be Bet On Euro Final

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William Hill are expecting around £25 million to be staked in the UK on the Euros Final this weekend as 11/10 favourites, Spain, take on 11/5 Italy. The draw is offered at 21/10. Hills make Spain 8/15 to lift the trophy while Italy are 6/4 to do likewise.

“The England/Italy match has been our highest turnover match of the Euros so far but we are expecting the Final to far exceed that,” said Hill’s spokesman Joe Crilly. “Our punters are used to not having England in a major final and tend to get involved in the Final regardless of a Three Lions presence.”

Mario Balotelli was the architect of Italy’s victory against Germany and he is 15/2 to score the first goal of the game and 11/1 to score two or more goals. Balotelli is the 5/4 favourite to be named as the tournament’s top scorer and 10/1 to win Player of the Tournament.

At the end of the Premier League season, Balotelli had a small falling out with his manager at Manchester City although the way in which he has played in this tournament makes Hills think those cracks may have been papered over and they offer 1/33 that he is still at the Etihad next season (10/1 to have departed).

“Andrea Pirlo has been the main man for Italy in this tournament so far and is rightfully the odds-on favourite to win the Player of the Tournament award but if Super Mario puts in a similar performance on Sunday to the one he did on Thursday, he may well grab the award for himself, as well as the Golden Boot,” said Hill’s spokesman Joe Crilly.

Euro 2012 top goalscorer: 5/4 Mario Balotelli; 8/1 Mario Gomez; 8/1 Alan Dzagoev; 8/1 Mario Mandzukic; 8/1 Cristiano Ronaldo; 9/1 Fernando Torres; 11/1 Cesc Fabregas; 25/1 BAR

Player of the tournament: 8/11 Andrea Pirlo; 7/2 Andres Iniesta; 10/1 Mario Balotelli; 10/1 Xabi Alonso; 16/1 Iker Casillas; 16/1 Gianluigi Buffon; 16/1 Xavi; 16/1 Cristiano Ronaldo; 20/1 Cesc Fabregas; 20/1 Antoinio Cassano; 25/1 BAR

Tournament winner: 8/15 Spain; 6/4 Italy

Final:

90 minutes: 11/10 Spain; 11/4 Italy; 21/10 draw

Match to go to penalties: 4/1

First scorer: 6/1 Fernando Llorente; 6/1 Fernando Torres; 7/1 Cesc Fabregas; 7/1 Alvaro Negredo; 15/2 Mario Balotelli; 8/1 Antonio Cassano; 9/1 Pedro; 9/1 Antonio Di Natale; 10/1 BAR

To win in extra time: 10/1 Spain; 12/1 Italy

To win on penalties: 9/1 Spain; 9/1 Italy

Joe Crilly
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Balotelli And Pirlo To Top The Euro Charts…spain 8/15 For Top Award Though

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Mario Balotelli scored two as Italy made it through to the Final of the Euros and William Hill make him 5/4 to be the top tournament goalscorer and 10/1 to be named player of the tournament. Andrea Pirlo, who was once again on top form, however, is now the 7/4 favourite to win the top Euros player award. Balotelli’s performances will have endeared him to the Italian fans even more so than before and he is 10/1 to no longer be at Manchester City at the start of next season with AC Milan a likely target.

“Tonight was all about Mario as it quite often is, but it was all for the right reasons and he could now fire Italy to glory and himself to top goalscorer,” said Hill’s spokesman Joe Crilly.

Spain are 8/15 to lift the trophy, while Italy are 11/8.

There will have been one German fan who will be feeling the pain a little more than most as a fellow from that country entered a William Hill shop in central London and staked £41,000 on his home nation to lift the trophy.

Balotelli to still be at Manchester City on the first day of next season: 10/1 no; 1/33 yes

Top goalscorer: 5/4 Mario Balotelli; 8/1 Mario Gomez; 8/1 Alaz Dzagoev; 8/1 Mario Mandzukic; 8/1 Cristiano Ronaldo; 9/1 Fernando Torres; 11/1 Cesc Fabregas; 25/1 BAR

Player of the tournament: 7/4 Andrea Pirlo; 11/4 Andres Iniesta; 6/1 Mesut Ozil; 8/1 Xavi; 10/1 Mario Balotelli; 10/1 Xabi Alonso; 14/1 Mario Gomez; 16/1 BAR

Joe Crilly
Press Officer

Twitter: @footy_joe

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You Bet Little Winker Has Matured Into Euro Hero For Portugal

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Spain are the 2/5 favourites to make it through to the final of the Euros and William Hill think that they will do so in style, offering 7/4 that they have between 56 and 60% of possession during the game and 2/1 that they have between 61 and 65%.

All eyes will be on Cristiano Ronaldo as he tries to propel his team into the final of the Euros. William Hill make him 4/1 second favourite to win the Man of the Match award and 6/1 to score the first goal of the game.

“Ronaldo has dragged his teammates through a group they were not expected to qualify from and now, playing against players he faces on a weekly basis, he could take them to the final,” said Hill’s spokesman Joe Crilly. “That is if the Portuguese players can get the ball off their Spanish counterparts.”

Hills are expecting between £3 and £4 million to be staked on each of the semi finals, although had England qualified, at least £6m would have been staked on the Germany match alone.

Match betting: 7/2 Portugal; 10/11 Spain; 11/5 Draw

To qualify: 7/4 Portugal; 2/5 Spain

Man of the Match: 3/1 Andres Iniesta; 4/1 Cristiano Ronaldo; 5/1 Fernando Torres; 7/1 Xavi; 8/1 David Silva; 9/1 Alvaro Negredo; 9/1 Cesc Fabregas; 10/1 Nani; 10/1 Pedro; 12/1 BAR

Match to go to penalties: 9/2

First scorer: 7/2 Torres; 9/2 Fabregas; 5/1 Negredo; 11/2 Llorente; 6/1 Ronaldo; 6/1 Silva; 7/1 BAR

Total Spain possession vs Portugal: 25/1 Less than 45%; 11/1 45-50%; 9/2 51-55%; 7/4 56-60%; 2/1 61-65%; 7/2 over 65%

Euro 2012 top goalscorer: 15/8 Mario Gomez; 2/1 Cristiano Ronaldo; 7/1 Fernando Torres; 20/1 Xabi Alonso; 20/1 Cesc Fabregas; 25/1 BAR

Euro 2012 name the finalist: 19/20 Spain/Germany; 14/5 Germany/Portugal; 14/5 Spain/Italy; 13/2 Italy/Portugal

Player of the tournament: 4/1 Cristiano Ronaldo; 5/1 Mesut Ozil; 5/1 Andres Iniesta; 8/1 Andrea Pirlo; 10/1 Bastian Schweinsteiger; 14/1 BAR

Joe Crilly
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Twitter: @footy_joe

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Ronaldo And Portugal Give Bookies £2m Headache!

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Cristiano Ronaldo fired Portugal into the semi finals of the Euros and William Hill now make them 5/1 third favourites to win the tournament behind Germany at 2/1 and Spain at 5/2. Hills paid out between £1.5 and £2 million on the match after taking on Ronaldo and Portugal, with a £700,000 payout on their industry top price of 2/1 on the talismanic winger scoring and Portugal winning.

“After England/Ukraine, this is our second worst result of the Euros and we’ll certainly be cheering on Greece tomorrow,” said Hill’s spokesman Joe Crilly.

Ronaldo is the runaway favourite (at 5/2) to win player of the tournament with 2/1 offered that he ends the tournament as top scorer and 1/2 he wins the Ballon D’or.

Euro 2012:

Winner: 2/1 Germany; 5/2 Spain; 5/1 Portugal; 8/1 England; 8/1 Italy; 10/1 France; 50/1 Greece

Player of the tournament: 5/2 Cristiano Ronaldo; 6/1 Andres Iniesta; 9/1 Bastian Schweinsteiger; 12/1 Mario Gomez; 12/1 Mesut Ozil; 16/1 Franck Ribery; 16/1 David Silva; 16/1 Xavi; 16/1 Andrea Pirlo; 20/1 BAR

Top goalscorer: 6/4 Mario Gomez; 2/1 Cristiano Ronaldo; 5/1 FernandoTorres; 20/1 Cesc Fabregas; 25/1 Wayne Rooney; 50/1 BAR

Ballon D’or: 1/2 Ronaldo; 6/4 Messi; 10/1 BAR

Joe Crilly
Press Officer

Twitter: @footy_joe

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Champions League Semi Specials Plus City Versus United Latest

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***************************CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SEMI SPECIALS****************************

MESSI ODDS-ON TO OUTSCORE CHELSEA

MESSI to outscore Chelsea (90m) – 4/6; Tie – 9/4; Chelsea outscore Messi – 7/2

BARCELONA are 2/7 favourites to beat Chelsea, who are 9/1 to win the game in 90 minutes with a draw 9/2. Barca are 2/5 to reach the Final, with Chelsea 2/1.

TO WIN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE – 11/10 Barca; 5/2 Real M; 7/2 Bayern M; 6/1 Chelsea
TO CONTEST FINAL- 13/10 Barca-Real; 2/1 Barca-Bayern; 19/5Real M-Chelsea; 5/1 Bayern- Chelsea

CHELSEA ARE 11/10 TO PLAY IN THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE NEXT SEASON WITH WILLIAM HILL WHO OFFER 4/6 THEY WILL NOT.

WHO’LL BE FIRST TO FOUL MESSI……..?

First Player to foul Messi: 6/1 Michael Essien; 6/1 Raul Meireles; 7/1 John Terry; 7/1 John Obi Mikel; 8/1 Ramires; 8/1 David Luiz; 8/1 Gary Cahill; 9/1 Branislav Ivanovic; 10/1 Frank Lampard; 10/1 Juan Mata; 10/1 Oriol Romeu; 11/1 Jose Bosingwa; 12/1 Salomon Kalou; 12/1 Ashley Cole; 12/1 Paulo Ferreira; 16/1 Didier Drogba; 16/1 Daniel Sturridge; 16/1 Florent Malouda; 20/1 Fernando Torres

First Player To Foul Didier Drogba

Javier Mascherano 7/2
Carles Puyol 7/2
Gerard Pique 4/1
Daniel Alves 5/1
Adriano 5/1
Sergio Busquets 6/1
Seydou Keita 8/1
Xavi 8/1
Andres Iniesta 9/1
Thiago 9/1
Cesc Fabregas 10/1
Victor Valdes 12/1
Cristian Tello 12/1
Isaac Cuenca 12/1
Pedro 16/1
Lionel Messi 20/1
Alexis Sanchez 20/1

MESSI is 6/4 to fail to score in 90minutes.

WILL DROGBA PLAY WHOLE GAME?

DROG – EVS FINISH…… 8 /11 SUBBED (Bets void if doesn’t start and cover any extra time/penalty shoot out)
TORRES – 5/6 FINISH…5/6 SUBBED (Bets void if doesn’t start and cover any extra time/penalty shoot-out)

DROGBA BOOKED FOR unsportsmanlike behaviour at any time during game – 5/1 (Bets void if doesn’t start)

TO WIN IN EXTRA TIME – 16/1 Barcelona; 40/1 Chelsea

TO WIN PENALTY SHOOTOUT – 33/1 Barca; 40/1 Chelsea

WEBB TO REF MANC SHOWDOWN

ANDRE MARRINER has been handed refereeing duties for the Manchester showdown and Hills offer 7/1 that he will flourish his red card two or more times – and make United 11/10 favourites to receive more cards than City.

WILLIAM HILL make City 6/5 favourites to beat 23/10 United witgh the draw 2/1.

Hills have cut united from 1/ 2 to 4/9 to win the Premier League title and lengthened City from 6/4 to 7/4. ‘Our United liabilities are somewhat heftier than those for City’ explained Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.

MOST CARDS

MAN CITY – 7/4
TIE – 5/2
MAN UTD – 11/10

TOTAL RED CARDS

NONE – 2/7
ONE – 7/2
TWO OR MORE – 7/1

Graham Sharpe,
Media Relations Director.
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Toon Time, Bet On It. Messi Odds On For Ballon .

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YOU BET THIS IS TOON TIME!

NEWCASTLE’s stunning start to the Premier League season has seen manager Alan Pardew become a 10/1 shot to become LMA Manager of the Year with William Hill who make his striker Dember Ba 16/1 to end up top scorer in the division, and 11/4 to double his already impressive total of two Prem hat tricks before the season is out.
Newcastle now face a stern examination of their credentials as they face Everton, Man C, Man U and Chelsea in their next four matches and Hills offer 33/1 that they take 10 or more points from those games. ‘Now we will see whether Newcastle have reached these heights courtesy of the fixture list or belong their on merit. We expect them to end up between 7th and 10th – still a worthy achievement’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.

WILLIAM HILL TOON SPECIALS:
Newcastle to win Prem – 500/1; To finish in top 4 – 14/1; To be relegated – 33/1
Newcastle unbeaten in premier League this season? 80/1

What will Newcastle finishing position be?

Winner 500/1
2nd-4th 14/1
5th-6th 11/4
7th-10th 11/8
11th-14th 3/1
15-17 8/1
Bottom 3 25/1

How many points will Toon get from next 4 league games v Everton;Man C; Man U; Chelsea?

0-3 4/7
4-6 7/4
7-9 15/2
10-12 33/1

Who will remain unbeaten in league longer – Man City or Newcastle? 1/12 City, 6/1 Newcastle

How many more league hat-tricks will Ba score?

None 4/6
One 5/2
Two Or More 11/4

Dember Ba to be Prem top scorer – 16/1

Alan Pardew to be LMA manager of the year. 10/1

MESSI 1/8 FOR BALLON D’OR

WILLIAM HILL….BALLON D’OR –
Lionel Messi 1/8
Cristiano Ronaldo 8/1
Xavi 14/1
Andres Iniesta 14/1
Wayne Rooney 25/1
David Villa 25/1
Nani 66/1
Sergio Aguero 50/1
Wesley Sneijder 50/1
Mesut Ozil 66/1
Luis Suarez 66/1
Cesc Fabregas 66/1
Thomas Muller 66/1
Iker Casillas 100/1
Xabi Alonso 100/1
Karim Benzema 100/1
Samuel Eto’o 100/1
Diego Forlan 100/1
Neymar 100/1
Dani Alves 100/1
Bastian Schweinsteiger 100/1
Eric Abidal 100/1
Gerard Pique 100/1

Graham Sharpe,
Media Relations Director.

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Messi Favourite For Ball D ‘ Or Again

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MESSI FAVOURITE FOR BALLON D’OR- AGAIN!

William Hill have made Lionel Messi 15/8 favourite to win the Ballon d’Or again next year:

Ballon d’Or 2011

Lionel Messi
15/8

Cristiano Ronaldo
7/2

Xavi
9/1

Andres Iniesta
12/1

Rafael Van Der Vaart
16/1

David Villa
20/1

Wayne Rooney
20/1

Carlos Tevez
20/1

Samir Nasri
20/1

Cesc Fabregas
25/1

Kaka
40/1

Edin Dzeko
50/1

Others on request

Each-way 1,2,3.

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