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Super Mario Brothers Head To Head On Thursday

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Germany are 2/5 favourites to progress to the final of the Euros, also offered at 10/11 by William Hill to win the match in 90 minutes. Germany are expected to win the match comfortably, and Mario Gomez and Miroslav Klose are 9/2 favourites to open the scoring. As if to highlight the perceived dominance of the German side, only one Italian player is in the top five in the first scorer betting – the mercurial Mario Balotelli (13/2).

The Italian has the potential to light up any stage with his ability but he is also prone to seeing the occasional red mist. Super Mario is 12/1 to receive a red card in Thursday’s encounter in 90 minutes. It is 25/1 that a red card is the first thing that happens to Balotelli in the match. The favourite is that he gets subbed at 11/10, 13/8 he will finish the match, 5/2 he will be booked and 4/1 he will score. With a character like Balotelli on the pitch, each of those are as likely as the other but William Hill believe he will behave himself without scoring and will be replaced.

There is another Super Mario expected to be on the pitch on Thursday night and that is the German one, Gomez. The joint top goal scorer at Euro 2012 is 5/2 that he will be beat Balotelli in a goals match bet with the Italian at 10/3. The odds suggest they may do as well as each other with a tie rated at 8/15.

“It could be argued that Gomez has been the stand out performer in a Germany team that has done so well at this tournament but Balotelli, while not being as prolific, has the ability to turn a game on its head in an instant,” said Hill’s spokesman Joe Crilly.

Germany/Italy:

Match betting: 10/11 Germany; 7/2 Italy; 11/5 Draw

To qualify: 2/5 Germany; 7/4 Italy

Man of the Match: 7/2 Mesut Ozil; 9/2 Andrea Pirlo; 11/2 Mario Gomez; 7/1 Miroslav Klose; 8/1 Mario Balotelli; 9/1 Lukas Podolski; 9/1 Marco Reus; 9/1 Antonio Cassano; 10/1 Antonio Di Natale; 10/1 Bastian Schweinsteiger; 11/1 BAR

Match to go to penalties: 5/1

First scorer: 9/2 Mario Gomez; 9/2 Miroslav Klose; 13/2 Lukas Podolski; 13/2 Mario Balotelli; 15/2 Marco Reus; 8/1 BAR

The Mario Derby:
Gomez Vs Balotelli (Bets void if both players don’t start)

5/2 Gomez, 8/15 tie, 10/3 Balotelli

12/1 Balotelli to receive a red card (90 mins only)

What will Balotelli do first? (90 mins only)
11/10 Be subbed, 13/8 Finish the match, 5/2 Booked, 4/1 Score, 25/1 receive a red card

Joe Crilly
Press Officer

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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
Press Officer
Twitter: @footy_joe

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E: jcrilly@williamhill.co.uk

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It’s All About The Money…greece 50/1 For Euros/euro Exit

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Germany are the 1/3 favourites to defeat Greece in 90 minutes on Friday evening, with William Hill making the ’96 winners 1/7 to qualify for the semi final.

Germany’s dominance is highlighted by the fact that the first six runners in the Man of the Match market are German, with Mesut Ozil 5/2 favourite and Mario Gomez 3/1. Theofanis Gekas is 10/1 joint seventh favourite for that honour and the first Greek player in the betting.

Hills also offer 2/1 that Mario Gomez scores more than the whole Greek team put together.

The match is being built up as the head to head between the haves and have nots and Hills are offering 50/1 that Greece exit both the Euros AND the Euro before the end of the week, while it is 5/1 for Greece to still be using the Euro by the start of Euro 2016 (1/9 not to be).

“This match is expected to mirror the contrasting financial differences between the two teams and with that in mind, we reckon the German fans will be bouncing higher than a Greek cheque,” said Hill’s spokesman Joe Crilly.

90 minutes: 1/3 Germany; 9/1 Greece; 19/5 draw

To qualify: 1/7 Germany; 4/1 Greece

Man of the Match: 5/2 Mesut Ozil; 3/1 Mario Gomez; 6/1 Lukas Podolski; 6/1 Bastian Schweinsteiger; 6/1 Miroslav Klose; 8/1 Thomas Muller; 10/1 Mario Gotze; 10/1 Theofanis Gekas; 11/1 Andre Schurrle; 11/1 Dimitrios Salpigidis; 11/1 Marco Reus; 12/1 Georgios Samaras; 12/1 Toni Kroos; 14/1 BAR

Greece/Germany to go to penalties: 10/1

Goal scored from 76 mins-Full Time: 1/1

Goals match bet: 2/1 Gomez; 2/1 Greece; 6/5 tie

Greece cease to use the Euro before exiting Euro 2012 – 100/1
Greece to still be using the Euro at the start of Euro 2016 – 5/1 yes; 1/9 no
Greece to exit the Euro and the Euros by the end of the week – 50/1

Joe Crilly
Press Officer

Twitter: @footy_joe

T: 0208 918 3746
M: 07850 518 164
E: jcrilly@williamhill.co.uk

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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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E: jcrilly@williamhill.co.uk

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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,
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Webb Can Still Ref Final…..ballon Winner……boyd At Boro

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WEBB STILL WORLD CUP FINAL CONTENDER

WILLIAM HILL offer 11/10 that Howard Webb will be selected to referee the World Cup Final.

MESSI / SNJEIDER JOINT FAVOURITES FOR FIRST ‘NEW’ BALLON D’OR

WITH THE FIFA PLAYER OF THE YEAR and Ballon d’Or awards being combined as the FIFA Ballon D’Or, William Hill have made Lionel Messi and Wesley Snjeider 4/1 joint favourites to win the first of the new prizes. ‘World Cup performances may well influence the outcome of the new Award’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.

William Hill……..Balon D’or

Lionel Messi
4/1

Wesley Snjeider
4/1

Arjen Robben
9/2

Gonzalo Higuain
11/2

Cristiano Ronaldo
6/1

David Villa
7/1

Xavi
15/2

Diego Milito
12/1

Bastian Schweinsteiger
12/1

Diego Forlan
20/1

Fernando Torres
25/1

Kaka
25/1

Robin Van Persie
33/1

Steven Gerrard
33/1

HOW MANY WILL BOYD HIT FOR BORO?

William Hill have opened a book on how many goals Middlesbro signing Kris Boyd will score for his new side this season:
How many goals will Kris Boyd score this season in the Championship?
0 to 5. – 11/2

6 to 10. – 3/1

11 to 15 – 11/4

16 to 20 – 3/1

21 + – 7/2

Kris Boyd to be top Championship Goalscorer – 11/1

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Who’ll Be World Cup Top Scorer ?

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10/1 The Field For World Cup Golden Boot

FERNANDO TORRES, David Villa and Ronaldo are the most likely winners of the World Cup Golden Boot, believe bookmakers William Hill, who have made the three 10/1 joint favourites to take the prestigious award at the tournament next year. ‘This looks to be an extremely competitive market with any number of genuine contenders, but there is little doubt that many punters will be backing their favourite Premiership player so we expect to take plenty for the likes of Torres, Rooney, Drogba and Van Persie’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.

William Hill World Cup 2010 Golden Boot:
10/1 Fernando Torres, 10/1 David Villa, 10/1 Cristiano Ronaldo, 12/1 Luis Fabiano, 16/1 Wayne Rooney, 16/1 Nilmar, 22/1 Lionel Messi, 22/1 Sergio Aguero, 25/1 Miroslav Klose, 25/1 Didier Drogba, 25/1 Gonzalo Higuain, 28/1 Robin Van Persie, 28/1 Thierry Henry, 28/1 Jermaine Defoe, 28/1 Kaka, 33/1 Alberto Gilardino, 33/1 Karim Benzema, 33/1 Lukas Podolski, 33/1 Adriano, 33/1 Klass Jan Huntelaar, 40/1 Alexandre Pato, 40/1 Diego Milito, 40/1 Mario Gomez, 40/1 Robinho, 40/1 Liedson, 40/1 Michael Ballack, 40/1 Samuel Eto’o, 50/1 Nicholas Anelka, 50/1 Luis Suarez, 50/1 Carlos Tevez, 50/1 Frank Lampard, 50/1 Antonio Di Natale, 66/1 Vincenzo Laquinta, 66/1 Salomon Kalou, 66/1 Giuseppe Rossi, 66/1 Steven Gerrard, 66/1 Darren Bent, 66/1 Dirk Kuyt, 66/1 Cesc Fabregas, 66/1 Diego Forlan, 80/1 Peter Crouch, 80/1 Dani Guiza, 80/1 Xavi, 80/1 Xabi Alonso, 80/1 Simao Sabrosa, 80/1 Yakubu, 100/1 Heskey, 100/1 Walcott, 100/1 Carlos Vela, 100/1 David Silva, 100/1 Arjen Robben, 100/1 Soren Larsen, 100/1 Benny McCarthy, 125/1 Nicklas Bendtner, 125/1 Theo Gekas, 125/1 Guillermo Franco, 125/1 Nelson Valdez, 125/1 Landon Donovan, 150/1 Bastian Schweinsteiger, 150/1 Jon Tomasson, 150/1 Georgios Samaras, 150/1 Milan Jovanovic, 150/1 Millivoje Novakovic, 150/1 Alexander Frei, 150/1 Humberto Suazo, 150/1 Park Chu-Young, 200/1 Angelos Charisteas, 200/1 Nikola Zigic, 200/1 Tim Cahill, 200/1 Clint Dempsey, 200/1 Seol Ki-Hyeon, 250/1 Park Ji-Sung
One quarter odds 1,2,3,4.

William Hill World Cup 2010 Winner:
9/2 Spain, 9/2 Brazil, 6/1 England, 8/1 Argentina, 12/1 Germany, 14/1 Italy, 14/1 Netherlands, 14/1 France, 14/1 Portugal, 20/1 Ivory Coast, 40/1 Chile, 66/1 Cameroon, 66/1 Paraguay, 66/1 Ghana, 66/1 Serbia, 80/1 Mexico, 80/1 Greece; 80/1 USA, 100/1 Uruguay, 100/1 Nigeria, 100/1 South Africa, 100/1 Australia, 100/1 Denmark, 100/1 Slovenia, 150/1 Switzerland, 200/1 Japan, 250/1 Slovakia, 250/1 South Korea, 500/1 Algeria, 500/1 New Zealand, 500/1 Honduras, 500/1 North Korea

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