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Rooney Return To Push Three Lions Into Quarter Finals

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Wayne Rooney returns to the England team on Tuesday night as they look to rubber stamp qualification to the quarter finals with victory over the co hosts Ukraine.

Roy Hodgson is ready to unleash Rooney on Euro 2012 after sitting out the opening two fixtures leading William Hill to produce special prices around the England man.
In a Goals Match Bet, Rooney is 7/2 to score more than the Ukraine. It is 1/1 for the tie. He is 4/11 to score no goals on Tuesday, 9/4 to score one, 9/1 for two and 33/1 to find the net three or more times.

The Three Lions could yet fail to qualify. They are 9/4 to finish third in the group and 2/1 to win the group. William Hill believe they will finish second at 11/10 and qualify for the next round where they will play the winner of Group C.

“Carroll, Walcott and Welbeck all scored against Sweden but Rooney is the X Factor in the England team and with barely a half of football under his belt in the last month he will be itching to go out there and prove his worth for England,” said William Hill spokesman Mark Young.

England Finishing Position: 2/1 Winner, 11/10 Second, 9/4 Third.

Goals Match Bet: 7/2 Rooney, 1/1 Tie, 5/4 Ukraine

Rooney Goals Vs Ukraine: 4/11 Zero, 9/4 One, 9/1 Two, 33/1 Three or More
*Bets are void if Rooney doesn’t start

Group D winner: 8/15 France; 2/1 England; 6/1 Ukraine

Group D to qualify (not to): 1/200 France (25/1); 2/7 England (5/2); 5/2 Ukraine (2/7)

Joe Crilly
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383 Bets Per Minute As England Fight Back To Defeat Sweden

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Following England’s stunning victory over Sweden on Friday night William Hill are sweating. This is due to the fact that British bookmakers could be forking out over £10m should the Three Lions go on and win the trophy.

“Despite the turmoil that faced the England team just months before the tournament was to begin, patriotic punters have gone mad for England and they are by far the worst result for us at this moment in time,” said Hill’s spokesman Joe Crilly. “The two opening performances of the tournament have more than justified our punter’s support as well.”

During the game 34,504 bets were staked with Hills, equating to 383 bets per minute and 6 bets per second on the outcome of the game. England were still relatively well fancied when they were 2-1 down and punters were piling into them at 2/1.

Joe Crilly
Press Officer

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Roy’s Boys Are On Their ‘way…9/1 For Tournament

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Ashley Young scored the only goal to secure a victory for Roy Hodgson in his first game in charge of England and William Hill make him 66/1 to be the leading scorer in this year’s Euros. The Man United midfielder is also 13/2 (from 8/1) to be England’s leading scorer in the tournament. England were very regimented under Hodgson and defended well after taking the lead and Hills make them 9/1 to win two or three of their group games by one goal to nil.

“Tonight represented England’s first win in Norway since 1966, could that be an omen?” said Hill’s spokesman Joe Crilly. “A much more solid looking England team can be backed at 9/1 to win the tournament.”

The line up against Norway was very experimental and Hills offer Even money that three or fewer of the starting XI start against France.

After Andy Carroll lead the line well against Norway, he is 8/15 to start against France with Defoe 4/1 and Welbeck 13/8.

England are 2/5 to defeat Belgium next weekend with the draw 11/4 and Belgium 6/1.

William Hill Odds

England – 2/5
Draw – 11/4
Belgium – 6/1

To start vs France (Yes/no)
Andy Carroll – 8/15 – 11/8
Jermain Defoe – 4/1 – 1/8
Theo Walcott – 5/6 – 5/6
Ashley Young – 1/4 – 11/4
Danny Welbeck – 13/8 – 4/9

England Group Points
0 – 33/1
1 – 12/1
2 – 11
3 – 6/1
4 – 10/3
5 – 13/2
6 – 9/2
7 – 4/1
9 – 7/1

How Many Games Will England Win 1-0?
None 1/2
Exactly One 7/4
Two or Three 9/1
**GROUP GAMES ONLY. 90 MINUTES ONLY.

How many starting XI vs Norway will starts vs France?
Over 3.5 8/11
Under 3.5 EVS

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Mourinho Managerial Mania

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MOURINHO MANAGERIAL MANIA – PUT THE HOUSE ON IT!

JOSE MOURINHO’s house-buying trip to London has seen punters desperate to back him to become a manager in England – or of England!
‘Mourinho’s odds of becoming England manager have been slashed from 20/1 to 12/1 FOURTH FAVOURITE – he is 5/2 FAVOURITE to become the next permanent Manchester United manager; 5/2 JOINT FAVOURITE to do likewise at Chelsea; 6/1 SECOND FAVOURITE to do so at Spurs and 14/1 FOURTH FAVOURITE to land that role at Arsenal’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe, ‘Punters have gone Mourinho mad- and are indiscriminately backing him for any and every high profile managerial job they can think of – in fact, if the money is inspired he could soon find himself in charge of FOUR Premier League clubs AND the England team’.

LATEST WILLIAM HILL NEXT PERMANENT (Contract of year or longer) ENGLAND BOSS ODDS… 1/7 Redknapp; 8/1 Pearce; 9 Guardiola; 12 Mourinho; 14 Hodgson; 16 Hiddink.

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William Hill Signs Ground Breaking Betting Industry Deal With The Fa To Become An ‘official Supporter’ Of The England Team And ‘official Supporter’ And ‘official Betting Partner’ Of The Fa Cup

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EUROPE’S LEADING GAMING AND BETTING GIANT EXPANDS ITS SPORTS SPONSORSHIP PORTFOLIO

The UK and Europe’s leading gaming and sports betting business, William Hill, has agreed a two and a half year deal with The Football Association to become an ‘Official Supporter’ of the England football team, and ‘Official Supporter’ and ‘Official Betting Partner’ of The FA Cup.
The deal with the FA, the first of its type for the betting industry, comes into effect on January 7, 2012* and continues through to the end of The FA and FIFA World Cups in 2014. The agreement features a wide and unique range of image rights, advertising and promotional opportunities.
Ralph Topping, Chief Executive of William Hill said “We have been looking for sponsorship opportunities from which we can reward and engage with our customers for the events they most enjoy. This deal with The FA will help us to achieve our objectives of developing the prominence of our brand and increasing market share in all our business channels.
“Our ‘Official Betting Partner’ status of The FA Cup complements our existing partnership with the Scottish Football Association and our sponsorship of the Scottish Cup with which we are already extremely delighted and it becomes a welcome addition to our quality range of sponsorships within **darts, snooker and racing.
“The next two and a half years are an exciting time for UK football and we’re delighted to now be part of all of those events.”
Kristof Fahy, Chief Marketing Officer for William Hill said “This is an excellent deal for both parties and it gives us some very good opportunities to develop our brand across a wide variety of channels. The England and FA Cup branding and imagery will enable William Hill (including via williamhill.com) to promote its services and products that we can offer to our Casino, Games, Sportsbook, Bingo and Poker customers. “
Henry Birch Chief Executive Officer of williamhill.com said “The deal with The FA is an excellent one for williamhill.com as it provides us with a strong platform for our brands and products both in the UK and internationally.”
Peter Daire, The FA’s Head of Sponsorship said “We are delighted to have William Hill on board. They have a strong track record in sports sponsorship and a considerable online and high street presence that will enable us to strengthen our communication platforms for England and The FA Cup. In return, William Hill will benefit from an association with two of the highest-profile football sponsorship properties in the world.”
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Writers note:
William Hill: William Hill is one of the UK’s leading betting and gaming companies and employs more than 15,000 people. Founded in 1934, it is the UK’s largest bookmaker by both revenue and number of licensed betting offices (LBO’s). The Group has over 2,350 LBO’s that provide betting opportunities on a wide range of sporting and non-sporting events and, in the UK, offer gaming machines. William Hill PLC is listed on the London Stock Exchange and generated net revenues of 1.07bn GBP in 2010.
williamhill.com: William Hill on line services were launched in 1998 and williamhill.com is currently the most profitable and successful online betting operation in the UK with over one million active online customer account holders. Our online business caters for all gambling and gaming customers, offering casino, poker, bingo, a range of skills games and sports betting.
In 2008 William Hill implemented two major developments to its online business: the launch of ‘Sportsbook’ with technology provider Orbis and a transformational deal with gaming software company ‘Playtech’ created our new online business William Hill online. This deal has made William Hill online one of the leading European online gaming and sports betting businesses.
William Hill offers the largest number of markets per match, on top-flight football. On top-flight football we offer over 180 concurrent markets on each individual match.
In 2011 William Hill offered betting on 30,705 matches, in 2012 it is aiming at 40,000 matches. With every single match offering 100 concurrent markets to bet on at kick off. This gives its customers 4 million reasons to be with William Hill. There are 100 in-play markets on every match across 575 different competitions.
*William Hill odds for the teams taking part in The FA Cup fourth round draw will be available after it has been concluded on Sunday January 8.
** William Hill recent major sponsorships include the following events in 2011.
The William Hill Grand Slam of Darts
The williamhill.com UK Snooker Championships
The William Hill King George VI at Kempton Park
The William Hill Greyhound Derby
Official betting partner for the Derby
The William Hill Ayr Gold Cup
The William Hill Scottish Cup (The sponsorship runs for three years from season 2011/12).

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Joe Crilly, Press Officer 0208 918 3746/07850 518164

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Youngster Kyle To Wait A While To Walker On For England

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Kyle Walker is in line to make his England debut but the odds suggest that if the call to make an appearance does arrive, it will have to come off the bench. He is 5/2 with William Hill to start against Denmark on Wednesday while Glen Johnson is 1/4 to feature as Capello’s starting right-back. Fabio Capello has stated that Jack Wilshere is the future of the England team and he is 2/7 to start.

“There is no doubting Kyle Walker’s potential, but his call up has come very early in his career. Two weeks ago, we were still offering odds of 5/1 that Walker would win a cap within the next two years,” said Hill’s spokesman Joe Crilly.

A lot of attention will be focused on Capello’s strikers with Wayne Rooney likely to lead the line. The Man United striker is 4/1 to score first, while Hills are offering 9/5 that he scores at any time and England win. Tottenham appear to be the most likely Premier League side to provide England’s first scorer at 15/8, while Aston Villa are 9/4.

William Hill Denmark/England Odds:

21/10 Denmark; 13/10 England; 11/5 Draw

4/1 Any England Substitute to score

England First Goalscorer: 4/1 Wayne Rooney; 5/1 Peter Crouch; 11/2 Darren Bent; 11/2 Jermaine Defoe; 15/1 Gabriel Agbonlahor; 8/1 Frank Lampard; 8/1 Steven Gerrard; 8/1 Theo Walcott; 9/1 James Milner; 9/1 Ashley Young; 10/1 Aaron Lennon; 14/1 Jack Wilshere; 16/1 Stuart Downing; 20/1 Scott Parker; 25/1 Ashley Cole; 25/1 Glen Johnson; 25/1 Gareth Barry; 33/1 Gary Cahill; 33/1 Joleon Lescott; 33/1 Phil Jagielka; 33/1 John Terry; 33/1 Rio Ferdinand; 33/1 Kyle Walker; 40/1 Leighton Baines; 40/1 Michael Dawson

9/5 Wayne Rooney to score at anytime and England to win
5/2 Jermaine Defoe to score at anytime and England to win
11/5 Peter Crouch to score anytime and England to win
5/2 Darren Bent to score at anytime and England to win
18/5 Gabriel Agbonlahor to score anytime and England to win

To Start vs. Denmark:
Theo Walcott: 1/4 Yes; 11/4 No
Jack Wilshere: 2/7 Yes; 5/2 No
Scott Parker: 5/4 Yes; 4/7 No
Gary Cahill: 6/5 Yes; 8/13 No
Kyle Walker: 5/2 Yes; 2/7 No
Michael Dawson: 4/7 Yes; 5/4 No
Glen Johnson: 1/4 Yes; 11/4 No

Which Premier League Team Will Score England’s First Goal: 15/8 Tottenham; 9/4 Aston Villa; 4/1 Manchester United; 5/1 Chelsea; 5/1 West Ham; 7/1 Liverpool; 9/1 Man City; 33/1 Bolton; 33/1 Everton

England Margin Of Victory: 11/4 By One Goal; 11/2 By Two Goals; 14/1 By Three Goals; 28/1 By Four Or More Goals

Anytime Own Goal: 8/1 Yes; 1/20 No

Total England Goals: 2/1 None; 29/20 One; 11/4 Two; 15/2 Three; 18/1 Four or more

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You Bet: England Will Ring Changes After Carroll’s Debut Fizzles Out

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You Bet: England Will Ring Changes After Carroll’s Debut Fizzles Out

England had the better of the closing stages against France, but could not overcome the two goal deficit that the visitors had amassed by the 55th minute. With a relatively untried formula and team on show tonight, William Hill believe that the England team that lines up against Wales will be a lot more recognisable and offer 11/10 that either four or five of the team that started against France line up for the Three Lions next competitive fixture. Hills offer 11/8 that three or less take to the field at the Millenium Stadium.

Andy Carroll showed glimpses of his quality in the 70 minutes that he was on although he is 2/7 to fail to start the game against Wales. He is 50/1 to be the leading scorer in Euro 2012.

Despite the minor setback of his first defeat at Wembley, Hills are odds on, at 4/11, that Capello leaves his post in 2012 and he is 10/1 to leave before the end of the year.

“Tonight’s game was not the most enjoyable of games to watch and with such an inexperienced team, it was always going to be difficult, however, Capello will surely ring the changes by the time the Wales game comes around and his side are still odds on to qualify for the Euro’s,” said Hill’s spokesman Joe Crilly.

William Hill England Odds:

When will Capello leave:
2010 10
2011 4
2012 4/11
2013 or later 11/2

Andy Carroll to start v Wales:

2/7 No
5/2 Yes

Andy Carroll to be top scorer in Euro 2012: 50/1

How many starters v France will start v Wales:

3 or less 11/8
4 or 5 11/10
6 or 7 7/2
8 or more 20/1

Euro 2012 Qualifying Group G: 1/5 England; 7/1 Montenegro; 12/1 Bulgaria; 12/1 Switzerland; 100/1 Wales

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Becks 7/4 For Prem Swansong As Bilic Backed For Fulham

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Gold-plated Becks bet:
WILL BECKS RETURN TO PREM THIS SEASON?

WILLIAM HILL have taken a number of bets for David Beckham to make an appearance in the Premier League during season 2010/11 and offer him at 7/4 to do so, but also offer 2/5 that he will not.
And Hills are also betting on whether Becks will be recalled to the England team for the Euro 2012 qualifiers, and offer 5/2 that he will, 2/7 that he will not. ‘Most observers believe Beckham’s England career is now over, but that it is quite possible he would be keen for as Premier League swansong before hanging up his Goldenballs’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.
BECKHAM TO EQUAL/BEAT SHILTON ENGLAND CAPS RECORD….16/1
BECKHAM TO PLAY IN WORLD CUP 2014 GAME………………………..50/1
BECKHAM TO PLAY IN GB 2012 LONDON OLYMPIC CAMPAIGN……20/1

YET ANOTHER FULHAM GAMBLE

YET another Fulham manager gamble has seeb Slaven Bilic backed from 7/1 to 9/2 with Hills, who fielded a n umber of three figure bets for the Croatia boss who is now 4th favourite with Hills who make Sven 13/8 favourite and also offer 9/4 Hitzfeld; 3/1 Jol; 9/2 Bilic; 7/1 Baxter.

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Becks For Olympics ?

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Gold-plated Becks bet:
WILL BECKS RETURN TO PREM THIS SEASON?

WILLIAM HILL have taken a number of bets for David Beckham to make an appearance in the Premier League during season 2010/11 and offer him at 7/4 to do so, but also offer 2/5 that he will not.
And Hills are also betting on whether Becks will be recalled to the England team for the Euro 2012 qualifiers, and offer 5/2 that he will, 2/7 that he will not. ‘Most observers believe Beckham’s England career is now over, but that it is quite possible he would be keen for as Premier League swansong before hanging up his Goldenballs’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.
BECKHAM TO EQUAL/BEAT SHILTON ENGLAND CAPS RECORD….16/1
BECKHAM TO PLAY IN WORLD CUP 2014 GAME………………………..50/1
BECKHAM TO PLAY IN GB 2012 LONDON OLYMPIC CAMPAIGN……20/1

YET ANOTHER FULHAM GAMBLE

YET another Fulham manager gamble has seeb Slaven Bilic backed from 7/1 to 9/2 with Hills, who fielded a n umber of three figure bets for the Croatia boss who is now 4th favourite with Hills who make Sven 13/8 favourite and also offer 9/4 Hitzfeld; 3/1 Jol; 9/2 Bilic; 7/1 Baxter.

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Fabio 11/10 To Be Out This Year

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FABIO 11/10 TO BE GONE BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR

WILLIAM HILL are offering odds of 11/10 that Fabio Capello becomes a former England manager during 2010 – ‘He seems to have a fortnight to convince the FA that he is the right man for the job – but even if he does so and then loses his first Euro 2012 qualifier he could be back in trouble’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe. ‘Noone currently wants to bet on anything other than Fabio being out before the end of the year.’
HILLS NOW MAKE HARRY REDKNAPP 7/4 FAVOURITE TO BE THE NEXT PERMANENT ENGLAND MANAGER.

**HILLS OFFER 4/1 THAT THE PREMIER LEAGUE WILL INTRODUCE A WINTER BREAK BEFORE THE NEXT WORLD CUP: ‘Fabio supports the introduction of a winter break, but we can’t see it happening before the next World Cup and offer 4/1 that it will be- and 1/7 that it will not’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.

**HILLS OFFER 1/3 THE NEXT MANAGER WILL BE ENGLISH, 9/4 NOT.

**WHEN WILL FABIO GO…11/10 – 2010;…6/1 2011….7/4 2012….11/1 2013…..7/1 2014…..14/1 2015+

ENGLAND TO WIN EURO 2012 – 9/1

WILLIAM HILL – NEXT PERMANENT ENGLAND MANAGER:

DAVID BECKHAM ghas been backed from 33/1 to 16/1 to become the next England manager. ‘If the FA decide to opt for a figurehead Englishman who has never managed at any level before for the England team, it appears there would be plenty of support for David Bechman amongst punters who have already availed themselves of our intial offer of 33/1’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.

HILLS…NEXT PERMANENT ENGLAND MANAGER:
Harry Redknapp..7/4
Roy Hodgson..7/2
Stuart Pearce..7/1
Martin O’Neill..10/1
Jose Mourinho..12/1
Sam Allardyce …12/1
Arsene Wenger…14/1
David Beckham..16/1
Steve Bruce.. 16/1
Mark Hughes…16/1
Guus Hiddink..20/1
Alan Shearer…25/1

Others on request.

VIDEO TECHNOLOGY ODDS SHORTEN

WILLIAM HILL have cut their odds about the introduction of goalline video technology by FIFA in time for the 2014 World Cup from 7/2 to 3/1 after taking bets of up to £200 that it will happen: ‘FIFA’s initial response has not been encouraging for those who want to see video technology introduced, but we continue to take significant cash about it happening’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.

WILLIAM HILL…TO START FIRST EURO 2012 QUALIFYING GAME V BULGARIA?
Players to start for England v Bulgaria
Keiran Gibbs: 7/2

Chris Smalling: 8/1

Jack Wilkshere: 5/2

Jack Rodwell: 4/1

Michael Mancienne: 7/1

Fabian Delph: 7/1

Daniel Sturridge: 7/1

Danny Rose: 10/1

THESE PLAYERS TO START ONE OR MORE EURO 2012 QUAL GAMES

Yes/No

Beckford 9/2 1/8

Delph 5/6 5/6

Heskey 2/7 5/2

Wright-Phillips 1/8 9/2

Hart 1/10 11/2

Lennon 1/25 9/1

Walcott 1/16 7/1

Adam Johnson 1/20 8/1

Gibbs: 5/6 5/6

Smalling: 9/4 1/3

Wilkshere 4/7 5/4

Rodwell 8/11 EVS

Mancienne 7/4 2/5

Sturridge 7/4 2/5

Rose: 11/4 1/4

HOW MANY OF ENGLAND STARTING LINE UP WILL KEEP PLACES FOR EURO 2012?

William Hill…..How many of England’s starting XI v Germany will start in the first European Championship qualifier v Bulgaria (3 Sep 2010):

0 – 3
14/1

4 or 5
11/2

6 or 7
5/4

8 or 9
11/8

10 or 11
5/1

TO WIN GROUP…2/5 England; 5/1 Switzerland; 13/2 Bulgaria; 10/1 Montenegro; 20/1 Wales.
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