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Gb Girls Show Samba Stars How Its Done

August 13, 2012 Football Betting News From William Hill Bookmaker 0 Comments Draw 6, Email, Final Match, Football Match, France 1, Gb Women, Gold Medal Winner, Information Mark, Myoung, Olympic Football, Olympic Gold, Pr Assistant, Record Attendance, Samba Stars, Team Gb, Three Games, William Hill, Williamhill, World Champions, Young Women

Hope Powells GB women pulled off a magnificent 1-0 victory against Brazil ensuring a quarter final with Canada on Friday. USA are 5/4 favourites for gold but GB are only just behind them at 7/2 with William Hill having been as long as 20/1 at the start of the tournament. Brazil and Japan are 11/2.

GB have now won all three games and go into the last eight with a real chance of glory. Canada sneaked into the one of the best third place qualification spots and are 13/5 to cause an upset against the hosts. GB are 4/5 for the win. Brazil are 5/4 to beat world champions Japan who are 7/4 in what, on paper looks the tie of the round.

The record attendance for a GB womens football match was broken at Wembley last night and the longer these girls go on the more support they will receive. Hope Powell has them well drilled and they are now well in with a chance for a medal spot at least, said William Hill spokesman Mark Young.

Womens Olympic Football Gold Medal Winner: 5/4 USA, 7/2 Team GB, 11/2 Brazil, 11/2 Japan, 8/1 France, 12/1 Sweden, 33/1 Canada, 66/1 New Zealand

Quarter Final Match Results

9/2 Sweden, 11/5 Draw, 6/5 France
1/6 USA, 5/1 Draw, 9/1 New Zealand
5/4 Brazil, 11/5 Draw, 7/4 Japan
4/5 Team GB, 12/5 Draw, 13/5 Canada

Further Information
Mark Young
PR Assistant, William Hill
Email: myoung@williamhill.co.uk
Phone: 02089183981

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How Many Welsh Players To Start In Olympic Team ?

January 25, 2012 Football Betting News From William Hill Bookmaker 0 Comments First Olympic, Football Game, Football Match, Football Players, Football Team, Gb, Graham Sharpe, Great Britain, Olympic 2012, Olympic Football, Olympic Game, Olympic Team, Ramsey, Spokesman, Spurs, Swansea, Welsh Players, William Hill

WILLIAM HILL have opened a book on how many Welsh players will start the first GB Olympic football team’s game in the tournament. One can make a strong case for Giggs, Ramsey, Bale and Swansea’s on loan Spurs’ defender, Steven Caulker, all being i nthe running’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.

William Hill -Number of Welsh players to start Great Britains first Olympic 2012 football match:

No Welsh players
3/1

Exactly 1
2/1

Exactly 2
13/8

Exactly 3
11/2

4 or more
9/1

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British Punters Punt With Their Heads As Barca Well Backed

May 31, 2011 Football Betting News From William Hill Bookmaker 0 Comments 163, Anderso, Extra Time, Football Match, Hero Park, Ji Sung, Joe Crilly, Man Utd, Manchester United, Masch, Mascherano, Michael Carrick, Monaco Grand Prix, Patrice Evra, Pep Talk, Punt, Punters, Punts, Wayne Rooney, William Hill

Over 80% of all outright bets placed on this years Champions League Final at William Hill have been placed on Barcelona, despite the firm dangling the carrot of top priced Manchester United for punters.

Not even the 3/1 that we are offering about Manchester United can tempt the punters to punt any way other than a Barca win, said Hills spokesman Joe Crilly.

Hills are offering a patriotic punt with two of the sporting calendars biggest fixtures taking place this weekend. Manchester United to lift the Champions League and Hamilton or Button to win the Monaco Grand Prix is offered at 10/1.

Barcelona are 21/10 to win in 90 minutes, while the draw is offered at 21/10. Hills offer 5/1 that the match is decided on penalties while either side can be backed to win on penalties at 11/1. The match is 9/2 to be decided in extra time.

The Champions League Final is second only to the World Cup Final as the highest turnover football match in the world and Hills are expecting the betting industry to take over £10 million on Saturday.

William Hill Odds:

Patriotic Punts:
10/1 Hamilton OR Button to win the Monaco Grand Prix and United to lift the trophy
14/1 Hamilton to win the Monaco Grand Prix and United to lift the trophy
50/1 Button to win the Monaco Grand Prix and United to lift the trophy

Scholes Galore: Paul Scholes to score in each half 50/1

Klanger-Roo Wayne Rooney to concede a penalty 33/1

A game of two Alves Daniel Alves to score in each half 50/1

Un-Sung Hero Park Ji-Sung to score & not win Man of the Match 8/1

Carrickter Building Michael Carrick to score and Man Utd win from behind 50/1

Happy Evra After Patrice Evra to score anytime and Man Utd to lift the cup 25/1

Pep Talk Barcelona to be losing at half-time and go on to win the cup 11/1

Waynesworld Wayne Rooney to score and get Man of the Match 14/1

The Masch of sorrow Javier Mascherano to be sent off 25/1

Angry Anderson Anderson to be sent off 33/1

The Berb is the word Dimitar Berbatov to score and get Man of the Match 20/1

Villa-Netta David Villa to score anytime (inc. ET and penalties) 11/8

Pique that one out Gerard Pique to score from outside the box 22/1

Victor-ious Victor Valdes to save the final penalty in a penalty shoot-out 25/1

First Player to tweet after the match: 2/5 Rio Ferdinand (@rioferdy5); 5/2 Wayne Rooney (@WayneRooney); 8/1 Michael Owen (@themichaelowen); 10/1 Carles Puyol (@Carles5puyol); 12/1 Gerard Pique (@3gerardpique); 14/1 Andres Iiesta (@andresiniesta8); 14/1 Nani (@luisnani); 16/1 Antonio Valencia (@AntoV25); 25/1 Victor Valdes (@1victorvaldes)

90 Minutes: 21/20 Barcelona; 3/1 Manchester United; 21/10 Draw

5/1 Match to be decided on penalties

11/1 Manchester United to win on penalties
11/1 Barcelona to win on penalties

Joe Crilly
Press Officer

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M: 07850 518 164
E: jcrilly@williamhill.co.uk

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