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£1.5m Gamble On France As Bobby Moore Backed To Win World Cup

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Bobby Moore to skipper England at World Cup again?
SACRE BLEU – GAMBLER TO LIFT £1.5M IF FRANCE WIN WORLD CUP

WITH BOOKMAKERS WILLIAM HILL predicting that the World Cup will become the biggest betting event of all time with over £1billion gambled on the tournament, they have taken the largest single win bet on the tournament so far – £110,000 on France.
‘A southern based William Hill telephone client has staked a bet of £55,000 each-way on France to win the World Cup at odds of 20/1 – and will make a profit of £1,650,000 if they do so – the biggest ever World Cup winnings’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.
Hills have also taken their biggest bet so far for an England victory, of £6500 at 8/1 in a Knightsbridge, London betting shop – which would make a profit of £52,000; while other customers have staked £10,000 on Germany at 14/1, and $85,000 on a six-team accumulative bet.

**But Hills are also taking slightly smaller, but perhaps more original bets as well – TWO of their customers have backed children called Bobby Moore to captain England in the future. Proud grandfather John Moore, from Great Yarmouth will win £100,000 if his grandson Bobby, born in November, 2003, captains England after staking £20 at 5000/1.

**And a second Bobby Moore – this one as yet UNBORN! – will win his proud father-to-be, £82,500 if he grows up to play for West Ham and wins the World Cup with England. Daniel Moore, from Stanstead Abbotts, Hertfordshire has staked four £5 bets that his son will play for West Ham (500/1); play for England (1000/1); skipper England (5000/1) and win the World Cup with England (10,000/1). This Bobby Moore is due to be born on July 1, 2010 – and Daniel has staked a further £10 at 10/1 that he is born on a day England are playing at the World Cup.

**ROBERT GROVES OF RUISLIP, NORTH WEST LONDON, HAS PLACED A BET WITH WILLIAM HILL ON A WORLD CUP DREAM HE HAD COMING TRUE. MR GROVES COULD COLLECT £50,000 AFTER HE DREAMED THAT PETER CROUCH WILL SCORE THE ONLY GOAL OF THE WORLD CUP FINAL AGAINST ARGENTINA, WITH A 78TH MINUTE HEADER, AND STAKED £10 AT 5000/1 THAT IT WILL HAPPEN.

**RICHARD ENDICOTT, AN ENGLISHMAN CURRENTLY LIVING AND WORKING IN NEW JERSEY, USA,WILL WIN £1MILLION IF HIS UNBORN SON GROWS UP TO SCORE A GOAL FOR ENGLAND DURING THE 2030 WORLD CUP FINALS AFTER STAKING £100 AT 10,000/1 ABOUT THIS HAPPENING.

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Will James Be Robbed By Green ?

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NOW ROB GREEN IS FAVOURITE TO START IN GOAL

WILLIAM HILL have cut Rob Green from 13/8 to 11/10 favourite to start in goal in England’s opening World Cup game against USA. David James, who was a short as 1/5 favourite at the weekend, is now a 6/5 chance, with Joe Hart offered at 9/2. ‘There has been a steady swell of support for Green during the past couple of days, which has now taken him ahead of David James in the betting’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.

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Wayne 5/1 To See Red In World Cup

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5/1 WAYNE TO SEE RED DURING WORLD CUP

WILLIAM HILL are offering 5/1 that Wayne Rooney will be red carded during the World Cup following reports that he swore at the referee in the warm-up game on Monday. ‘It is no surprise that Wayne’s temperament has come under scrutiny, but he hasn’t been red-carded for a year since a United game at Fulham in March 2009 so his record suggests that he can usually control his temper these days’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.

William Hill….Wayne Rooney Disciplinary Markets:
Rooney to be sent off during the tournament 5/1
Rooney to be suspended for any game of the tournament 4/1
Rooney to receive a card in any game of the tournament 2/5 (7/4 not to)
Rooney to receive a card for simulation during the tournament 5/1
Rooney to receive a card for dissent during the tournament 6/4
Rooney to receive a card for a goal celebration during the tournament 10/1
How many Red Cards will England get during the Tournament?
0 = 8/11
1 = 7/4
2 = 6/1
3+ = 12/1
**England are 7/1 with Hills to win the Fair Play Award
KEEPER ODDS
Robert Green to start v USA + England Clean Sheet 5/2
David James to start v USA + England Clean Sheet 11/4
Joe Hart to start v USA + England Clean Sheet 9/1
Bet until 9th June 23.59 – same limits as regular goalkeeper market
To start in goal v USA – 11/10 Green, 6/5 James, 9/2 Hart.

LATEST WILLIAM HILL WORLD CUP FACTS…..
As World Cup Fever strikes, here are a few key facts about betting on the tournament:
William Hill predict that industry turnover will top £1 Billion
William Hill expect to take 3/4 Million bets online during the World Cup
William Hill expect to accept online bets from punters in 188 countries worldwide
William Hill: 25% of our total tournament betting turnover will be internet
Best result for us would be a Honduras victory, with a total of just £304 staked on them so far.
Best For Turnover……..England to make the final and lose on penalties!
Worst Case Scenario….England or Spain victory.
Biggest Single Bet to date £15,000 @ 7/1 on Argentina….Payout of £120,000
Another client has £10,000 on Italy at 16/1…….payout £170,000.
Biggest accumulative bet so far – $85,000 on six team Group qualification accumulator returning almost $200,000.
England Stage Of Elimination: 8/1 Group Stage, 5/2 Second Phase, 3/1 Quarter Final, 10/3 Semi Final, 6/1 Runner up, 8/1 Winner
William Hill:Internet Betting percentages as of 10am 8th June
15% England
14.5 % Spain
13.5 % Brazil
12 % Argentina
11.5 % Holland
6.5 % Germany
6 % Italy
5% Portugal
4.5 % Ivory Coast
3% France
2% USA

Least Backed Teams: 107 bets Honduras; 249 New Zealand; 342 N Korea.

World Cup Winner – 4/1 Spain; 9/2 Brazil;13/2 Argentina; 8/1 England; 10/1 Holland; 14/1 Germany; 16/1 Italy; 20/1 France; 25/1 Portugal; 50/1 Ivory Coast; 66/1 Serbia; 80/ Mexico/USA/Chile; 100/1 Cameroon/Paraguay/Uruguay; 125/1 Ghana; 150/1 Nigeria/South Africa/Australia/Denmark; 200/1 Greece; 250/1 Switzerland/South Korea; 300/1 Slovakia; 400/1 Japan/Slovenia; 500/1 Algeria; 1000/1 Honduras; 2000/1 New Zealand/North Korea.

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Lennon Odds On To Lift S P L Title For Celtic

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LENNON ODDS-ON TO WIN SPL FOR CELTIC

NEIL LENNON is a 4/9 shot with William Hill to win the SPL title for Celtic during his career at the club. ‘It is a little odd that it has taken Celtic so long to come to the decision to appoint Lennon on a permanent basis, but he seems to have every chance of proving a success in the role’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.

William Hill……Neil Lennon Specials:
Celtic to win SPL 2010/11 = 5/6
Celtic to win Domestic Treble 2010/11 = 10/1
Celtic to Qualify for Champions League Group Stage 2010/11 = 5/2 (2/7 not to)
Neil Lennon to win SPL as Celtic Manager = 4/9 (13/8 not to)
Neil Lennon to be Celtic Manager on Opening Day of 2011/12 Season? YES = 2/5 NO = 7/4
Celtic to win all 4 SPL Old Firm Derbies 2010/11 = 28/1
Neil Lennon to be ordered off during an Old Firm Game = 9/2

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Hodgson Liverpool Favourite Again

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HODGSON FAVOURITE FOR LIVERPOOL JOB- AGAIN!

ROY HODGSON is again 13/8 favourite to become the next permanent manager of Liverpool with William Hill who also offer 3/1 Martin O’Neill; 4/1 Kenny Dalglish; 9/1 Sven; 12/1 Harry Redknapp; 14/1 Klinsmann; Hughes; McLeish.40/1 Moyes; Thompson; Keegan.
‘Hodgson has returned to favouritism after backing for Martin O’Neill dried up.The betting suggests that Liverpool have not yet put a short-list of genuine contenders in place with many potential bosses being supported, although we remain sceptical that Harry Redknapp will give up the Champions League and that David Moyes will defect from one part of Merseyside to the other.’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.

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Who’ll Start In Goal ?

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DAVID JAMES ON DRIFT TO BE FIRST CHOICE KEEPER

WILLIAM HILL have lengthened David James from 1/5 to 4/11 favourite to start in goal against USA in England’s first World Cup game v USA.
Hills also offer 5/2 Robert Green; 8/1 Joe Hart.’Punters have begun to bet against James being first choice keeper’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.

**HOW MANY KEEPERS WILL ENGLAND USE?……4/11 ONE; 9/4 TWO; 11/1 THREE OR MORE.

**WITH THE official World Cup ball already causing controversy over its aero-dynamic qualities, William Hill are quoting odds that the record total of goals in a 32 country World Cup finals wil be beaten. The previous record total was 171 goals in 1998 and Hills offer 6/4 that 172 or more will be scored this time round (including extra time but excluding penalty shoot-out goals), 1/2 that 171 or fewer will be scored.

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You Bet World Cup Will Smash Gambling Records

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YOU BET WORLD CUP WILL SMASH GAMBLING RECORDS
A FOOTBALL FAN who flew to London purely to place a bet of 85,000 US dollars on a World Cup accumulative wager involving six countries either to qualify or not to qualify from the Group stages of the tournament will collect 199,750 US dollars if the bet is successful.
‘The gentleman told shop staff that he had flown to the country purely to place this bet’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe, ‘We’re delighted that he wasn’t booked with a strike-affected BA flight or one affected by volcanic ash and managed to get here – maybe we won’t be so keen to see him again if the bet wins!’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.
For the bet to win – Argentina, Germany and Italy must all qualify from the Group stages while Algeria, Japan and Honduras fail to do so.
And Hills, who are confident that for the first time a record £1 billion+ will be gambled on the World Cup have also taken a £10,000 bet on Italy winning the World Cup from a Scottish client in Glasgow. ‘The bet was placed over the telephone at odds of 16/1’ added Sharpe.
One William Hill client, from Lytham St Annes in Lancashire, has staked an £8824 double on Brazil winning the World Cup this year AND in 2014 – at odds of 16/1, which will win him £150,008 if it comes off. The same punter has also staked a £5173 double on Argentina to win this year – going on to Brazil to win in 2014 at odds of 28/1, also set to produce a return of £150,017.
Another client has bet 10,000 euros on Germany to win the World Cup at 14/1.
‘The World Cup will smash all gambling records, becoming the first sporting event to produce a £1billion-plus betting turnover.’ said Sharpe.
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How Long Will Ledley Play And Who ‘ll Start In Goal ?

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BOOKIES BACK KING LEDLEY TO GO THE DISTANCE

WILLIAM HILL have opened a book on how many minutes’ play Ledley King will chalk up during the World Cup and offer 15/8 that he’ll play the equivalent of five or more 90 games. ‘Ledley looks to be in pole position to replace Rio and could easily figure in every game if he can stay fit’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.

William Hill…..Ledley King Minutes

0 – 90….4/1
91 – 180….5/1
181 – 270…6/1
271 – 360…5/1
361 – 450….9/2
451 or more….15/8

WILL IT HAPPEN V USA?

England v USA
Red Card = 1/4 no…..11/4 yes
Penalty Awarded = 1/3 no………9/4 yes
Rooney sent off 25/1
Capello sent from dug-out 50/1

JAMES ON THE DRIFT

HAVING BEEN 1/5 favourite to start in goal against USA just a few days ago, David James has drifted to 6/5 to get the nod from Capello, with Robert Green now 13/8 and Joe Hart down from 8/1 to 5/2. ‘It is unprecedented that with just a few days to go before the opening game of a World Cup we still have no eral idea who the England manager will select in goal’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.

William Hill….England Goalkeeper v USA

James 6/5
Green 13/8
Hart 5/2

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8/1 England Won’t Win World Cup – William Hill

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‘WE DON’T THINK 8/1 ENGLAND WILL WIN WORLD CUP’ SAY BOOKIES

BOOKMAKERS William Hill have pushed England out to the longest odds they have been since qualifying for the World Cup and quote them at 8/1 to bring home the trophy. ‘We’re not saying England CAN’T win the World Cup, but we’re pretty sure they won’t, so are looking to take as much money for them as possible at the industry leading price of 8/1’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.
‘The regular patriotic punt on England at Euros and World Cups always gives us mega-liabilities – but it has been 44 years now since they landed one of these gambles so we are prepared to stick to our 8/1 offer- after all,we’ve had nearly half a century to save up in case they do finally manage to win again!’
Hills expect a record £1 billion+ to be gambled on the World Cup.

LATEST WILLIAM HILL WORLD CUP ODDS….4/1 Spain; 9/2 Brazil; 13/2 Argentina; 8/1 England; 10/1 Holland; 14/1 Germany; 16/1 Italy; 18/1 France; 25/1 Portugal; 40/1 Ivory Coast.

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Not Everyone Fancies England For World Cup

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YOU BET NOT ALL BRITS FANCY ENGLAND FOR WORLD CUP!

ALMOST one of every five bets being placed on the World Cup with William Hill by punters in English betting shops is for England to win the tournament – but in Wales it is only one in every nine; in Northern Ireland one in every twelve – and in Scotland just one in every twenty.
‘It is certainly the case that there are regional differences in the support for England to win the World Cup, which is to be expected – but taking the betting as a whole, England are definitely the one team we’d rather see not win the World Cup,’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.
In English betting shops Hills only Spain rival the support for England; in Wales the most popular selection is Brazil (21%), closely followed by Spain, with England 3rd; in Northern Ireland punters are opting for Argentina (24%), Spain, Brazil and Holland in front of England; and in Scotland, Brazil (26%) take top billing ahead of Argentina, Spain, and Holland with England 5th.
France are currently the worst possible result for Hills, who have taken one bet of £110,000 on Les Bleus at odds of 20/1, but England are a close second, and Hills anticipate that they will regain the lead before the first match kicks off – ‘The single France mega-bet has distorted our financial liability for France, as there are very few other big bets for them, but we are continually taking substantial bets for England and victory for Capello’s team will prove hideously expensive for us’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.
Bizarrely, North Korea are Hill’s third worst result – ‘We have taken scores of small bets of up to £80 for the 2000/1 outsiders’ – with Germany, the subject of a £60,000 bet with Hills at 14/1 on Thursday, now the 4th worst outcome.
At the other end of the scale, Hills would welcome unlikely World Cup triumphs for New Zealand, Honduras, Slovakia or Slovenia.

LATEST WILLIAM HILL WORLD CUP ODDS…4/1 Spain; 9/2 Brazil; 13/2 Argentina; 8/1 England; 9/1 Holland; 14/1 Germany; 16/1 Italy; 20/1 France; 25/1 Portugal; 50/1 Ivory Coast; 66/1 Serbia.
**Hills cut Holland from 10/1 to 9/1 on Thursday after continued support.

WILLIAM HILL PERCENTAGE OF BETS TAKEN ONLINE (up to noon, Thursday,June 10):
ENGLAND 15%

SPAIN 13%

BRAZIL 11.5%

ARGENTINA 14%

HOLLAND 13%

GERMANY 6.5%

ITALY 6.5%

IVORY COAST 4%

PORTUGAL 5.5%

FRANCE 3.5%

USA 1.5%

MEXICO 1.5%

SERBIA 1.5%

GHANA 0.5%

S. AFRICA 0.5%

All other teams make up the remaining 2%

Algeria least backed team with Hills: 128 bets for £455

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