South American’s Dominate London 2012 Goal Scoring Race, Neymar 11/2

Tipped for world stardom, Brazil’s wonderkid Neymar has been installed as the 11/2 favourite with William Hill to top score at this summer’s Olympic football tournament and his side are 7/4 favourites to win gold.

Spain are 2/1 second favourites and have Atletico Madrid striker, Adrian in their ranks. He is the second favourite at 7/1 to top score this summer. Hulk is 8/1 along with Luis Suarez and Edinson Cavani is 9/1. Daniel Sturridge is the highest Team GB player in the betting at 16/1 with Craig Bellamy at 20/1.

“There will be a lot of young talent on show in the men’s football tournament. Neymar, Adrian, Sturridge, Suarez and Cavani are all superb strikers and it could be as tight as the Euros for top scoring supremacy,” said William Hill spokesman Mark Young.

Men’s Olympic Football Gold Medal Winners: 7/4 Brazil, 2/1 Spain, 6/1 Uruguay, 8/1 Team GB, 9/1 Switzerland, 14/1 Mexico, 25/1 BAR

Men’s Olympic Football Top Goal Scorer: 11/2 Neymar, 7/1 Adrian, 8/1 Hulk, 8/1 Leandro Damiao, 8/1 L Suarez, 9/1 A Pato, 9/1 E Cavani, 12/1 A Hernandez, 12/1 Rodrigo, 16/1 C Tello, 16/1 D Sturridge, 20/1 BAR

Joe Crilly
Press Officer

Twitter: @footy_joe

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

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Torres Odds-on To Fill Drogba’s Boots, Hulk 4/1 To Do So

Didier Drogba has announced his intention to leave Chelsea and William Hill are betting on who will start Chelsea’s first game of next season and make Fernando Torres 1/2 to fill the Drogba shaped hole on Chelsea’s front line. Other names thrown into the mix are Lukaku 11/4, Hulk 4/1, Falcao and Cavani both 6/1, Llornete at 12/1 and Lavezzi 14/1.

“Drogba has been the big-Drog at Chelsea for the last eight years and whoever fills the gap has very big boots to fill and although Torres has struggled since moving to Chelsea, the odds suggest that he will be taking up the reins,” said Hill’s spokesman Joe Crilly.

To start for Chelsea first game of 2012/2013 PL Season

No Yes
Fernando Llorente 1/50 12/1
Ezequiel Lavezzi 1/66 14/1
Edinson Cavani 1/12 6/1
Radamel Falcao 1/12 6/1
Hulk 1/7 4/1
Fernando Torres 6/4 1/2
Romelu Lukaku 1/4 11/4

Joe Crilly
Press Officer

Twitter: @footy_joe

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

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lncredible! Hulk 4/1 To Join Chelsea

lncredible! Hulk 4/1 to join Chelsea as:

VILLAS BOAS 9/4 STILL TO BE CHELSEA BOSS IN 2015
William Hill offer 9/4 that Villas Boas will be so successful at Chelsea that he will still be boss in 2015, but 25/1 that he’ll be gone before the end of this year – and they are 10/3 that he will be the man finally to bring the Champions League trophy to Stamford Bridge. Hills are also betting on who the new man may bring to the club and offer 4/1 that Hulk will arrive, with Falcao a 7/4 chance.
‘The fascinating thing about this appointment is that it has the potential to be an absolute disaster or a complete triumph!’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.

Hills…..When Will AVB leave Chelsea?
2011…..25/1
2012…..4/1
2013…..5/2
2014…..2/1
2015…..+9/4

Hills…. Number of Chelsea Trophies?
0…..8/11
1……5/4
2…..13/2
3……33/1
4…….400/1

(FA Cup/Carling Cup/Premier League/Champions League/Europa League)
Where Will Chelsea Finish?
Winner….9/4
2nd-4th….8/13
5th – 10th….7/1
Bottom half….12/1

AVB to win CL with Chelsea: Yes – 10/3 No – 1/5

Hills…. At Chelsea after summer transfer window?YesNo
Didier Drogba…..8/11yes….EVS no
Nicolas Anelka 6/5 yes 8/13no
David Luiz 1/20yes 8/1 no
Fernando Torres 1/33.yes…..10/1no
Michael Essien…….2/7yes…….5/2no

To sign for Chelsea before the end of the summer transfer window:
Modric 11/10 Yes 4/6 No
Neymar 5/2 yes 2/7 No
Hulk 4/1 yes 1/7 No
Falcao 7/4 Yes 2/5 No
Eto’o 2/1 yes 4/11 No
Lukaku 4/6 yes 11/10 no
Moutinho 2/1 Yes 4/11 No

GB OLYMPIC TEAM SPECIALS…..

PUNTERS BACK PEARCE TO GET GB BOSS ROLE
DESPITE the disappointment of England U21s, Stuart Pearce has been the subject of backing to become the GB Olympic team boss for 2012 with William Hill slashing his odds from 6/1 to 5/2 clear favourite. ‘It is early days as yet but 80% of the bets we’ve taken so far on this market have been for Pearce to get the gig – with the majority of those being placed in Kent and from Kent clients’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.

TO BE GB OLYMPIC FOOTBALL TEAM BOSS….5/2 Pearce; 5/1 Southgate; 7/1 O’Neill; 8/1 Noel Blake; 9/1 Brian Flynn; 10/1 Billy Stark;Steve Beaglehole; 11/1 Mark Hughes; 20/1 Sir Alex Ferguson; David Beckham. Others on request.

Hills How many English starters in first GB Olympic match?
under 6….2/1
6-7………2/1
8 or more….6/5
Welsh player to start 1st match?
Yes1/4
No11/4
Scottish player to start 1st match?
Yes8/13
No6/5
N Irish player to start 1st match?
Yes5/6
No5/6
David Beckham to start 1st match?
Yes4/9
No13/8

Further information……..graham sharpe……0780 3233702

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