Not Everyone Fancies England For World Cup

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

Further information…….graham sharpe…….0208 918 3731

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Tournament Under Orders

France punter’s £1.65m bet at stake as:
WORLD CUP PUNTERS TARGET GERMANY AND HOLLAND

WILLIAM HILL cut Holland from 10/1 to 9/1 fifth favourites in the face of continued support for the Dutch to win the World Cup, while one Hill’s client has gambled a substantial £60,000 bet on Germany to win the tournament at odds of 14/1 – and stands to make £840,000 profit.Hills have also taken a bet of £110,000 (£55,000 each-way) on France to win the tournament at odds of 20/1, perhaps the biggest ever pre-tournament outright bet. ‘Betting on the World Cup is at record levels for pre-tournament turnover, which suggests to us that a record £1billion betting turnover is a certainty, making this World Cup the biggest sports betting event of all time.’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.
Hills have also cut the odds about a Brazil v S Korea World Cup final from 500/1 to 200/1 after taking a string of small online bets for that outcome. ‘We can half understand this gamble!’ commented Sharpe.
**HILLS HAVE TAKEN A BET OF £10,500 AT 7/4 IN A N.WEST LONDON BETTING SHOP FOR MEXICO TO BEAT S AFRICA IN THEIR OPENING GAME.

FRIDAY MATCHES….13/8 Mexico; 21/10 draw; 7/4 S Africa……..11/4 Uruguay; 21/10 draw; 11/10 France.(Diego Forlan is 6/4 with Hills to be subbed during game; 11/4 booked; 10/1 to score in each half.)

TO WIN GROUP….6/5 France; 11/4 Mexico; 16/5 Uruguay; 11/2 S Africa

**NEW ZEALAND HAVE BEEN BACKED FROM 6/4 TO 8/11 TO SCORE ONE OR TWO WORLD CUP GOALS. THEY ARE 11/4 TO FAIL TO SCORE, 5/2 TO SCORE 3 OR MORE.

** Hills have taken a second bet of £6500 for England to win the World Cup at 8/1.

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; 80 Mexico; 100 Uruguay; 150 S Africa.

WORLD CUP SPECIALS/NOVELTY BETS

1-20 North Korea not to show any highlights of World Cup matches involving their own team on national television (Kim Jong il has ordered state-run television not to broadcast live games, and to only screen highlights of North Korea’s victories)

10-3 Maradona to shave beard off before end of Group matches.

4-1 any player to score a goal from his own half.
6-1 Maradona to be sent off during any World Cup match

8/1 Argentinian player to have goal disallowed for handball.

10-1 Argentina to win the World Cup & Diego Maradona to run naked through the streets of Buenos Aires (picture must be published in a British national newspaper) – he said he would do it!

12-1 Fabio Capello to resign or be sacked before end of World Cup finals.

20-1 Any England player to be sent home from the WC for a breach of FA conduct.

20-1 Lionel Messi to have a goal disallowed during the WC for a deliberate hand ball (must be by him)

33-1 Kim Jong Il to order his players to come back to North Korea before they complete their group matches

33-1 Fabio to strike an accredited FIFA press photographer during World Cup.

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You Bet England Will Play Scotland In World Cup After All !

YOU BET ENGLAND CAN PLAY SCOTLAND IN WORLD CUP!

WILLIAM HILL have come up with a way of pitting England against Scotland in the World Cup to provide an unusual betting opportunity for customers north and south of the border. ‘Given the friendly rivalry between the two countries we are delighted to devise a bet which enables supporters to choose between them even though they won’t actually meet on the pitch during the tournament’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.
Scotland v England

10 players based in the SPL will feature in the World Cup, but for the purposes of this bet, and to make up a side of 11 in a 4-4-2 formation Scotland will ‘adopt ‘ Uruguayan Defender Andres Scotti for these bets.

The SPL select would line up as follows (Only these players count for the purpose of these bets)

Dusan Pernis (Slovakia/Dundee Utd)

Madjid Bougherra (Algeria/Rangers)

Edson Braafheid (Holland/Celtic)

Soulemayne Bamba (Ivory Coast/Hibs)

Andres Scotti (Urugauay/Colo Colo)

Ki Sung-Yong (South Korea/Celtic)

Maurice Edu (USA/Rangers0

DeMarcus Beasley (USA/Rangers)

Landry N’Guemo (Cameroon/Celtic)

Georgios Samaras (Greece/Celtic)

Michael McGlinchey (New Zealand/Motherwell)

Who will score the most goals (Penalty Shoot outs don’t count)?

SPL Select = 9/1

Tie = 13/2

England = 1/8

Who will pick up the most Cards in the tournament?

SPL Select = 7/4

Tie = 5/2

England = 11/10

A player from the SPL Select to score v England?

YES = 11/4

NO = 1/4

A player from the SPL Select to be booked v England?

YES = 11/10

NO = 4/6

A player from the SPL Select to be Sent Off v England?

YES = 5/1

NO = 1/9

Further World Cup ‘Scotland’ Specials

Despite Scotland not being there, here at William Hill we are determined not to have our Scottish punters miss out on the fun so some Scottish related specials have been produced for the World Cup.

“Auld Enemy”

Andy Murray to Win Wimbledon and England to lose in the World Cup Final = 53/1

“Great Britain”

Andy Murray to Win Wimbledon and England to win the World Cup = 53/1

The Old Firm Connection

Rangers and Celtic both have a few players at the tournament.

Rangers have Maurice Edu and DeMarcus Beasley from the USA and Madjid Bougherra from Algeria alongside former favourites Craig Moore (Australia), Gio Van Bronkhorst (Holland), Pedro Mendes (Portugal), Sotirios Kyrgiakos (Greece) and Gennaro Gattuso (Italy).

In the Green Corner Celtic have Georgios Samaras (Greece), Ki Sung-Yong (South Korea), Edson Braafheid (Holland), Larry N’Guemo (Cameroon) plus former players Shunsuke Nakamura (Japan), Chris Killen (New Zealand) and Michael McGlinchy (New Zealand)

Despite the numerical advantage The Celtic Connection are favourites to outscore their Rangers counterparts.

Who will score the most goals at the World Cup

Celtic Connection = 10/11

Rangers Connection = 5/2

Tie = 5/2

The opening ties in the World Cup also have some Scottish Connections

“MACBETH”

When South Africa line up in the opener against Mexico in their midfield will be the holding midfielder Macbeth Sibaya.

Macbeth Sibaya to Score = 12/1

Macbeth Sibaya to Score First = 33/1

Macbeth Sibaya to be Booked = 7/2

Macbeth Sibaya to be Sent Off = 33/1

“SCOTTI”

In the Uruguayan squad against France will be defender Andres Scotti.

Andres Scotti to Score = 12/1

Andres Scotti to Score First = 33/1

Andres Scotti to be Booked = 10/3

Andres Scotti to be Sent Off = 25/1

“REPEAT OF 1950”

The USA recorded one of their most famous victories in 1950 when they defeated England 1-0. Strangley enough that day the Americans were captained by player born in Scotland.

Fast Forward 60 years and the countries meet again and with a strange twist of fate, lining up in the USA midfield will be Aberdeen born Stuart Holden.

USA to win 1-0 = 12/1

Stuart Holden to Score = 7/1

Stuart Holden to Score First = 20/1

USA to score First = 5/2

The last 3 times the sides have met England scored exactly two goals

England to score exactly 2 goals = 11/5

Rooney to Score 2 or more = 7/2

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Fabio Photo Rant Sparks Quit Gamble

FABIO PHOTO RANT SPARKS QUIT GAMBLE

FOLLOWING Fabio Capello’s showdown with photographers, William Hill have had to cut their odds about the England boss quitting during the World Cup from 16/1 to 12/1.
‘Fabio’s rant demonstrated the pressure he is obviously feeling, as have one or two of his touchline outbursts in recent games. Given his evident uncertainty about deciding who will be starting in goal, some punters are taking the hint that should England perform disappointingly Fabio may well react explosively and walk away from the job in frustration’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.
ENGLAND ARE 8/1 FOURTH FAVOURITES TO WIN THE WORLD CUP WITH WILLIAM HILL WHO PREDICT A WORLD RECORD £1 BILLION WILL BE GAMBLED ON A SPORTING EVENT FOR THE FIRST TIME.
Spain are 4/1 favourites with Hills who make Brazil 9/2; Argentina 13/2. (Others on request)

Further information……graham sharpe…07803 233702.

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Wayne 5/1 To See Red In World Cup

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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Not Everyone Fancies England For World Cup

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

Further information…….graham sharpe…….0208 918 3731

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Rooney Sparks £1bn Gamble

ROONEY SPARKS £1 BILLION GAMBLE

PATRIOTIC PUNTERS backing England to bring the World Cup home have sparked the biggest gamble of all time, say bookmakers William Hill.
‘Over £1 billion will be gambled on the World Cup, making it bigger than the Grand National, General Election, Wimbledon , or Big Brother’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.
And the nightmare scenario for bookies will be an England win – after a huge patriotic punt left betting shops facing mega payouts should England finally break their run of 44 years without a major trophy.
‘Despite Rio’s terrible injury we have been knocked over in the rush to back England to win the tournament at 8/1 today’added Sharpe.’Punters believe Rooney is the key to victory and are backing him to be England’s top scorer at 11/8 and the tournament’s top scorer at 10/1’
WILLIAM HILL make Spain 4/1 favourites to win the World Cup, and also offer 9/2 Brazil; 13/2 Argentina; 8/1 England; 10/1 Holland; 14/1 Germany; 16/1 Italy; 18/1 France.

FURTHER INFORMATION…Graham Sharpe…0780 3233702 (follow gs on Twitter – @sharpeangle.

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King Kenny Searching For A Boss

LATEST WILLIAM HILL LIVERPOOL BOSS ODDS…

WILLIAM HILL make Martin O’Neill 6/4 favourite to succeed Rafa Benitez as permanent Liverpool manager.
Hills also offer 9/4 Kenny Dalglish; 3/1 Roy Hodgson; 8/1 Guus Hiddink; 14/1 Sammy Lee; 10/1 Jurgen Klinsmann; Frank Rijkaard; Mark Hughes; 20/1 Slaven Bilic; Alex McLeish.
‘Media pundits seem to have made up their minds that it is between O’Neill and Hodgson, but punters are interested in Dalglish returning on a permanent basis’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.

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Joe Cole Odds On To Get Fabio Nod

Joe Cole odds on to make 23:
FABIO 11/8 TO QUIT THIS YEAR

WILLIAM HILL HAVE CUT Fabio Capello from 7/4 to 11/8 to leave the England job during 2010. ‘Rumours are circulating suggesting that Fabio may be considering a departure straight after the World Cup and punters have cottoned on to that’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.
Meanwhile, Hills have made Joe Cole an odds-on shot to make the Final 23 in Capello’s Squad while David James is 11/10 favourite to start in goal against USA. ‘The Japan game will have given Capello plenty of food for thought before selecting his final 23 and deciding who is his first choice keeper’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.’We also now make Crouch odds on favourite to start up front with Rooney in the opening game’

Hills…To make the final 23
Darren Bent YES – 10/3….NO..(1/5)
Adam Johnson 5/6….(5/6)
Theo Walcott 1/16…..(7/1)
Joe Cole 4/6……(11/10)
Emile Heskey 1/14…..(13/2)
Tom Huddlestone 3/1….(2/9)
Michael Carrick 1/6….(7/2
Leighton Baines 4/7….(5/4)
Stephen Warnock 5/4….(4/7)
Matthew Upson 4/7….(5/4)
Michael Dawson 7/2….(1/6
Ledley King 1/10….(11/2)
Shaun Wright Phillips 13/2….(1/14)

Hills…To start in goal vs USA
David James 11/10
Rob Green 2/1
Joe Hart 11/5

Hills…To start vs USA
Aaron Lennon yes..4/7 (5/4 no)
Theo Walcott yes…5/4 (4/7 no)
Jamie Carragher yes ..4/1(1/7 no)
Adam Johnson yes…10/1….(1/33 no)

Hills….When will Fabio leave the England job?
2010 11/8
2011 5/1
2012 7/4
2013 9/1
2014 7/1
2015 or later 12/1

Hills….To start vs USA
Rooney & Crouch 4/5
Rooney & Heskey 5/4
Rooney & Defoe 12/1
Rooney & none of the above 12/1

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Jose Odds On For Real Next

BARCA FAVOURITES FOR NEXT SEASON’S CHAMPIONS LEAGUE AS MOURINHO ODDS ON FOR REAL

WILLIAM HILL are offering 1/3 that Jose Mourinho will join Real Madrid as his next club after he made life difficult for bookies as Inter lifted the Champions League trophy. ‘That was a popular result for punters who have hit us for six – a six figure loss on the game’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.
Hills have installed Barcelona as 3/1 favourites to win the Champions League next season.
JOSE MOURINHO has been backed from 4/5 to 1/3 to become Real Madrid manager when he leaves Inter Milan with William Hill who also offer 7/2 that his next club will be Manchester City; 8/1 Liverpool; 8/1 Manchester United; 20/1 Arsenal; 20/1 Barcelona; 20/1 Chelsea. ‘Mourinho will have his pick of clubs when he leaves Inter and the likelihood is that his preference will be for Real Madrid’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.
WILLIAM HILL 2010/11 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
Barcelona3/1
Chelsea11/2
Real Madrid11/2
Man Utd7/1
Inter Milan9/1
Arsenal12/1
Bayern Munich14/1
Tottenham25/1
AC Milan25/1
Roma25/1
Sevilla33/1
Marseille33/1
Benfica33/1
Valencia40/1
Lyon40/1
Sampdoria50/1
Schalke66/1
Werder Bremen66/1
Ajax66/1
Lille80/1
Shakhtar Donetsk80/1
Rubin Kazan100/1
Zenit St Petersburg100/1
Spartak Moscow100/1
Fenerbahce100/1
FC Twente150/1
Panathinaikos150/1
Rangers150/1
Celtic150/1
Anderlecht250/1
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