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Three Lionesses Backed For Win Against France

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England’s Women progressed through to the Quarter Final of the World Cup and bookmakers, William Hill, make them 9/5 to defeat France in the next round. Les Bleus are 6/5 slight favourites but despite this, Hope Powell’s recruits have been well backed by punters with over 60% of all bets being staked on them to win. Should the game go beyond the 90 minutes, Hills are offering 12/1 that England win in extra time and 11/1 they win on penalties.

England are relative outsiders to go on and win the competition, offered at 20/1, quite a way behind favourites, Germany, at 5/6 and Brazil at 7/2. The Three Lionesses are 8/13 to be knocked out at the Quarter Final stage and 6/5 to qualify for the Semis.

“England were very much improved against Japan while the French side are coming into the game on the back of a heavy defeat to Germany and our punters are backing them to come good,” said Hill’s spokesman Joe Crilly.

England’s Kelly Smith came into the tournament as the Golden Girl of the team, however, she has failed to find the net once during the tournament and has been backed by Hill’s punters NOT to score during the remaining games. Originally offered at 8/11 not to do so, she has been backed into 4/6, but she is 11/10 to get off the mark.

Outright: 5/6 Germany; 7/2 Brazil; 13/2 USA; 14/1 Sweden; 16/1 France; 20/1 Japan; 20/1 England; 50/1 Australia

Stage of Elimination: 8/13 Quarter Final; 5/2 Semi Final; 9/2 Runner Up; 20/1 Winner

England v France (qualification): 6/5 England; 8/13 France

To win in extra time: 12/1 England; 11/1 France

To win on penalties: 11/1 England; 10/1 France

Joe Crilly
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Women’s World Cup: You Bet Kelly’s Eye Is Out

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Kelly Smith has been backed at William Hill NOT to score at any point during this year’s Women’s World Cup following three straight games firing blanks. She had been as short as Evens to score at any point, but has drifted to 11/10, while the odds of her not to score have been cut to 4/6 from 8/11. England are 9/5 to defeat France and 6/5 to suffer defeat. The draw is offered at 11/5. At 20/1 to win the tournament, England are quite some distance behind 5/6 favourites, Germany. Brazil are 4/1 and the USA are 12/1.

“Kelly Smith has been in good form without finding the net, but despite this, our punters are refusing to back her to score during this tournament,” said Hill’s spokesman Joe Crilly.

Joe Crilly
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E: jcrilly@williamhill.co.uk

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Barca: Want You Fab For Good!

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William Hill have slashed the price of Cesc Fabregas leaving Arsenal for Barcelona from 1/2 to 2/7 while he is now 5/2 (from 6/4) to remain at the Emirates for the first game of next season. Hills now reckon that the deal is all but done and have opened a market on how much he will leave for and offer 6/5 that Fab costs Barca between £30,000,001 and £35 million. He is 2/1 to go for over £35 million.

“As one of the longest running transfer sagas in recent history nears conclusion, it now appears that the only remaining question is how much he will cost when he inevitably departs,” said Hill’s spokesman Joe Crilly.

William Hill Prices:

Will Fabregas join Barcelona during this Summer’s Transfer Window: 2/7 yes; 5/2 no

How Much Will Fabregas Cost During This Summer’s Transfer Window:
7/4 Up to (and including) £30 million
6/5 £30,000,001 to £35 million
2/1 £35,000,001 upwards

England’s Toothless Lionesses Lengthened For World Cup

Following a less than inspiring display, the odds of England’s women winning the World Cup have drifted to 33/1 with William Hill. Despite this, they are 1/5 to qualify from their group. Their next match takes place on Friday against New Zealand, for which the Three Lions are 2/7 to win. New Zealand are 7/1 while the draw is 7/2.

“We were less than impressed with Hope Powell’s side on Monday and the odds have lengthened considerably from 16/1 to 33/1,” said Hill’s spokesman Joe Crilly.

Will England Qualify From Their Group: 1/5 yes; 10/3 no

Joe Crilly
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South American Heavyweights Set To Slug It Out And England’s Women Fancied

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Argentina are the 5/6 favourites with William Hill to win this Summer’s Copa America with Brazil the 2/1 second favourites. The pair are streets ahead of the third favourite, Uruguay, at 10/1. Argentina and Brazil are so fancied for the tournament that it is 2/5 for the pair to contest the final at Hills. Lionel Messi is the 7/2 favourite to be the tournament’s leading scorer while Brazil’s Fred is 9/1. Falcao, Higuain and Tevez are all 10/1.

“While some of the top sides have sent young or weaker squads to Argentina, the hosts and Brazil look as strong as ever and it appears as though they will be slugging it out for the title of best South American side,” said Hill’s spokesman Joe Crilly.

Amidst stories that Mexico have suspended eight members of their squad, Hills have reacted by shortening the odds of their opponents in the first match. Chile have been cut from 4/6 to 4/9 for victory, while Mexico have lengthened to 11/2.

Copa America:

Nominate the Finalist: 2/5 Argentina/Brazil; 10/1 Argentina/Chile; 10/1 Argentina/Uruguay; 14/1 Argentina/Paraguay; 20/1 Brazil/Chile; 20/1 Brazil/Uruguay;22/1 Brazil/Colombia; 50/1 Brazil/Paraguay; 50/1 Uruguay/Chile; 66/1 Argentina/Mexico; 80/1 Brazil/Mexico; 100/1 Uruguay/Mexico; 150/1 Colombia/Chile; 150/1 Colombia/Uruguay; 200/1 Colombia/Mexico

Winner: 5/6 Argentina; 2/1 Brazil; 10/1 Uruguay; 11/1 Chile; 16/1 Paraguay; 20/1 Colombia; 50/1 Mexico; 66/1 Ecuador; 80/1 Venezuela; 150/1 Bolivia; 150/1 Peru; 200/1 Costa Rica

England’s Women Fancied For Knockout Berth

Fara Williams scored England’s only goal in their drab draw against Mexico and she heads the betting to be England’s lead scorer at the Women’s World Cup. She is the 2/1 favourite to do so, while Kelly Smith is the 5/2 second favourite. England have been pushed out from an initial 16/1 to 33/1 to win the tournament, although they are 1/5 to qualify from their group into the knockout stages.

“Despite the fact that the Three Lions got off to a bit of a slow start, we feel they will do exactly what is expected of them and qualify for the latter stages of the tournament with relative ease,” said Hill’s spokesman Joe Crilly

Women’s World Cup:

England Top Scorer: 2/1 Fara Williams; 5/2 Kelly Smith; 4/1 Eniola Aluko; 9/2 Ellen White; 8/1 Karen Carney; 10/1 Rachel Yankey; others on request

33/1 England to win Women’s World Cup
1/5 England to qualify for knockout stages

Joe Crilly
Press Officer

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E: jcrilly@williamhill.co.uk

William Hill Press Office; Greenside House; 50 Station Road; Wood Green; London; N22 7TP

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Champions League: Barcelona Batter The Bookies!

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Bookies William Hill were on the end of their worst battering in football betting history after Barcelona won the Champions league. Hills make Barca their 5/2 favorites to retain the trophy and they are 100/1 to win the next four tournaments in a row. Sir Alex is 9/2 to retire before the start of the season with Berbatov 1/8 Not to be a Man Utd player at the start of the season.

“The Barcelona victory will go down as the worst result for British bookies since England won the World cup in 1966. Messi & his men had blown both Manchester United and the bookies away and they are already favourites to take us to the cleaners again next year!” said Hill’s spokesman Rupert Adams.

Sir Alex: 9/2 To Resign As Manchester United Manager Before Start Of Premiership 2011-2012, 1/8 Still in charge of Man Utd On Day One Of Season

How Long Will Barcelona Win The Trophy Again: 10/3 Retain Trophy 2012, 10/1 Win 2012 & 2013, 33/1 Win 2012,-2013 & 2014, 100/1 Win Champions League every year until end 2015

2011-12 Champions League: 10/11 British Team To Contest Final, 5/4 A British Winner, 9/1 All British Final

William Hill Champions League 2011-12 Season: 5/2 Barcelona, 5/1 Real Madrid, 6/1 Man Utd, 7/1 Chelsea, 9/1 Man City, 14/1 Arsenal, 16/1 AC Milan, 16/1 Inter Milan, 16/1 Bayern Munich, 25/1 Valencia

Berbatov Man Utd Player Day One 2011-12: 1/8 No, 9/2 Yes

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Bookies Brace For Barca Bashing, United In Support For The Reds

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Despite being at Wembley, Manchester United find themselves the biggest outsider for the Champions League Final for over a decade, with no other finalist in the past 10 years priced at more than 2/1. United are offered at 3/1 with Hills, but not even that price can tempt punters, with over 80% of bets placed on a Barcelona victory at 21/20. Hills are also offering over 100 in play markets and think that it could be the first time in history that in-play bets exceed pre-match wagers.

“Over the years Manchester United have caused us a fair amount of pain, but they will save us millions if they manage to beat Barcelona on Saturday night,” said Hill’s spokesman Joe Crilly.

Hills are expecting a £10 million industry wide turnover making this the biggest game since the World Cup Final last year.

Lionel Messi is the 5/1 favourite to score the first goal of the match, while David Villa is 7/1. Wayne Rooney is 8/1 with Pedro and Hernandez both 9/1.

William Hill have a number of specials available for this weekend’s match and offer 25/1 that Patrice Evra will score and Manchester United lift the trophy (Happy Evra After) and 22/1 that Gerard Pique scores from outside the area (Pique That One Out).

Manchester United / Barcelona Odds:

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

To Win In Extra Time: 9/1 Barcelona; 16/1 Manchester United

To Win On Penalties: 11/1 Manchester United; 11/1 Barcelona

To Lift The Trophy: 1/2 Barcelona; 13/8 Manchester United

5/1 Match to be decided on penalties

Barcelona to Dominate Champions League:
5/1 To win Champions League this year and next
16/1 To win Champions League this year, next year AND the season after that

Match Winner Offers:
6/1 Rooney to score & Manchester United to win in 90 minutes
6/1 Match to be decided on penalties
4/1 Villa to score and Barcelona to win in 90 minutes
9/2 Match to be decided in Extra Time

First Goalscorer: 5/1 Lionel Messi; 7/1 David Villa; 8/1 Wayne Rooney; 9/1 Javier Hernandez; 9/1 Pedro; 12/1 Bojan; 12/1 Michael Owen; 12/1 Dimitar Berbatov; 14/1 BAR

Patriotic Punt*: 10/1 Lewis Hamilton OR Jenson Button to win Monaco Grand Prix and Manchester United to lift the Champions League Trophy
*Available until 1300h Saturday 28th May 2011.

Joe Crilly
Press Officer

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E: jcrilly@williamhill.co.uk

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40/1 Suggests England Will Remain In Fifa…for Now!

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The latest furore surrounding England’s failed World Cup bid has led William Hill to offer 40/1 that the English FA remove themselves from FIFA before the start of the 2014 World Cup.

“Despite the mud-slinging and finger pointing, the odds of 40/1 suggest that it is highly unlikely that the English FA will take the step of withdrawing from FIFA any time soon,” said Hill’s spokesman Joe Crilly.

Further Information..Joe Crilly…0208 918 3746 / 07850 518 164.

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Becks 6/1 To Score Against Man U For Spurs – Kenny Odds On To Get Liverpool Gig Long Term

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*************************************WILLIAM HILL MIDWEEK FOOTBALL ROUND UP*****************************************

BECKS TO BATTER FERGIE?….William Hill offer 6/1 that David Beckham will score for Spurs against Manchester United if he signs on loan for them this January. (Bets void if Beckham does not sign for Spurs)

ENGLAND ODDS-ON TO BEAT GHANA. England have been made 1/2 favourites to win their forthcoming friendly with Ghana by William Hill who make the away team a 5/1shot with the draw AT 12/5.

YOU BET KENNY IS THERE FOR LIVERPOOL LONG HAUL

KENNY DALGLISH has been backed from 13/8 to 10/11 favourite to win the manager’s job at Liverpool on a permanent basis following the club’s FA Cup defeat at Old Trafford. ‘Clearly the fact that his team conceded a first minute penalty, had their skipper sent off and failed to score has impressed punters, who haven’t wanted to back anyone else to get the job on a long-term basis’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.

NEXT PERMANENT LIVERPOOL MANAGER?….10/11 Dalglish; 9/2 O’Neill; 11/2 Coyle; 6/1 Rijkaard; 7/1 Rangnick; 8/1 Villas-Boas. Others on request.

WHERE WILL LIVERPOOL FINISH IN PREM?….top 4 – 20/1; 5th-7th 11/8; 8th -10th -13/8; 11th-14th – 3/1; 15th-17th – 10/1; Bottom three – 25/1.

WILL KENNY FIND TORRES SCORING BOOTS?….With Kenny Dalglish declaring he can bring the best out of mis-firing striker Fernando Torres, William Hill are betting on how many Premier League goals he will score during the remainder of the season – and make 6 or less their 5/4 favourite. ‘Torres has not looked the same player for Liverpool since the World Cup, at which although he ended up on the winning side he was not over impressive. His form could be the key to the rest of Liverpool’s season’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.

Hills…Torres PL goals for rest of season:

6 or less
5/4

7 to 9
15/8

10 or more
2/1

CARLING CUP:

YOU BET CARLTON WILL BE UP FOR CARLING

CARLTON COLE has socred in his last five Carling Cup games and William Hill make him a 6/4 chance to continue the sequence against Birmingham in their Semi Final first leg game on Tuesday.

HILLS…TO WIN CARLING CUP…8/15 Arsenal; 7/2 Birmingham; 9/2 West Ham; 14/1Ipswich.

Semi Final first leg with most goals:

West Ham v Birmingham
12/5

Tie
3/1

Ipswich v Arsenal
8/11

GRANT NEXT FOR MANAGERIAL HAMMERING?

AVRAM GRANT is 1/3 favourite with William Hill to be the next Premier League manager to leave his club this season. Hills also offer 11/2 Houllier; 11/2 Ancelotti; 10/1 McCarthy; 16/1 Hughes; 16/1 Martinez; 20/1 Kean; Di Matteo; Mancini; No more managers to go this season. ‘Mr Grant has been favourite in this market on five different occasions so far, and managed to survive thus far, so he probably isn’t even popular with football punters in general, let alone West Ham fans at the moment’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.

Further information……graham sharpe…0208 918 3731

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The Fluctuating Fortunes Of England’s World Cup Bid

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Monday evening’s Panorama exposé saw the odds of England hosting the World Cup pushed out to 3/1 with William Hill however, following a number of three figure bets, the odds have since been cut to 11/4. Not since England first threw their name into the hat have their odds been as long.

England initially expressed their interest in hosting the 2018 World Cup back in November 2005 and they were offered at 8/1. They then started to attract some tentative bets totalling around £3000, by the time England officially announced they would be entering the race, they were 4/1 shots. In February 2007 England became odds on favourites (4/6) for the first time but by March the English bid was back out to 6/4. The English odds hovered around Evens until November 2009 when Dave Richards handed in his resignation as Chairman of the Premier League and the odds were eased out to 11/4, however the announcement of the potential English stadia saw the odds slashed to 7/4.

Since the bid was handed over by David Beckham in January of this year, England have remained favourites at one point as short as 8/11, however when the Times uncovered the FIFA cash for votes scandal Russia’s bid overtook them for the first time.

“England’s odds have fluctuated massively over the course of the last five years but as it stands England are still our biggest loss but we would be more than happy to pay out on football coming home. In the long run, a domestic World Cup would see turnover break all World Cup betting records,” said Hill’s spokesman Joe Crilly.

How The Odds Have Changed:

5th November 2005 – Initial interest – 8/1
20th January 2007 – Official Bid Announcement – 4/1
12th February 2007 – First Odds-On – 4/6
24th November 2009 – Dave Richards resigns as Chairman of the Premier League – 11/4
7th January 2010 – Potential English Stadia announced – 7/4
12th May 2010 – David Beckham hands over Bid book – 11/10
12th June2010 – Back to odds on – 5/6
17th October 2010 – Times Exposé – 11/8
29th November 2010 – Panorama – 3/1

William Hill World Cup Odds:

2018 Bid: 4/6 Russia; 11/4 Portugal & Spain; 11/4 England; 20/1 Belgium & Holland

25/1 England Host and Win the World Cup in 2018

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Punters Celebrate 440/1 Premier League Accumulator… England’s World Cup Bid Going Down The Panorama?

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Punters Celebrate 440/1 Premier League Accumulator…

William Hill’s ‘Will Both Teams Score’ coupon has proved a staggering success with punters since it was first launched in August 2009. For the first time since the coupon’s inception, Hills have had to pay out on all twenty Premier League teams scoring. Already, from a standing start, the bet regularly takes more money than perennial football favourite – the correct score.

“As the first mainstream bookmaker to offer the bet – and one of the few to offer customers the option of betting on whether individual teams will or will not score, we were optimistic that it would prove popular, but it has exceeded all expectations and is now even out-performing the correct score turnover,” said Hill’s spokesman Joe Crilly.

The bet is not just limited to Premier League fixtures and punters can supplement their selections with games from the top four English divisions as well as SPL and FA Cup ties as well. Despite the fact that Blackburn’s Christopher Samba had a face like thunder when he headed in his consolation goal against Manchester United at the weekend, William Hill punters will have been all smiles as he completed a clean sweep on Saturday. Punters who backed all 20 sides to score will be wanting to kiss Martin Skrtel (although how pleased he will be about it is another matter) who completed the weekend’s scoring by netting at both ends at White Hart Lane!

“This weekend was a real headache for us as the price for all twenty teams to score was over 440/1 but the coupon is proving a real success. Most other bets would have been dead when Blackburn were 7-0 down on Saturday but it still gave our punters something to shout about. We will be hoping for a different outcome this weekend, however, when the price is 555/1 for all 20 to score,” said Hill’s spokesman Joe Crilly.

England’s World Cup Bid Going Down The Panorama?

Panorama are set to broadcast their controversial show on the World Cup bribing scandal tonight despite claims that it could harm England’s bid to host the competition. As it stands Russia are the 4/6 favourites to win the chance to host the 2018 World Cup with England the 9/4 second favourites.

“At the moment England are the second favourites to host the 2018 World Cup but we are fully expecting their odds to change after tonight’s show. Which way they will go is impossible to gauge. Come tomorrow morning, England could either be back in with a shout or out of the running completely,” said Hill’s spokesman Joe Crilly.

William Hill World Cup 2018 Bid Odds:

4/6 Russia; 9/4 England; 3/1 Portugal & Spain; 50/1 Belgium & Holland

Further Information…Joe Crilly…0208 918 3746 / 07850 518 164

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