Spain were immediately installed as favourites for Euro 2012 folliwing their 1-0 victory over Germany in the Euro 2008 final. The team that Aragones built are 6/1 to repeat the feat in four years time. England are 11/1. There are…
Cesc Fabregas came on as a substitute for David Villa last night and almst singlehandedly undid Russia with his movement, flicks, passes and overall display of a pocket general that outshone the pre-match hype surrounding Andrei Arshavin. Fabregas as he did in the…
It is the tightest of calls in the betting for the Euro 2008 semi final tonight between Spain and Russia, with Spain slightly ahead as favourites. Spain are 2.20 to win in normal time, 9.00 to win in extra time and…
Spain v Russia will be a battle of styles and perhaps energy. The flamboyant free flowing Russians have won through with the high octane, lung bursting fast football reminiscent of the many great Dutch teams and also the South Korean…
I have left the odds on the winners up from last week(scroll down right hand column), so you can all kick yourselves for not betting then. It is 4/1 the field now, but you can still get 11/1 on Turkey…
The enduring image of the weekend Euro 2008 quarterfinals was Italian and Spanish midfielders looking up desperately to see where their teammates were. The night before Andrei Arshavin had shown them how. For Russia’s second goal he sprinted down the touchline…
The two fat ladies bet: Steve Maclaren’s threadbare reputation as an international manager could require some re-stitching if England’s conquerors Croatia and Russia progress as they might to the finals. The unlikely sounding proposition of a few months ago has rather…
Harking back to the dark months of the winter against England, Russia looked interesting but naive. Last night they demolished the old men of Sweden and Gus Hiddink’s team had the speed and flair that marked them out as an…