Everyone has an opinion on who should be the next England manager, including the current captain Wayne Rooney. When asked about who he would want in the dugout, the 30-year-old said: “Of course, it’s better if he’s English, but he has to be the right man for the job.” However, … Read more
Match Odds: Wales 19/4, The Draw 13/5, Belgium 18/25 To advance to the next round: Wales 51/20, Belgium 7/25 Pre-tournament betting outsiders to qualify from Group B behind England, Russia and Slovakia, Wales have outlasted each of their mini-league stablemates. Their clash with Belgium for a place in the Euro … Read more
Odds: Poland: 3/1, The Draw: 2/1, Portugal: 5/4 Portugal’s Euro 2016 campaign so far bear similarities to the numerous tales of rookie casino goers who, disregarding any advice, strategy or instruction manual, tugged levers and bashed buttons on slots machines and ended up winning a fortune – they’ve no idea … Read more
The exploits of past Euros top goalscorers suggest playing for one of 2016’s perceived underdogs is no barrier to Gareth Bale becoming the tournament’s leading marksman. Despite upsetting the odds to win Group B and then getting past Northern Ireland, Wales are 51/20 outsiders to get past Belgium into the … Read more
Odds: England: 11/20, The Draw: 11/4, Iceland: 29/4 Iceland’s last-gasp winning goal against Austria was celebrated with similar vigour amongst sections of England fans as it was the supporters of the nation who scored it. The motivation for this shared elation was provided by Arnor Traustason, whose injury-time strike re-routed … Read more
The first knockout stage of Euro 2016 looks to be the equivalent of Homer Simpson’s entirely chocolate dream world for double-chance bettors. Aficionados of the aforementioned gamble need a very specific set of circumstances to throw up opportunities to indulge in their wager of choice. Unappetisingly-short favourites, priced up more … Read more
England manager Roy Hodgson should bring Ross Barkley in from the cold at Adam Lallana’s expense to make his side more dangerous against Iceland. Given the Three Lions’ toils in oceans of benign possession against Russia, Wales and Slovakia during the group stage, Spain or Germany would have been more … Read more
Match Odds: Italy 31/10, The Draw 11/10, Spain 23/20 To reach the next round: Italy 6/4, Spain 1/2 No tie in the round of 16 illustrates the old rumination ‘what difference a day makes’ more than Italy v Spain. Before losing their final group match to the Republic of Ireland the … Read more
Odds: Hungary: 11/2, The Draw: 27/10, Belgium: 65/100 One of Euro 2016’s surprise packages meets one of its more underwhelming outfits in this last-16 affair. Few fancied Hungary to qualify from Group F, let alone top it, while Belgium’s insipid pool E campaign did little to vindicate the hype that … Read more
Odds: Germany: 11/25, The Draw: 333/100, Slovakia: 17/2 Progression to the last 16 was Slovakia’s aim for Euro 2016, but pointers as to how they’d advance beyond the first knockout phase were seemingly omitted from the pre-tournament brief. The reward for drawing their final Group B match against England, a … Read more
Match Odds: France 9/20, The Draw 31/10, Republic of Ireland 9/1 To advance to the next round: France 4/25, Republic of Ireland 4/1 After nigh-on seven long years submerged in liquid nitrogen at zero degrees Kelvin, revenge is finally the dish of the day for the Republic of Ireland. The … Read more
Match Odds: Croatia 33/20, The Draw 2/1, Portugal 21/10 To Qualify: Croatia 3/4, Portugal Evens There are one or two teams in this tournament that wouldn’t mind being in Croatia’s position right now. In the top-half of the draw, the most fearsome opponents they will face before the final are … Read more
