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
Southampton have to be getting used to seeing their stars leave for Liverpool, with Sadio Mane following the career trajectory of many former Saints in joining the Reds. His £34m move means he carries on the tradition started by the likes of Adam Lallana, Rickie Lambert, Nathaniel Clyne and Dejan … Read more
Michy Batshuayi is a name that has been linked with a number of Premier League clubs and it is believed he is finally going to end this speculation by joining Chelsea, who are priced at 7/1 to reclaim the title in 2016/17. Tottenham Hotspur were rumoured to be close to … Read more
Leicester City’s main aim for this transfer window has to be to keep the stars who helped them win the 2015/16 Premier League, with the club priced at 25/1 to retain their title. Jamie Vardy has already committed his future to the Foxes after interest from Arsenal, but they are … 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
Antonio Conte is having a wonderful time with Italy at Euro 2016, but has to have thoughts of Chelsea in the back of his mind. The former Juventus manager will take over at Stamford Bridge when his national duties are over and must already be contemplating his recruitment policy. According … Read more
Tottenham Hotspur are being linked with a move for Roma’s Antonio Sanabria, with Mauricio Pochettino looking to bolster his side. The Daily Mail is reporting that the 20-year-old is high on Pochettino’s shortlist and the north Londoners are willing to part with £11.5m to bring him to White Hart … Read more
Julian Draxler’s scintillating performance in Germany’s 3-0 triumph over Slovakia enhanced his already burgeoning reputation as one of Europe’s hottest youngsters. Jose Mourinho enlisted Manchester United as members of the forward’s growing fan club before the rush his goal and assist in his latest Euro 2016 outing sparked and now … 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