EURO 2012

…10/1 with bet365 to win.
United boss Sir Alex Ferguson confirmed: “Chris has suffered a bad injury. It is a groin muscle injury and he will miss the European Championships.
“We are assessing what to do at the moment but it is a bad injury.”
Phil Jones will play alongside Rio Ferdinand at the heart of United’s defence at the Stadium of Light.
England are 10/1 to win this summer’s European Championships which are being held in Ukraine and Poland.

… over the last three years to try and move into English football’s elite and the investment paid off at the weekend as they were crowned champions thanks to a last-gasp 3-2 win at home to QPR.
City chairman Al-Mubarak said: “We have a championship-winning team. We are not starting from the same point as in other pre-seasons.
“We have had to improve in a very dramatic manner, now we have a nucleus. To improve further we have to harness that nucleus.”
Despite the City supremo appearing to rule …

New England manager Roy Hodgson has hinted that he will stick with the old guard for the upcoming European Championships, with the Three Lions 10/1 with bet365 to win the tournament.

Hodgson has had only a limited time to consider his options as he prepares to name his 23-man squad for Poland and Ukraine on Wednesday.
This has left the experienced boss to stick with tried and tested players, even though many of them have failed to deliver at previous international competitions.
“It has been …

Wolves have appointed former FC Koln boss Stale Solbakken as their new manager as they prepare for life in the Championship.

The 44-year-old Norwegian will take up his post from 1st July, with interim manager Terry Connor, who is expected to stay on at Molineux in a coaching capacity, set to lead the team for the final time in their game against Wigan Athletic on Sunday.
Wolves are 6/1 with bet365 to keep a clean sheet at the DW Stadium and are 7/2 to make an immediate return to the Premier …

New head coach Roy Hodgson, whose side are 9/1 with bet365 to win Euro 2012, has warned fans not to expect too much from England in this summer’s European Championships.

Hodgson has been charged with trying to help the Three Lions to a first-ever major European title, but the vastly experienced manager believes that reaching the last eight would be acceptable.
“I’d be bitterly disappointed if we didn’t get out of the group,” Hodgson said.
“One is tempted to say, because it’s England, that …

… title race goes to the wire.

City moved to the top of the table on goal difference following their crucial 1-0 victory over United at the Etihad Stadium and are now 4/9 with bet365 to win the Premier League.
City, looking to secure their first championship since 1968, face a tough match at Newcastle United on Sunday before finishing their campaign with a home game against QPR seven days later.
City are 13/2 to win 1-0 on Tyneside, with Mancini saying: “It is not finished. If we think it is …

Security preparations for Euro 2012 football championship, co-hosted by Poland and Ukraine, are progressing according to the schedule, Polish deputy Interior Minister Michal Deskur said on … preparations. He added that the Interior and the Administration Ministries will set up common headquarters for the time of the tournament. The 16-nation Euro 2012 soccer championships, slated for June 8- July 1, 2012, will take place in four Polish cities of Warsaw, Gdansk, Wroclaw and Poznan as well as four …

… in the top-flight by Southampton, who are 1/50 to go up.
“This is my best moment in football,” said McDermott. “We are in the Premier League now and I can celebrate for the next two months. I need to get away for a while in the summer and have a break.”
Reading have bounced back superbly after being beaten in last season’s Championship play-off final by Swansea City. Both the Swans and Norwich City have consolidated their position in the top-flight this term following last year’s promotion.

… Mancini refused to push the panic button after seeing his side passed by United at the summit, turning his attention to a potentially crucial derby showdown at the Etihad Stadium on Monday 30th April.
The Italian added: “Today was not critical, I think this championship will be decided with three games to go.”
Both United and City move on to Europa League action on Thursday evening, with Ferguson’s men 3-2 down from the home first leg of their last-16 clash with Athletic Bilbao.
City trail 1…

… for Villas-Boas by some sections of the media.
However, the veteran manager said in the build-up to the FA Cup fifth round replay against Stevenage, a game Spurs are 1/5 with bet365 to win: “It’s a dream job for somebody. It’s a club you can win a championship at because the owner spares no expense. If you do well, the sky’s the limit.
“(But) it would be difficult. I wouldn’t be able to come back to North London so I’ll pass on that one.”
Tottenham can be backed at 12/5 to win the FA Cup …