Soccer

With Henrik Larsson back in the fold, can Sweden upset their Euro 2008 odds and go all the way?
Sweden will compete at their fifth consecutive international tournament when Euro 2008 kicks off in June. It’s an astonishing record of consistency in a notoriously volatile field of endeavour, and one of which most people are unaware. [...]

Euro 2008 odds makers have allowed tradition to influence the lines by making Germany early favorites to lift the trophy.
Germany have not won a match at the European Championships since an Oliver Bierhoff goal in the final won the 1996 competition in London. No single statistic sums up the decline of the most consistent football [...]

Euro 2008 odds makers rank Russia as outsiders to win the competition but with the experience of Guus Hiddink at the helm, do not right the Russian challenge off just yet.
The collapse of the old Soviet Union removed one of the giant figures of European football from the Great Stage. The USSR won the first [...]

Football Betting was turned upsidedown in 2004 when Greece lifted the trophy but can the Greek heroes do it all again in 2008?
Greece arrived at the European Championships four years ago as 150/1 outsiders – an Angelos Charisteas goal saw them sink hosts Portugal in the final and pull off the greatest sports betting underdog [...]