ENGLAND FAVOURITES FOR WORLD CUP FINAL!

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England are favourites to make the World Cup final according to Paddy Power.

However it’s not Fabio’s flops, who are already back home with their feet up, but referee Howard Webb. The Premier League official is 7/4 favourite to be the ref for the World Cup Final on July 11th after a string of impressive performances in South Africa. Webb, who also took control of this season’s Champions League final, had been a 28/1 shot for the honour prior to the tournament.

Darren Haines, spokesman for Paddy Power, said: “Unless he drops a clanger of Graham Poll or Jorge Larrionda proportions Webb’s performances at the World Cup have made him the front-runner for the ultimate refereeing honour on July 11 – certainly the commentators are not being shy in reminding us there is at least one Englishman putting in a performance in South Africa!”

Uruguayan ref Jorge Larrionda, the man who missed Frank Lampard’s goal that never was against Germany has slumped in the betting to 150/1. Larrionda had been the 11/2 second favourite prior to the tournament. Italy’s Roberto Rossetti, the ref who allowed Carlos Tevez’s controversial goal against Argentina has also slumped in the betting to 150/1 from 7/1 whilst Webb’s main rival looks to be Switzerland’s Massimo Busacca at 11/4 from 9/2.

With the TV commentators clutching at straws to big up an Englishman at the World Cup the bookie is also betting on how many times Howard Webb is named during his next World Cup match, offering 11/8 for nine or mentions as they desperately try to claim some glory for England in the wake of the Three Lions failures.

And should disheartened supporters heed radio commentator Alan Green’s advice and boycott England’s next Wembley appearance against Hungary on August 11th its 10/3 for an attendance of less than 50,000.

Who Will Referee The World Cup Final
7/4 Howard Webb, England
11/4 Massimo Busacca, Switzerland
11/2 Frank De Bleekere, Belgium
9/1 Wolfgang Stark, Germany
9/1 Benito Archundia, Mexico
12/1 Ravshan Irmatov, Uzbekistan
14/1 Viktor Kassai, Hungary
22/1 Hector Baldassi, Argentina
40/1 Alberto Mallenco, Spain
40/1 Yuichi Nishimura, Japan
40/1 Oscar Ruiz, Colombia
150/1 Jorge Larrionda, Uruguay
150/1 Roberto Rosetti, Italy

How many times is England’s Howard Webb mentioned by name during his next World Cup match?11/2 Two or less
11/4 Three - five
9/4 Six - Eight
11/8 Nine or morE

England v Hungary Aug 11 attendance
10/3 Less than 50,000
2/1 50-60,000
7/4 60-70,000
4/1 70-80,000
16/1 Over 80,000

WORLD CUP LATEST

Name The Finalists
4/1 Brazil v Argentina
9/2 Spain v Brazil
6/1 Brazil v Germany
9/1 Argentina v Holland
9/1 Spain v Holland
11/1 Germany v Holland
12/1 Spain v Uruguay
14/1 Germany v Uruguay
16/1 Brazil v Portugal
22/1 Argentina v Ghana
25/1 Brazil v Paraguay

Player of the Tournament
7/1 Messi
7/1 Villa
8/1 Ozil
9/1 Higuain
10/1 Fabiano
18/1 Robinho
18/1 Robben
18/1 Sneijder
18/1 Ronaldo
20/1 Xavi
20/1 Tevez
25/1 Iniesta
25/1 Maicon