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Back before Euro 08 started, we picked Russia as our longshot for the tournament.

We prety much based our pick on the odds and the coach. No Guus Hiddink team should ever be 26-1…

But they have tough task ahead of them, in playing Spain tonight for a spot against Germany in the final. Bodog Sportsbook has them at an outside chance of 3.45 to beat Spain, who are paying 1.95. (convert sports odds formats with the OG calculator)

Russian keeper, Igor Akinfeev had some oinspiring words for his team mates before the semi final. “We shouldn’t be afraid of anything,” he said.

“We have almost made it to the top of the mountain, but we want to reach the peak. Neither Spain nor us want penalties. It’s not good for the nerves and only puts more grey hair on our heads.”

We’ll be watching the game and cheering home our 26-1 bet. Do us proud you Russkies!

Manchester United took the UEFA Champions league trophy from Chelsea after a 1-1 draw and a penalty shootout.

And that’s exactly what the oddsmakers thought would happen….

A 1-1 draw was the shortest priced scoreline result and Man U was tipped to win. And that’s exactly what we bet on, and what we recommended you should have bet on too.

Did you get a win? If not I hope you at least enjoyed the close game, because it was pretty much the last of the club football this season.

But Euro 2008 kicks of in 14 days, and there’ll plenty of good football bets to be had throughout the tournament.

Even if England didn’t make it! I’m still amazed they couldn’t crack the top 16 teams in Europe…

Centrebet has Germany as the 4.60 favorite, followed by Spain at 7.50 and Portugal at 8.00. They’re also offering a free $50 bet to new accounts.

With no England, our usual bet isn’t possible. We usually bet on whoever England is playing against and usually make a good profit. (sorry England, but you always choke)

With Guus Hiddink coaching Russia, they could be a diamond in the rough at 26.00. They beat lowly Kazakhstan 6-0 in a warm up game, which probably doesn’t mean much, but Guus always has his teams ready to play.

So we’ll be having a sneaky little bet on the Russkies. Not much, because we’re probably throwing our money away, but at 26.00 it’s worth a stab just for fun.