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Football: Sporting like France's chance.

Byline: Mark Langdon

SPORTING are the first spread firm to offer prices on Euro 2004 and, just like the fixed-odds layers, they believe France and Italy are the pair to beat, writes Mark Langdon.

The duo, who met in the last European Championship final when Les Bleus ''Les Bleus is often used in a French sporting context, and in particular may refer to:
  • France national football team
  • France national rugby union team
 won 2-1, are rated 50-53 and 44-47 respectively.

Anyone buying England at 32 will need the Three Lions to reach the semi-finals before making a profit.

Sporting - Euro 2004 index (100:75:50:25): 50-53 France, 44-47 Italy, 40-43 Portugal, 37-40 Spain, 34-37 Holland, 29-32 England, Czech Republic Czech Republic, Czech Česká Republika (2005 est. pop. 10,241,000), republic, 29,677 sq mi (78,864 sq km), central Europe. It is bordered by Slovakia on the east, Austria on the south, Germany on the west, and Poland on the north. , 23-26 Germany, 16-19 Denmark, Sweden, 8-11 Bulgaria, 7-10 Croatia, Russia, 5-8 Greece, Switzerland, 1-3 Latvia; Group indices (25:10:5) - Group A: 14.5-16 Portugal, 13.5-15 Spain, 4.5-6 Russia, 4-5.5 Greece; Group B: 17.5-19 France, 11-12.5 England, 4.5-6 Croatia, 4-5.5 Switzerland; Group C: 16.5-18 Italy, 8-9.5 Denmark, Sweden, 4.5-6 Bulgaria; Group D: 13.5-15 Holland, 12.13.5 Czech Rep (programming) REP - A directive used in IBM object code card decks (and later PTF Tapes) to REPlace fragments of already assembled or compiled object code prior to link edit. ., 9.5-11 Germany, 1.5-3 Latvia.
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Publication:The Racing Post (London, England)
Date:Dec 22, 2003
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