After the end of the elections of the International Federation of Football Associations (FIFA), in which the 17-year leader of the organization Sepp Blatter easily defeated his opponent, the betting odds sharply dropped in world betting offices that the European football teams, led by UEFA, will refuse to participate in the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
According to "bookmakers rankings" data, as soon as the European football leader Michel Platini and several British politicians spoke up about the need to boycott the "blood-stained and corrupt" 2018 World Cup in Russia, the bookmakers immediately lowered the coefficient for betting on whether the championship will take place in Russia in three years.
It dropped from 6 to 4.5. A representative of Ladbrokes company confirmed that the position of UEFA and politicians only accelerated the trends of opinions that the World Cup in Russia could be particularly scandalous - Europe could not only boycott the competition, but also break ties with FIFA.
“The coefficient was lowered in just a few hours because a clear idea was given that Europe will raise questions about Russia’s position,” - Alex Donahue.
World bettors also started actively placing bets on whether the 79-year-old S. Blatter will not stay in his position for the full four-year term. However, as soon as the coefficient dropped, a significant number of bettors believed that the FIFA president will easily remain in his position until 2019.
You could bet on Blatter staying in office with a coefficient of 1.57, while the coefficient for him not staying was 2.25.
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