Simon Hopper thinks England are value to kick off their Euro 2012 campaign in style against Bulgaria – see his thoughts on all the betting here.

Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola is close to signing a new contract at Camp Nou, according to the club’s vice-president.

The Spaniard has eight trophies in two years since replacing Frank Rijkaard as coach of Barcelona and after signing a 1-year deal 12 months ago, Guardiola he is now on the brink of a reported three-year extension.

Barcelona vice-president Josep Maria Bartomeu claims that an agreement is in place and all that is left to do is to put pen to paper.

“The coach could soon sign a new deal,” he said.

“We had wanted a longer agreement with Pep Guardiola, but it was only decided for one year.

“Now the coach has opened the door for a longer agreement. This is not a problem because the club is very satisfied with his work.”

Simon Hopper thinks England are value to kick off their Euro 2012 campaign in style against Bulgaria – see his thoughts on all the betting here.

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