Football betting update: Redknapp favourite to be nextEngland manager

Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp is 2/7 in Sky Bet's next England manager betting to replace Fabio Capello after the Italian resigned on Wednesday night.

Capello quit following a meeting with FA chairman David Bernstein and general secretary Alex Horne at Wembley and Redknapp has emerged as the leading contender to replace him.

England Under-21 manager Stuart Pearce is 5/1 with the online betting company to take over the reins of the senior side, with the former Russia and Chelsea boss Guus Hiddink 7/1 (from 20/1) to take the post after he expressed an interest in replacing Capello.

Real Madrid boss Jose Mourinho is 12/1 to take over, with West Brom chief Roy Hodgson and Newcastle manager Alan Pardew both available at 14/1.

Sky Bet PR Director Dale Tempest said: "Once the 'not guilty' verdict came in everyone wanted to back Harry Redknapp for the England post. We saw a lot of money for him and he went from 5/2 to 1/2 very quickly.

"Now Capello has resigned it leaves the door open for Redknapp to get the job he has always coveted and he seems to be the man England fans want as manager."