Your guide to soccer betting online

Spain is one of the great European hotbeds of soccer. The passion for the sport, both within Spain and well beyond its borders, is driven by the exploits of two of the world’s biggest clubs. Real Madrid, a record 13 times champions of Europe, and Barcelona, five times champions in their own right, have dominated soccer domestically and across the continent in recent years.
Great players from every country aspire to play for either of these clubs, whose clashes in El Clasico are watched in every corner of the globe. As a result, soccer betting sites offer a huge variety of ways to bet on LaLiga matches.

Italian soccer fans are incredibly passionate about the sport, and Serie A includes some of the best supported and most famous clubs in the game.

AC Milan, Internazionale and Juventus (with 12 European titles between them) are household names for lovers of soccer across the globe, as are many of the Italian and international stars who play for them.

As a result, interest in Serie A matches is intense in both Italy and further afield. Soccer betting sites around the world offer a huge variety of soccer odds on games between Italian clubs and fans in many countries love betting on them.

Germany’s premier soccer competition, the Bundesliga, is widely regarded as one of the finest leagues in the world.

Its clubs are hugely respected and teams like Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund are among the most famous on the continent.

Soccer lovers across the world relish the opportunity to bet on matches between Germany’s elite clubs, and soccer betting websites offer extensive markets on the games to encourage wagering.

Ligue 1 has gained in prestige in recent years thanks to the growing power of Paris Saint-Germain.

The club from the French capital, with nine titles to their name, has dominated its domestic league to an extraordinary extent for several seasons.

It has also attracted some of the great names of the world game, including Lionel Messi, Neymar and Kylian Mbappe, and has become a regular in the latter stages of the Champions League, finishing as runners-up in 2020.

Ligue 1 matches are growing in global popularity, and soccer betting apps allow fans across the world to bet on the action in France.

Major League Soccer is North America’s premier soccer league. Despite being relatively young compared to the established leagues in Europe and South America, it’s growing in size and popularity year-on-year, and fast becoming a breeding ground for new talent.

Global superstars including Wayne Rooney, Thierry Henry, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Kaka and, of course, David Beckham, have helped raise the reputation of the league, not forgetting the regular addition of new franchises such as Inter Miami CF and New York City FC further increasing its profile.

The MLS has become a firm fan-favorite, and betting enthusiasts enjoy the chance to check out MLS odds and get closer to the action.

The UEFA Champions League is unquestionably the biggest annual club competition in the world. The most illustrious teams from across Europe battle it out to be crowned kings of the continent – and the betting action across the globe is substantial.

Fans are fascinated to see the best clubs in each country in clashes of cultures and styles, and equally intrigued by the challenge of predicting the outcomes on soccer betting websites.

With a massive global audience and profile, the Champions League is the ultimate competition for soccer players – and for online soccer betting fans.

The UEFA Europa League is a significant prize, the second biggest in European club soccer, and winning it awards tremendous prestige to the successful team.

Some of the most famous clubs in Europe can be found in the Europa League, and, as a result, soccer betting websites offer a variety of attractive markets on the action.

The latter stages of the tournament are always particularly exciting to watch – and extremely popular to bet on.

The European Championship is usually held every four years, although the 2020 edition was postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

In a unique tournament staged across Europe in 11 different venues, Italy came out on top, beating England on penalties in the final at London’s Wembley Stadium.

The tournament was a classic, with plenty of high-scoring matches and entertaining football on show. The legendary Cristiano Ronaldo finished as joint top-scorer with surprise package Patrik Schick, while Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma was named player of the tournament.

Betting interest was sky high for Euro 2020, as it is sure to be again by the time the next edition, which will be hosted in Germany, rolls around in 2024.

All eyes will be on Qatar when the FIFA World Cup kicks off in November 2022. That should come as no surprise with soccer's biggest prize on the line.

Fans in every corner of the globe will follow the action as the finest players in the sport seek the ultimate glory of becoming world champions.

Analysis by FIFA showed an estimated US$155billion was staked worldwide on the 2018 tournament and that figure will surely be surpassed in 2022.

Brazil, France, England, Spain, Germany and Italy are the leading contenders at this stage but the fact the event is being staged in such a hot climate suggests there might be a surprise winner this time.

The Copa America brings together the best soccer-playing nations of South America and the 2021 edition was held in Brazil after original host nations Colombia and Argentina were unable to stage the tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic-related reasons.

However, the Brazilians lost to Argentina in the final - a monumental occasion for legendary forward Lionel Messi who finally lifted a trophy with his nation after losing four previous major finals.

Leading players from the competing nations are household names so a global audience always follows the action and there is plenty of interest among bettors as the continent’s finest go head-to-head.

The next edition of the Copa America is due to take place in summer 2024, and will be staged in Ecuador.