Bet on Football - a global phenomenon

Bets on football take place more than wagers on any other global sport and it is just getting bigger all the time.

The traditional match bet - picking one team to beat another or the game to be drawn - is arguably the most popular football bet, but there is now a huge variety of football betting opportunities.

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The English Premier League is arguably the competition which attracts most interest and with ‘the big four’ of Manchester United, Chelsea, Liverpool and Arsenal in competition, its global appeal is obvious.

A Football bet is no one-horse race

Sir Alex Ferguson’s Manchester United retained their Premier League crown in 2009 but Ladbrokes football odds suggests the title should never be viewed as a one-horse race as many leading teams receive support.

In addition to football odds on the title, the battle for a top four Champions League place is intense while a top-six-finish can mean a place in Europe and that achievement is within the compass of many teams.

Football betting is not just about the successful clubs, as finishing bottom and relegation are popular markets on which to have a football bet. A host of clubs can get sucked into the relegation dog fight which can create huge interest in football odds.

Football betting follows this format in all top-flight leagues. Spain (La Liga), Italy (Serie A) and Germany (Bundesliga) are also hugely popular competitions in Europe on which to have a football bet.

Football odds feature top stars

A popular football bet is the season’s top scorer. Names like Nicolas Anelka, Cristiano Ronaldo, Steven Gerrard, Robinho, Fernando Torres and Wayne Rooney have proved to be popular in Premier League football odds recently.

In La Liga, it is has paid to follow Diego Forlan while Samuel Eto’o, David Villa and Lionel Messi are other popular football bets.

Serie A top scorer football betting has witnessed plenty trading on strikers like Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Marco Di Vaio, Alberto Diego Milito, Alberto Gilardino and Kaka.

Football betting is also available on Europe’s top club cup competitions, the Champions League and Uefa Cup and on the international stage, The World Cup, European Championships, African Cup of Nations and Asia Cup dominate.

With so many leagues and competitions taking place, it is possible to have a football bet 12 months of the year.