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Football – Introduction

Football is one of the most popular sports in the United Kingdom, and the sheer number of matches that take place every week mean that there are numerous gambling opportunities for anyone wishing to place a football bet.

Aside from the Premiership, Coca Cola League, Nationwide Conference and Scottish League football matches that take place every week in the football season, you can also bet on special events and tournaments including the following:

• The FA Cup
• The World Cup
• The UEFA Champions League
• The UEFA Cup
• The Carling League Cup
• The FA Community Shield (previously known as The Charity Shield)

You can choose to bet on football matches in the European Champions League and international friendly matches. You can also bet on matches in overseas football leagues, such as those in the Italian, German, Spanish or Portuguese football leagues

Betting on local derby matches such as The Merseyside Derby between Liverpool and Everton or The Old Firm Derby between Celtic and Rangers are also popular events for football betters. To learn more about what special football events are coming up, visit our Events section.

Not only do you have an extensive choice of football events on which to place a bet, you can also choose from a number of different types of bet, such as win-draw-win bets, each way bets, first goal scorer bets and Asian Line Betting.

If you have never placed a football bet before, our Types of Football Bet page will give you some information about the types of bet you can place. Our Football Glossary will also help you to understand some of the terms you may come across when betting on football.

It’s extremely easy to place a football bet, and you can bet on football in any high street bookmakers. However, it’s even easier to make an online football bet, and you can find out more about internet football betting on our Where To Bet on Football and Top Football Betting Sites pages.

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