The Player of the Tournament award was officially recognised by organisers UEFA in 1996 and since then it’s been won by some of the sports greats such as Zidane, Xavi & Iniesta.

N’Golo Kante has won just about all there is to win for club & country. The defensive midfielder is vital cog in Didier Deschamps side and while the 5ft6” Frenchmans tireless work can go unnoticed he deservedly scooped the Man of the Match honours in last month’s Champions League final.

He looks good value at 20/1 with Bet365 to catch the attention of the deciding UEFA panel once again this Summer.

At an even bigger price, Paul Pogba is 33/1 to be named Player of the Tournament. The mercurial midfielder was born to perform on the big stage and enjoyed a memorable tournament in the 2018 World Cup. 

The 28-year old endured an injury-interrupted campaign but still managed 3 goals and 6 assists in the Premier League for Manchester United.

A whole 365-days later than it was originally scheduled, EURO 2020 gets underway this Friday (11 June) as Turkey take on Italy at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome.

Unsurprisingly, reigning World Cup winners FRANCE go into the tournament as the ante-post favourites 

Les Bleus arguably endured something of a World Cup hangover in Euro qualification with defeat to Turkey and narrow, unconvincing wins over the likes of Iceland, Andorra & Moldova.

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Next in the betting sees Gareth Southgate’s ENGLAND. The Three Lions suffered semi-final heartache at the 2018 World Cup but have barely put a foot wrong since.

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BELGIUM come in as 3rd favourites. Roberto Martinez faces an agonising wait on the fitness of star man Kevin de Bruyne after the midfielder was forced off during Manchester City’s Champions League defeat to Chelsea last month.​

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This Summer’s tournament will be long-serving GERMANY manager Joachim Low’s last dance at the helm of Die Mannschaft and the European Championship has thus far eluded the much decorated gaffer with a runners-up medal in 2008 the nearest he’s come.

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SPAIN & PORTUGAL are the other contenders in single-figures. ​

Spain were European Champions in 2008 & 2012 before a disappointing display in 2016 saw them crash out in the round of 16 at the hands of Italy. 

Luis Enrique took the bold decision to omit Sergio Ramos from his 26-man squad & it remains to be seen whether the former Barcelona manager’s decision will prove to be a wise one.

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Antonio Mateu Lahoz will take charge of this evening’s Champions League final- it will be the Spaniards first time refereeing a major European Cup final.

Back over 4.5 cards is odds-on at 10/11 with Bet365.

Joao Cancelo was sent off in Manchester City’s final Premier League game of the season against Brighton and the Portuguese full-back has been booked 3 times in this season’s Champions League.

Back Joao Cancelo to be carded at 2/1.

Juan Cuadrado was the last player to be sent off in a Champions League final. The Colombian was dismissed for a second bookable offence in the 2017 final following a coming together with the divisive Sergio Ramos.

Back a red card in the match at 10/3. ​

Newly crowned Premier League champions Manchester City face Chelsea in an all-English UEFA Champions League final at the Estadio do Dragao on Saturday 29 May (20:00 BST K.O)

Chelsea won the Champions League in 2012 following a similar mid-season managerial change

It will be the 3rd time both Champions League finalists have hailed from England, following Liverpool v Tottenham in 2018/19 & Manchester United v Chelsea in 2007/08 when the Blues lost out on penalties. 

Manchester City are heavy odds-on favourites at 4/9 to lift the trophy in Portugal on Saturday night while Chelsea are available to back at 7/4.

It’s the FA Cup 5th round this midweek with 16 teams vying for a spot in this year’s quarter-final stage.

Tuesday evening sees Burnley welcome manager-less Bournemouth to Turf Moor whilst it’s an all Premier League affair at Old Trafford as Man Utd host West Ham.

The Hammers continue to exceed expectations, currently sat 6th in the Premier League- and David Moyes can call on this season’s top scorer Tomas Soucek after his red card at the weekend was rescinded on appeal.

Also on Wednesday, Sheffield United host Bristol City. Chris Wilder’s Blades seeking some much needed respite from their struggles against relegation in the Premier League.

​While there are a further 2 all Premier League affairs with Leicester vs. Brighton & Everton vs. Tottenham.

All odds correct at time of posting
(09/02/2021 11:30)

With the Premier League AND the Football League seasons kicking off this weekend we take a look at the top-4 tiers of the English footballing pyramid & provide some betting insight..

Premier League

Last season’s runaway winner Liverpool get their season underway against newly promoted Leeds United at Anfield on Saturday evening.

​Jurgen Klopp has made just the sole signing this Summer in adding Greek full-back Kostas Tsimikas to his Merseyside squad. Having collected 97 and 99-points over the last 2 Premier League seasons it’s fairly easy to make a case for the Reds to retain their crown this coming season.

BACK MAN CITY TO WIN THE PREMIER LEAGUE @ 4/5

Championship

Last season’s relegated trio Norwich, Watford and Bournemouth dominate the ante-post market for next season’s Championship title. 

Bournemouth have since parted company with long-serving manager Eddie Howe as well as key figures Callum Wilson, Aaron Ramsdale & Nathan Ake all departing while Norwich & Watford have more-or-less retained their squads from last season with the Canaries arguably strengthening during the Summer.

BACK NORWICH TO WIN THE CHAMPIONSHIP @ 6/1

League 1

For the 3rd season in a row, Sunderland are set to go off favourites for the League 1 title but having finished 5th in 2018-19 and 7th last year it makes sense to look elsewhere.

BACK PORTSMOUTH TO BE PROMOTED @ 11/4

League 2

Bolton were an established Premier League side not so long ago but financial turmoil has seen the Trotters free-fall to England’s 4th tier. Keith Hill’s side were always playing catch-up last season after starting the season with a 12-point deduction and their young squad performed with credit at stages to avoid defeat in 16 of their 34 league fixtures played.

Having guided AFC Barrow to the Conference title last season, Ian Evatt is an interesting appointment as manager and the former Blackpool defender has added a whole flock of new signings including Eoin Doyle who scored 25 times for Swindon last season.

BACK SALFORD CITY TO BE PROMOTED @ 6/4

All odds correct at time of posting
(10/09/2020 16:00)

The top 2 go head-to-head in the Bundesliga this Tuesday evening (17:30 K.O) as top of the table Bayern Munich travel to Signal Iduna Park to face 2nd place Borussia Dortmund in the 125th renewal of Der Klassiker.

The league’s leading goal-scorer is 11/5 to open the scoring and 2/5 to score anytime.

Bayern won the reverse fixture at the Allianz Arena back in November 4-0 but the Bavarians haven’t won away to Dortmund since 2017.

Bayern are odds-on favourites at 17/20 to claim all 3-points while the home win is 13/5 and the draw is 10/3. ​

The Bundesliga return weekend draws to a close with Werder Bremen against Bayer Leverkusen at the Weserstadion on Monday night (19:30BST K.O).

Leverkusen are currently in the hunt for a place in the top-4 while Bremen have endured a very contrasting season, currently occupying 17th position in the league with just 4 wins all season.

The bookmakers make the visitors firm favourites at 13/20, the home win is available to back at 4/1 while the draw is 16/5.

Werder Bremen have managed just 1 clean sheet this season, away to Fortuna Dusseldorf at the start of the year- while Leverkusen have scored an impressive 45 goals in their 25 league matches this season. 

With that in mind, over 2.5 goals makes plenty of appeal at 4/6.​

This weekend sees the much anticipated return of the 2019/20 Bundesliga season in Germany. We preview the 6 games taking place on Saturday (14:30BST K.O. unless stated otherwise):

AUGSBURG v WOLFSBURG

Wolfsburg are general 11/10 favourites with the bookmakers and the Wolves are likely to feature in many punters accumulators this Saturday.

BORUSSIA DORTMUND v SCHALKE

Dortmund versus Schalke represents arguably the tie of the weekend as the two sides go head-to-head in the 156th renewal of the Revierderby. Dortmund currently sit 2nd in the Bundesliga table, just 4-points behind Bayern, whilst Schalke occupy 6th place.

Unsurprisingly, the home side are odds-on favourites but it’s worth noting that 5 of the last 8 meetings between Dortmund & Schalke have ended as a draw. The value could instead be to back both teams to score.

FORTUNA DUSSELDORF v PADERBORN

Neither side have been prolific goalscorers which is understandably given their shared predicaments and therefore under 2.5 goals at around EVS makes the most appeal as regards a bet in the game. ​

RB LEIPZIG v FREIBURG

HOFFENHEIM v HERTHA BERLIN

Hoffenheim against Hertha Berlin sees two of the Bundesliga out of sorts sides go head-to-head. Hoffenheim were winless in their last 5 before the outbreak of COVID-19 including shipping 6-goals at home to Bayern Munich in their penultimate league fixture. Hertha Berlin, meanwhile, have won just 1 of their last 5 and that came against bottom side Paderborn back in mid-February. 

A game which could feasibly be decided on the flip of a coin and not one to have an overly strong opinion about.

EINTRACHT FRANKFURT v BORUSSIA M’GLADBACH (17:30BST K.O)

Gladbach, on the overhand- currently sit 4th in the Bundesliga with only Bayern & RB Leipzig conceding fewer goals than Die Fohlen this season. At a general 5/4 with bookmakers, the away win represents terrific value for money. ​​

​After what has felt like an eternity since a football was last kicked in any of Europe's top divisions, the German government has given the green light for the Bundesliga to resume on the Saturday 16th May.

Dortmund sit 2nd in the table and will be hoping to continue their fine run of form prior to the break which saw them record 4-straight games, scoring 9 times and conceding just 1.

With that being said, form can often go out of the window in a derby situation. The last 9 matches between Dortmund & Schalke have seen BTTS land on 6 occasions and it is 4/5 with bet365 that both sides find the net again on Saturday afternoon.

Elsewhere in the Bundesliga, reigning champions Bayern Munich travel to Union Berlin bidding for a 10th successive win in the league, A run which saw interim boss Hansi Flick given the job on a permanent basis with many believing it’s only a matter of time before Bayern are crowned champions for a staggering 30th time.

Full fixtures from the opening weekend can be found below (all times are BST):

Saturday 16th May

Dortmund vs Schalke 04 - 14:30
Augsburg vs Wolfsburg - 14:30
Fortuna Düsseldorf vs Paderborn - 14:30
RB Leipzig vs Freiburg - 14:30
Hoffenheim vs Hertha Berlin - 14:30
Eintracht Frankfurt vs Borussia Mönchengladbach - 17:30

Sunday 17th May

FC Köln vs Mainz – 14:30
Union Berlin vs Bayern Munich – 17:00

Monday 18th May

Werder Bremen vs Bayer Leverkusen – 19:30