The Euro qualifiers get underway tomorrow night (I know, Friday night football, once again UEFA show disdain towards fans travelling to the match citing that they are acting in the benefit of the players’ clubs, not too sure on that one) and for the home nations of England, Scotland and Wales it’s a chance to make a credible start to their European Championship qualifying campaign.

England will be looking to bury some of that hurt they inflicted on the nation by taking another positive step to atone for their miserable World Cup in South Africa. Capello and co have the Bulgarians to contend with, while Wales travel to Montenegro, all the teams feature in Group G alongside Switzerland – whom England will face come Tuesday night’s European Championship qualifying matches.

You’d expect Theo Walcott to headline England’s frontline alongside Rooney. Crouch is missing through injury but Jermain Defoe is expected to be fit and ready to play if needed. At the back it now looks certain that Joe Harte will be England’s #1 choice.
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The 2011 Champions League Groups was drawn in Monaco and it has brought up some interesting matches, as the best that Europe has to offer battles it out to reach the final at Wembley on 28th May, 2011. Firstly, last years Champions League winners Inter Milan have landed in a really tough group including English side, Tottenham Hotspur, German cracks, Werder Bremen and Dutch stunners FC Twente. It looks to be a tough time ahead for Harry Redknapp’s Spurs outfit but we’ll talk more about this later in our Champions League betting preview.

Other British interest sees Manchester United pegged alongside Glasgow Rangers, Chelsea squaring up to Marseille and Russians, Spartak Moscow. Arsenal can be pleased with their lot although tricky away ties to Belgrade and Ukraine await. All in all, it has been a kind draw to British clubs, perhaps Rangers have drawn the short straw.

Below you can find our early Champions League group betting analysis on whom we (Free Betting Online – the home of free bets) feel has got the right stuff to proceed through to the round of 16.
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Tottenham Hotspur are on the brink of earning some big money action when they face Young Boys in Berne tonight in the Champions League play-off first leg. Spurs will be guaranteed at least a minimum £10m if they progress to the group stage. However, they face a stiff test from the Swiss outfit as the Spurs Young Boys Champions League betting begins to heat-up.

Young Boys play on an artificial pitch which could prove a tricky surface for Spurs euro dreams. Harry Redknapp has already left Ledley King at home, preferring not to put the big defenders knees under unnecessary stress on the plastic pitch.

If anything, Spurs should take notice that Young Boys lost just once, out of 18 games, on their home surface last season. Young Boys have also played a Champions League qualifier, where they knocked out Turkish outfit Fenerbahce.
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As well as the bick kick off for Premier league betting happening down south this weekend the Scottish Premier League (SPL) also gets underway. Of course, with a dearth of talent from the SPL signing on for Championship teams during the summer months, one wonders what state the Scottish Premier League betting scene has been left in.

Rangers have been rocked by a financial crisis so gripping it has brought the club to its knees. Such is the cash worries that the blue half of Glasgow have not signed a new player in two seasons. Yet, under the wiseful guide of Walter Smith they have won successive Scottish Premier League Championships.
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The litmus test for the forthcoming Premier League betting season plays out this Sunday at Wembley Stadium as the 2010 Community Shield gets underway with Chelsea vying against Manchester United. Under the current Premier League set-up, it may surprise you to know that the last 3 years in a row – the Community Shield winners have went on to lift the Premier League title : (Man U 07, Man U 08, Chelsea 09). OK, that’s “Mystic Meg” predictions considering that the Big 4 might become the Big 5 this season – with the arrival of the million pound spending of the blue half of Manchester.

Still, it is hard to see past either Manchester United or Chelsea for the league championship this season once again.

Of course, the Community Shield is nothing more than a “glorified friendly”, but there once was a time when winning the pre-season trophy mattered more than just getting players fight in time for the big league kick-off. The infamous 74 Community Shield final had Liverpool’s, Kevin Keegan, being punched full on the side of the head right in front of the ref – later both Keegan and Billy Bremner of Leeds were given their matching orders for fighting on the park. Or how about the 1993 Community Shield final between Manchester United and Arsenal that had many football betting fans on the edge of their seats at the wizardry skills of a certain Eric Cantona.
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The football season is back! This Saturday sees the NPower Championship kick-off and one of the toughest leagues in the World is bound not to dissapoint once again. Last year we saw, surprise package, Blackpool, gain entry into the Premiership alongside Newcastle and West Brom.

Burnley, Hull and Portsmouth were relegated to the Championship and anyone who keeps a close eye on football betting will know that these three clubs have a fight on their hands to automatically bounce back.

Leeds, Norwich and Millwall all came up from League One and must be looking to, at the very least, consolidate their position within the Championship.
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The brand new 2010-2011 Premier League season kicks off on the 14th of August 2010 and what a season it promises to be. Here we look at the betting chances of the big four in the Premier League and if Manchester City or Spurs can sustain a serious threat to lifting the Premier League trophy.

Chelsea, the current Premier League Champions are installed as pre-season favourites to win the Premiership again this season. Chelsea have been pretty quiet on the transfer front, off-loading Joe Cole to Liverpool while bringing in the talented attacking midfielder, Yossi Benayoun from Liverpool in a £3 million deal. Anelka also extended his contract with the champs after he was sent home from the despicable French camp during the South African World Cup.

Chelsea kick off their campaign with a home game against West Brom and Premier League betting fans should see this as 3 points in the bag ahead of their Premiership defence.

Prediction : Premier League Champions
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The opening fixture for the 2010 World Cup between South Africa and Mexico looks a lot tighter than most people think. The host nation start this game as world cup betting outsiders with the bookies selecting Mexico as favourites to win. Extraordinary, when you consider that, there will be massive home support for South Africa and Mexico haven´t set the heather on fire with their displays.
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As the excitment builds towards the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, we thought we would give all you eager football fans out there a chance to become involved in some fantastic free bets and have a serious look which competing teams in the 2010 World Cup betting ranks could lift that coveted trophy.
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The top 40 got announced last night and Britain’s Got Talent betting enthusiasts will be watching the semi-final shows with great interest in the lead-up to the live final on Saturday night. The bookies have Spelbound as their favourite to win the show, which just might be the case for these talented gymnasts. But with a host of talanted singers on their tales it might not be such plain sailing (or flying) for the Spellbound lot.

Tonight’s (03/06/2010) Britain’s Got Talent 4th Semi-Final betting odds
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