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EURO 2008 BETTING SPECIALS AND NEWS

Many bookmakers and sportsbook sites are running special offers and incentives during the 2008 European Football Championships.

We have detailed below all the ones we have found that will help keep your Euro2006 exciting - and hopefully profitable!

You can also check out our BLOG - Betting News which is updated frequently with the latest information on games and betting including previews and the latest odds as well as other relevant information for you.

For the very latest Euro 2008 news visit the official UAFA Euro 2008 site, or go to BBC Sport.

NEWS

German machine moves up the gears.

After removing the tag of underdog in the quarter-final against Portugal, the major tournament machine also known as Germany looks like steadily making its way to the Euro 2008 final in Vienna. Joachim Low's side remain favourites (9/4) to take a fourth European title after a 3-2 victory in the last eight, putting them through to a semi-final against either Croatia (7/1) or Turkey (22/1).

As ever, what initially seemed an unremarkable German outfit, stuttering to a 2-1 defeat at the hands of Croatia and making hard work of Austria in the group stages, have grown in stature as the competition has reached its latter stages.

Germany manager Low, suspended from the touchline for the Portugal game following an altercation with his Austrian counterpart in Group B's final round of fixtures, oozed satisfaction with his team's display, saying: "We had a lot of courage, had good combinations, moved well without the ball. All the things that we've done well in the past we did."

Bayern Munich's Lukas Podolski (7/2) is in a battle with David Villa (7/2) of Spain for the Golden Boot, Villa is 9/2 to be the tournament's top goal scorer with Spain lifting the trophy, while Podolski and Germany are 9/1 to earn the same distinction.

If Germany are to replicate their memorable win at Euro 1996, they may have to overcome the daring Dutch in the final. Holland, who are 3/1 to bring home the cup 20 years after tasting glory in 1988 - when Germany hosted the event - have been the talk of the tournament, with their exhilarating brand of fearless football claiming resounding wins over giants Italy (5/1) and France in Group C.

Holland face a Russia (12/1) side which has turned a few heads since a humbling 4-1 defeat to Spain (4/1) in their opening game. The orange army will have a tough task countering Guus Hiddink's fleet-footed, hard-working men, who underlined their potential in the 2-0 win over Sweden.

Robin Van Persie could be worth an outside shout to make a late bid for the title of top scorer. The Arsenal forward already has two goals in the tournament and is 20/1 to end up with the most strikes.

It is around this stage in a competition that Spain, who face world champions Italy in their quarter-final, usually crumble, but a renewed optimism seems to have surged through their ranks, bred by confidence in their two dangerous frontmen - David Villa and Fernando Torres.

Spain coach Luis Aragones has expressed his contentment with the quality at his disposal going into the last eight: "I think the team is ready for this kind of match. It learned a lot at the World Cup. I've got 23 very good players in my squad and in the second half we played some very intelligent, very good football."

The Italians have failed to convince thus far, but like Germany possess a knack of performing when it really matters. A sound backline could provide a passage through to Vienna, if only the forwards could hit form. Luca Toni and Cassano have failed to find the net, with Italy's major problem being a lack of goals.

Can the German giants justify their top billing?

BETTING SPECIALS

BET365

Make up to £200 in FREE BETS - join today and claim your £200 Free Bet Basket. Also bet in play on all Euro 2008 games.

At bet365, you can enjoy LIVE football streamed direct to your PC absolutely free. Watch the Euro 2008 matches and bet live in-play.

STAN JAMES

They have upped their FIRST BET BONUS to £50 for the period of EURO 2008.

Also bet on the Golden Boot Winner and if Ronaldo wins get your money back.

BETDAQ

Adopt a Nation!

With no home nations involved in this Summer's major footballing tournament, its a great time for punters to bet with their heads instead of their hearts. Its also a great opportunity for them to dip their toes into the exciting world of Exchange Betting with a FREE £25 BET!.

Betdaq are delighted to announce a great FREE £25 BET for the whole of June. If you deposit £25, and place your first matched bet of £25 - they will give you another £25!

All you need to do is be a new user to BETDAQ and type in the promo code EURO2008AF during the registration process.

So who will it be? Germany? Italy? Spain? France? Portugal?

TOTESPORT

£125 in free bets!

For all new customers who sign to a totesport account between 5th and 30th June they will be offering up to £125 in free bets!

Here’s how it will work:

1. They’ll match your first bet of £10 or more with a free bet up to £50!
2. When you place 5 more bets you’ll receive a second free bet of £25!
3. Finally, after you have placed another 5 bets they’ll give you a third free bet of £50!

CORAL

Euro 2008 football shirt GIVEAWAY!

Join Coral.co.uk NOW and receive an entry into a prize draw! There are 50 Football/EURO 2008 Team Shirt to be won!

In addition to that, you can claim a FREE £10 bet!

UNIBET

Unibet are offering a 100% deposit bonus with a maximum of £20.

SPORTING BET

Go all the way at Euro 2008

Will you win the most coveted prize in football this summer? As Europe's best players compete to win the cup, you could win €1 million if you go all the way in the SportingBet Euro 2008 competition. You don't need dazzling soccer skills to play. Just put your knowledge to the test by predicting the winners in every group and the overall winner of Euro 2008, and you'll become football's newest Euro millionaire.

How to enter

Simply make your predictions and place a €10 qualifying bet with Sportingbet before 18:00 CET Saturday 7 June 2008. Only Sportingbet customers can enter, so if you haven't bet with us before, just open an account above. If you're already a Sportingbet customer, please log in above.

Free Prediction

PLUS as an added bonus, when you place your €10 qualifying bet they'll give you a free shot at winning a share of €10,000 by predicting the tournaments top goal scorer and number of goals they will score. Once you've placed your €10 qualifying bet, an option will appear at the bottom of your bet slip to make a prediction. Simply follow the link and make your selection.

PADDY POWER

EUR OFF!

Euro 2008 Group Matches 7th - 18th June

If a player is shown a red card in any of the group matches Paddy Power will refund all losing 1st/last goalscorer, correct score & scorecast singles on that match.

• - Applies to singles placed before kick-off only.
• - Applies to 1st/last goalscorer, correct score & scorecast markets only.
• - Applies to win part of each-way goalscorer bets only. - Max Refund €300/£200 per customer/bet.
• - Paddy Power football rules apply.
• - Player must be on the field of play at the time of sending off.

LADBROKES

USE YOUR HEAD

Free £10 Bet

So, which of our European neighbours will you be behind? Torres' Spain (5/1), Ronaldo's Portugal (7/1), Ballack's Germany (4/1), or even Rosicky's Czech Republic (16/1).

It's time for customers to USE THEIR HEADS.