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How to bet on ESL88

Once a new customer has followed the procedure to open an account on ESL88 and made an initial deposit betting can begin. ESL88 offers odds on about a lot of sports and many pre-match and in-play markets are featured. The most popular bets on ESL88 are the single bet and combined bet which are described below:

How to make a single bet on ESL88

Bettors navigate to the event market on which they wish to bet. On selecting the odds for one outcome the Betslip appears. Customers enter the amount of the bet and for some markets can place a win or each-way single bet. Once the required fields have been entered customers place the and when it has been accepted the ESL88 account balance is updated.

How to make a combined bet on ESL88

The procedure is identical to placing a single bet on ESL88 except that as more selections are added to the betting slip the combination options appear. Customers enter the stake and type of bet and place the bet and on the confirmation, the ESL88 account balance is updated.

Payment methods: how to make deposits and withdrawals

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The 5 Best Betting Sites

We aims to present the sites of the best bookmakers, as approved by the Gambling Commission, so that you can best enjoy your betting experience. All the bookmakers provided have a responsible gambling policy, and are some of the best betting sites on the world market – Enjoy it!

Bet365.com:

is currently the market leader in online sports betting worldwide, with a large number of customers in several countries. It offers a very extensive selection of sports betting, both in pre-match and live betting, and the operator also broadcasts numerous competitions such as the Premier League, the Champions League, the EuroLeague, the NBA, and the MLB with a direct streaming television channel. The Bet365 portal offers, in addition to the sports market, a casino section, a slot machine, and another section dedicated to poker.

ESL88.com

ESL88 was established in 2017. Since then ESL88 has grown to become one of the leading and most favorite on-line sports bookmakers, providing the best odds and services for the worldwide betting community. Today, ESL88 is a top ranked international bookmaker, offering an exceptional service package unmatched by any other bookmaker that includes:

. A large selection of leagues, bet types and Live Betting coverage.
. High limits in betting events.
. Exclusive bet styles available only at ESL88.com.
. ESL88 offers the most competitive priced odds among the major sports betting sites worldwide.
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1XBET

First established in Russia in 2011, 1xBet is an online Sports Betting, Casino and Poker site. Still a relatively young bookmaker, 1xbet intends to continue its expansion into more foreign markets, where it will hope to achieve the same level of success that it has had in its operations over the last eight years.

BWin

The Bwin website was launched in 2006 and originally owned by the bwin Interactive Entertainment AG Group. They were based in Austria, Sweden and Gibraltar. 2016 saw the company purchased by GVC Holdings PLC.

The site is operated by ElectraWorks Limited, who are based in Gibraltar. They hold a license granted to them by the Government of Gibraltar and they are regulated by the Gibraltar Gaming Commission and the UK Gambling Commission. This is good to see as it means the company will have undergone strict inspection to be given these licenses. The licenses also mean that if there are any problems, they have someone to answer to.

888Sport Site

There is a wide range of sports offered on the 888sport site, and one of the most popular sports markets that they offer is on Football Betting. As we briefly mentioned above , 888sport often offers enhanced odds on the biggest sporting events, and this is particularly the case for football. The matches on which the site is offering enhanced odds on will be displayed at the top of the homepage, and this promotion is offered on some of the biggest competitions in football, including the Premier League, the Champions League, and the Europa League.

Live betting techniques

How many times have you lost a bet in the last minutes of a game that has sent you from heaven to hell? With live betting techniques this won’t happen again!

With the introduction of the betting exchange market, the players can sell their bets even before the final whistle from the referee in order to make sure that they will end up with winnings whatever the final outcome of the game. What follows, is an explanation of the main live betting techniques.

Betting amount covered

In the following examples we will show how we need to move in order to cover the money that we have bet in a game before the end of the game;

Example 1- selling an odd (lay)

We have the game between Team A and Team B and we bet (back) 100 euros before the start of the game for Team A to win the game at an odd of 2.00

It is the 70th minute of the game and Team A is winning and its odds to be the final winner of the game drops to 1.30.

We then sell our bet for Team A to win the game using the same amount for the bet we placed before the beginning of the game (100 euros). In case we lost this bet we would have to pay 100*1.30=30 euros.

We are therefore left with 2 possible outcomes: if team A wins we win 70 euros, if the game ends up in a draw or Team B wins we lose and win nothing. But if we didn’t cover our initial bet with our second bet, we would win 100 euros in the case of Team winning the game but we would lose 100 euros if Team A didn’t win the game.

Example Two- buying an odd (back)

We have the game between Team A and Team B and we sell (lay) 100 euros before the start of the game for Team A to win the game at an odd of 1.25 (meaning we will need to pay 25 euros in case Team wins the game).

It is the 75th minute of the game the game is a draw and the odd for Team A to be the final winner of the game rises to 2.00. We then buy the win for Team A to win the game with such an amount which will make sure that in the case of Team A winning the game we will not lose any money; in this example the amount is 25 euros and the general equation is as follows:

Cover=amount we will need to pay/odd-1 where

Cover=the amount we bet Amount to be paid=the amount of money we will need to pay for the bet that we sold before the beginning of the game Odd=the odd that Team has in the live bet market to win the game

We therefore have the following possible outcomes: in the case of Team A winning the game, we will not win or lose any money; but in the case of Team A NOT winning the game we will end up with 75 euros profit. If we didn’t use the live bet we would definitely lose 25 euros in the case of Team A winning the game and win 100 euros in the case of Team A NOT winning the game.

This way of betting is used in games where we believe that one of the two teams is the favourite to win the game, however its effort to do so will not be that easy as in clear favourite/outsider situations. In other words, we sell the odd for this team to win the game and we buy its odd, through live bet, when it rises. Our winnings will ofcourse be more if the outsider of the game takes the lead in the game because we will buy the odd for the favourite to win the game at an even higher odd.

Betting ‘negligence’

Here we will see how we need to move in order to make sure that we will end up with the same amount of winnings whatever the outcome of the game; simply put, just being indifferent to its final outcome.

Example 1- selling an odd (lay)

We have the game between Team A and Team B and we bet (back) 100 euros before the start of the game for Team A to win the game at an odd of 2.00

It is the 75th minute of the game Team A leads with 1-0 and the odd for Team A to be the final winner of the game drops to 1.30

We then sell (lay) the odd for Team A to win the game using the following equation:

Lay stake=(odd before the game/odd during the game) * initial betting amount; we therefore have the following possible outcomes

1.If Team A wins the game we win 200 euros from our initial bet (2.00*100 euros) and we deduct 100 euros from the initial amount we used for betting before the start of the game and 45.9 (the amount created from the live bet); we therefore end up with 54 euros profit.

2.If the game ends up in a draw of if Team B wins the game, we lose 100 euros from the initial amount and win 154 from the live bet; again, we end up with 54 euros profit.

Whatever the outcome of the game we end up winning 54 euros; if we didn’t use the live bet tool, we would win 100 euros if Team A was the winner but lose 100 euros if the game ended up in a draw or with Team B winning it.

Example 2- buying an odd (back) We have the game between Team A and Team B and we sell (lay) 100 euros before the start of the game for Team A to win the game at an odd of 1.25 (and thus having to pay 25 euros in case Team A wins the game)

It is the 75th minute of the game the score is 0-0 and the odd for Team A to be the final winner of the game rises to 2.00

We then buy (back) the odd for Team A to win the game with an amount equal to the initial betting amount (100 euros) plus the amount we would need to pay (25 euros) in case Team A wins the game based on the bet before the start of the game.

In other words, 100+25/2.00-62.5 euros of bet at an odd of 2.00 for Team A to win the game based on the equation: betting amount (back stake)=lay amount+amount to be paid in case Team A wins the game/live odd on the 75th minute of the game for Team A to win the game. We therefore have the following possible outcomes:

a. If Team A wins the game we lose 25 euros from the initial betting amount before the start of the game and we win 65.25 euros through the live bet an at odd of 2.00 for Team A to win the game while the score is 0-0 on the 75th minute of the game; this means that the profit is 125-25-62.5=37.5 euros

b. If the game ends in a draw or if Team B wins the game, we win 100 euros from the initial bet before the start of the game and we lose 62.5 euros from the live bet; again, the profit is 100-62.5=37.5 euros

With the use of the live bet odd on the 75th minute of the game, whatever the outcome is we will end up with 37.5 euros profit. If we wouldn’t use the live bet option we would lose 25 euros in case Team A won the game and win 100 euros for the draw and Team B’s win

Betting ‘negligence’

Here we will see how we need to move in order to make sure that we will end up with the same amount of winnings whatever the outcome of the game; simply put, just being indifferent to its final outcome.

Example 1- selling an odd (lay)

We have the game between Team A and Team B and we bet (back) 100 euros before the start of the game for Team A to win the game at an odd of 2.00

It is the 75th minute of the game Team A leads with 1-0 and the odd for Team A to be the final winner of the game drops to 1.30

We then sell (lay) the odd for Team A to win the game using the following equation:

Lay stake=(odd before the game/odd during the game) * initial betting amount; we therefore have the following possible outcomes

1.If Team A wins the game we win 200 euros from our initial bet (2.00*100 euros) and we deduct 100 euros from the initial amount we used for betting before the start of the game and 45.9 (the amount created from the live bet); we therefore end up with 54 euros profit.

2.If the game ends up in a draw of if Team B wins the game, we lose 100 euros from the initial amount and win 154 from the live bet; again, we end up with 54 euros profit.

Whatever the outcome of the game we end up winning 54 euros; if we didn’t use the live bet tool, we would win 100 euros if Team A was the winner but lose 100 euros if the game ended up in a draw or with Team B winning it.

Example 2- buying an odd (back) We have the game between Team A and Team B and we sell (lay) 100 euros before the start of the game for Team A to win the game at an odd of 1.25 (and thus having to pay 25 euros in case Team A wins the game)

It is the 75th minute of the game the score is 0-0 and the odd for Team A to be the final winner of the game rises to 2.00

We then buy (back) the odd for Team A to win the game with an amount equal to the initial betting amount (100 euros) plus the amount we would need to pay (25 euros) in case Team A wins the game based on the bet before the start of the game.

In other words, 100+25/2.00-62.5 euros of bet at an odd of 2.00 for Team A to win the game based on the equation: betting amount (back stake)=lay amount+amount to be paid in case Team A wins the game/live odd on the 75th minute of the game for Team A to win the game. We therefore have the following possible outcomes:

a. If Team A wins the game we lose 25 euros from the initial betting amount before the start of the game and we win 65.25 euros through the live bet an at odd of 2.00 for Team A to win the game while the score is 0-0 on the 75th minute of the game; this means that the profit is 125-25-62.5=37.5 euros

b. If the game ends in a draw or if Team B wins the game, we win 100 euros from the initial bet before the start of the game and we lose 62.5 euros from the live bet; again, the profit is 100-62.5=37.5 euros

With the use of the live bet odd on the 75th minute of the game, whatever the outcome is we will end up with 37.5 euros profit. If we wouldn’t use the live bet option we would lose 25 euros in case Team A won the game and win 100 euros for the draw and Team B’s win

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Money Handling

Besides deciding what we will bet, it is equally important to decide how much money we are going to put through for every bet. There are quite a few examples of players who despite the fact that they win more than 75% of their bets, they end up losing their money.

General rules

We need to decide the amount of money which we want to have as our betting money and then spread it evenly between 3-4 trustful bookmakers, so that for every game we choose to bet something we can always choose the highest odd. It is always good to also have an account with companies like Betfair.
We always try to go for single bets, or the very most on bets involving 2 teams. Never more than this.
We set some targets; for example to win 3 or 4 times the amount of money we have for betting. If we reach that amount then we withdraw the winnings and we are left with the original amount of money set for betting in our betting account

Equal bets

Let’s suppose that we have 1000 units available for betting and that we use the same amount of money for each of our bets. Most players use 2.5% of the original amount (in this case 25 units) for each of their bets. If we win 250 units and the original amount goes up to 1250 units, we should still stick to the 2.5% rule for each bet, in this case 32.5 units; this way, when we are on the positive side of things our winnings increase by a proportionate amount whereas if we are on the negative side of things we need to keep our betting amount stable otherwise it would be harder to come to terms with the original amount available for betting.

Kelly Criterion

This is a way to increase the winnings as much as possible, on a long-term basis. More specifically, relating it to football betting, Kelly’s Criterion is telling us how much money we should use for bets for which we believe the odds are higher than the real situation surrounding the game (look for the value bet explanation). Kelly’s Criterion goes as follows:

A = W.C. (odd+1)-1/odd where

A: the percentage of money, from the original sum, that we want to use for a particular bet

W.C.: the chances we personally give to the bet we choose to go in favour of Odd: the chances that the bookmaker gives for any bet

Example:

Martingale or money multiplication: based on this, we choose to bet particular amount (A) of money on 1 or 2 games where the odd for the single or the multiple bet is 2.00. If we win the bet, then we use the same amount of money for our next bet, but if we lose the bet then the next time we bet we use double of the amount of money we used for our first bet. We keep repeating the process until we end up winning a bet so that when we win we end up with exactly the same amount we had before getting involved in the betting process; have a look on the table that follows:

Betting amount Winnings Profit

A 2A 2A-A=A

2A 4A 4A-(2+1)A=A

4A 8A 8A-(4+2+1)=A

8A 16A 16A-(8+4+2+1)=A

16A 32A 32A-(16+8+4+2+1)=A

32A 64A 64A-(32+16+8+4+2+1)=A

How To Bet On Football

Betting on football is really easy and great fun but with so many different markets, not to mention some unusual terminology, it can seem confusing at first. However, our guide to the main markets and the key rules to watch out for will help you out and within a week or two you’ll be as confident as Rickie Lambert over a penalty!

Football Bets

As said, there are so many options when it comes to betting on football, with up to 200 different markets on some big games, as well as the options for accumulators, multiple bets, outrights and in-play bets, not to mention ante post! Here we take a look at the most popular options when it comes to betting on football, although with so many different bets available we recommend checking out one of the sites listed above to see what takes your fancy.

• Match Odds – This may also go by the name of 90 minute betting, 1×2 or simply “Win” and is perhaps the most popular bet to place on a game of football. It simply involves picking who will win the match, or whether it will be a draw. It really couldn’t be much simpler and is a bet that is commonly used for accumulators, combining the results of a number of matches into one single bet.
• Correct Score – Another nice easy one and a great choice if you’re looking to win big from a small stake because the odds are usually high, reflecting the difficulty of predicting the exact score in a particular match.
• Goalscorer Bets – Betting on which player will score is another bet that usually offers long odds. You can usually bet on a named player to be the first, last or anytime goalscorer, the latter option at significantly shorter odds than the first two. See our rules section below for more information on own goals.
• Half Time/Full Time – Often abbreviated to HT/FT this bet necessitates predicting who will be ahead at the break (or if it will be a draw) and what the outcome will be at the final whistle. A good way to up the standard match odds, especially if you predict an easy win for one side, where, for example, you might back Liverpool/Liverpool (so the Reds to be ahead at half time and full time).
• Both Teams to Score – Often abbreviated to BTTS, this market is fun and exciting. It’s simple to understand too – if both teams score, that is to say neither ends the game with zero goals, the bet wins, or where there was a yes or no choice, the “yes” bet wins. Any score from 1-1 upwards lands a bet on “yes” and because the odds are usually around evens this is a common bet to include in an accumulator. A recent addition to this market combines the match odds as described above and BTTS, so you might, for example, bet on “Arsenal to win and both teams to score”, another good way of upping the standard match odds.
• Under/Over – Under/Over betting usually refers to betting on the total goals in a game, though other options may be given. The standard total is under/over 2.5 goals, meaning two goals and less or three goals and more but options from 0.5 goals up to 7.5 goals – or even more – are available.
• Outright Betting – Outright betting refers to wagers made on who will win a particular event, rather than a single game. You may, for instance, bet on who will win the Premier League, which player will be the top goalscorer at a World Cup or who will win the FA Cup. These bets can be great fun as they often provide excitement over a longer period with lots of movements in the market and the chances of your bet winning changing as the season/competition develops.
• Accumulators – Accumulators have been mentioned above and involve combining a number of unrelated selections into a single bet, whereby all legs of the wager have to win in order for the bet to be successful. Popular accumulators include backing the big Premier League sides (for example City, Chelsea, Liverpool and Arsenal – sorry Man United fans!) all to win on a given weekend, predicting the winners of all four divisions of English football at the start of the season or selecting a number of games in which you think both teams will score. The odds from each selection are multiplied with the stake from one leg rolling over onto the next, meaning winnings can be huge but, of course, landing such an accumulator, even one for four big favourites to win, isn’t as easy as it may sound.

Betting Rules

Betting on football is, essentially a simple and straightforward matter. Most online bookies have the same basic rules and whilst anomalies can crop up (either at lesser bookies or when something very unusual like an abandonment happens), in general your betting should be hassle free. Of course, as with most things in life, there are rules and as long as you know the basic ones you should avoid any nasty shocks. So, here are the essentials…

• 90 Minutes – Most bets, unless specified, apply to 90 minutes plus injury time but not to extra time, penalties or replays. So a bet on Spurs to win 2-1 in the FA Cup that finishes 1-1 but Spurs win 2-1 in extra time would settle as a loser. Likewise a game that ends 0-0 and Lionel Messi scores the first goal in extra time would not be a winning bet for any Messi goalscorer bets.
• Own Goals – Own goals do not count for a number of markets, including first, last or anytime goalscorer. As such, if the only goal – or goals – in a game are own goals than the winning selection is actually “No goalscorer”. This bet is often priced at the same odds as 0-0 but offers more value as it may also pay out even if the game doesn’t end 0-0. Own goals are completely disregarded for scorer markets, so the first legitimate goal after an own goal will win a first goalscorer bet whilst the one before an own goal will win the last goalscorer market (assuming the own goal is the last goal of the game). Note that for both teams to score, over/under, match results and most others markets own goals count as normal.
• Abandoned and Postponed Games – Games hit by weather, crowd trouble or other unforeseen eventualities will be subject to the bookies’ rules and these vary from firm to firm and depend on the competition, if and when the game is replayed and how many minutes had been played when the game was called off. This is such a rare occurrence however that most punters won’t need to worry about it.
• Dead Heats – Dead heats also rarely occur but can impact certain outright bets, for example top goalscorer markets or stage of elimination bets in cups. Where two or more teams or players tie this is often settled as a dead heat, meaning the stake is divided by the number of players/teams involved in the tie, with one portion being settled as a winner and one as a loser. Dead heats can apply to all sports but this is definitely one to watch on top goalscorer bets in football.

Football Tournaments

In this next section we’ll take a look at the bigger football tournaments which offer some of the biggest betting value, especially when it comes to bookies offers and promotions.

Champions League

The Champions League is the pinnacle of domestic football for European countries. The tournament is made up of the highest ranked teams from across Europe and they will play through a series of qualification stages until we come down to one winner. The tournament has been running in its current form since 1992, but it’s actually been in existence since 1955 where it was then known as the European Cup.

The Champions League kicks off with a preliminary qualifying stages where teams made up from lower ranked member associations and also teams who have lower rankings in more established leagues will play through a knockout stage before reaching the Champions League proper.

The main competition is made starts off with 8 groups of four and each team will play each other twice. The top two teams fro each group will then move forward into the knockout stage and again play each tie over two legs (both home and away). The format goes in the order of a last 16, quarterfinal, semi-final and final. It’s worth noting that the final is played over just one game played at a neutral venue decided before the tournament begins.

Real Madrid are the most decorated club in the competitions history winning it no fewer than 11 times (5 times as the Champions League), with their latest success coming in 2016. Cristiano Ronaldo has scored the most goals with 93 from just 127 appearances, with Iker Casillas having the most appearances with 156.

FA Cup

The FA Cup is the oldest cup competition in the world. The tournament dates back to 1871 and since then has gone on to be one the biggest domestic trophies in England. What’s so unique about the FA Cup is that it’s open to as low as level 10 in the English domestic game, giving a fantastic opportunity for some low level professional and even amateur teams to potentially play some of the biggest teams in the country. It’s for this reason why many people talk about the ‘magic of the FA Cup’ and also why it throws up so many shock results over the years.

The tournament will go through a number of preliminary rounds allowing the lower ranked clubs in the country to compete. These actually start as early as August, but the first round of the competition proper doesn’t actually start until November. All games will be played over 1 leg and drawn from random for each round.

The competition really starts to pick up in the third round, which is the first round that the Premier League teams will get introduced and these will be played usually in the first weekend of January. It’s here where many of the smaller teams will be hoping for a tie against much higher opposition in the return of their ’15 minutes of fame’.

The completion then works it’s way through tot the sixth round before then playing semi-final and final, both which are now played at Wembley Stadium. The winners of the tournament will gain entry into the Europa League. If the team that wins has already gained entry to either this or the Champions League, then the runners-up will be awarded the prize. The winners also get to play in the Community Shield – curtain raiser for the Premier League – against the previous seasons winners of the Premier League.

The two most decorated teams to have won the FA Cup are Arsenal and Manchester United, with 12 wins apiece. These two teams also have the most final appearances with 19. Ashley Cole of Chelsea and Arsenal has won the tournament the most times with 7.

European Championship

The European Championship is the leading tournament for countries that have representatives within UEFA (Union of European Football Associations). The tournament is very similar to that of the World Cup, apart from, obviously is only made up of European Countries. The tournament has been played since 1960 and will take place in June/July time held every 4 years. The hosts will go through a bidding process and then the venue for each tournament is decided by a vote from officials within UEFA.

The first phase of getting into the tournament is going through the qualifying groups. All teams must enter this away, apart from the host country, which automatically qualify. The qualifying stages are made up of 6 groups of 6 teams and 3 groups of 5 teams, making 9 groups in total. Each country will play the other countries in their group twice, once home and once away, then the top two countries will qualify automatically and the top 5 best placed 3^rd place finishers along with them.

The final tournament will include 24 teams in total, spread across 6 groups. The countries will include several ranked teams, which cannot be drawn against each other and then the rest of the teams are draw at random. Each team will play against each other just once in the group stage, before the top 2 teams and 4 best placed 3^rd places will move into the last 16. It’s at this stage where the tournament moves into the knockout stage, working it’s way though the quarterfinal, semi-final and then final.

Germany and Spain are the two most decorated countries in the Euro’s with 3 wins apiece. Iker Casillas holds the record for the most tournaments played with 5 and Michel Platini is the all-time top goalscorer in a single tournament with 9.

World Cup

The (FIFA) World Cup isn’t just regarded as the biggest tournament in the footballing calendar, but it’s widely regarded as one of the biggest occasions in world sport. The tournament brings together 32 of the top footballing nations from across the globe and is the only tournament where countries play on an intercontinental basis, rather than just a geographically limited one. The World Cup usually takes place in June/Jul time and is run every 4 years. The host country’s will go through a bidding process to host the tournament before a number of delegates and officials from within FIFA then vote on which they think will be best suited for the role.

The qualification rounds for the tournament are broken up into 6 continental zones, which include Africa, Asia, North and Central American and Caribbean, South America, Oceania and Europe. The format for each zones qualifying phase will differ, with some electing go down the more conventional group format with a certain number from each group qualifying. Whilst others adopt a league format with a certain number of spots each getting a place. The decision to choose either is usually abased on the overall quality of each continent and then taken from there.

The tournament itself will include 32 countries in total in a mix of 8 groups of 4 teams. Each team from within the group will play each other just once and the top two teams from each group then progressing to the last 16 of the competition. It’s at this point that the tournament becomes a round robin, knockout phase and the winners will be decided on the day, using extra time and penalties if needed. You will then see a quarterfinal, semi final and final, before the inner is crowned. The World Cup will also run a 3^rd/4^th place play off for the two losing teams of the semi-final.

Brazil are the most decorated team in World Cup history winning the tournament on 5 separate occasions. Germany and Italy are both second with 4 wins each. Miroslav Klose of Germany has the most cumulative tournament goals with 16, ahead of the likes of Ronaldo (15), Gerd Muller (14), Just Fontaine (13) and Pele (12).

Europa League

The Europa League is one of the pinnacles of the domestic season for teams across Europe. The best way to look at it is almost like a baby version in the Champions League, made up from teams that are slightly lower ranked than those in their bigger sister competition. The format is a little longer than the Champions League however, with qualifying rounds starting as early as June and the final then taking place in May. The games are played at the representative teams home grounds then the final will be selected at a neutral venue each season by a panel of UEFA representatives.

The Europa League is widely regarded as starting when the Group Stages kick off, which includes 48 teams, spread across 12 separate groups. In each group the teams will play against each other both home and away and from there the top 2 teams will progress to knockout stages. It’s also at this point where the 8 teams who finished third in their Champions League groups will enter the competition and it them plays out as a straight knockout over two legs between each team. The final is the only leg that will just be one round, and as mentioned, will be played a neutral location.

Sevilla are the most decorated team in the competition, winning it on 5 separate occasions from 2006 to 2016. The all-time leading scorer is that of Sweden’s, Henrik Larsson, with a return of 40 goals from just 56 games. Giuseppe Bergomi of Italy and Inter has the most appearances with 96 games, excluding qualifying games. Ajax has the highest win with a mammoth 14-0 victory over Red Boys in 1984.

League Cup

The League Cup has often been overs overshadowed in England as the inferior tournament to that of the FA Cup, but it carries just as much weight in the fact that the winning team will gain entry into the Europa League, the same as if they won the FA Cup. The cup includes all 92 teams from the football league and there is no qualifying needed to gain entry, you just need to be a member of the football league.

The competition starts and finishes with a straight knockout format, but many of the Premier League teams will not enter until the second and third rounds, respectively. The round that they do enter will depend on the position that they finished in the league the previous season. Once all team are in the round-robin really kicks off and it works it’s way down to the quarterfinal, semi-final and final, which is played at Wembley, usually around March time, a couple of months before the end of the English season.

Liverpool has won the competition more times than any other club since it came into fruition in 1960. They have 8 cups to their name, with the next best that of Aston Villa and Chelsea, both with 5 each. Ian Rush is the most decorated player with 5 League Cup wins and is also joint top goalscorer with Sir Geoff Hurst with 49 goals apiece. Liverpool also have the biggest team win, beating Fulham 10-0 in 1986, which equalled West Ham’s 10-0 victory over Bury in 1983.

Copa America

The Copa America is the most prestigious tournament in the South American footballing calendar. The competition is also the oldest South American sporting event, with the first Copa America being held in 1916. Whilst South American countries make up the majority of nations in the event, in more recent years they have opened their doors to allow countries from North America and Asia to compete. The tournament comes at the end of the footballing season, starting in June and finishing in July run every 4 years.

Unlike a lot of major football tournaments, there is no immediate qualifying for the event, instead countries are invited to play. In days gone by there was no host nation and teams just played each other home and away, but these days a host nation is selected by CONCACAF, the governing body for football in South America. There are 12 teams that play and they compete in 3 groups of 4 teams. Teams are allocated groups by seeds (one including the host nation) then are ranked on World FIFA Points accordingly.

Two teams from each group and the two highest ranked runners up will advance to knockout stage, before working their way through to final. Uruguay is the most decorated nation to have played the event with 15 wins in total, Argentina following them closely in second with 14 wins, respectively.

Defending NBA champions the Los Angeles Lakers suffered their fourth straight defeat on Wednesday, beaten 114-89 by the Utah Jazz.

Jordan Clarkson scored 18 points in Salt Lake City as Utah recorded a 22nd win in 24 games.

LeBron James hit 19 points for the Lakers but had little support as they suffered a fifth defeat in six games.

Meanwhile, Utah have had their best start to an NBA season, winning 26 of their opening 32 games.

Elsewhere, Zach LaVine scored 35 points as the Chicago Bulls held on for a 133-126 overtime win against the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Coby White added 20 points and Wendell Carter Jr. finished with 17 points and 10 rebounds for the Bulls, while Malik Beasley’s 25 points was not enough to prevent the visitors from recording a sixth straight defeat.

Point guard Kyrie Irving scored 27 points and produced nine assists as the Brooklyn Nets won a season-high eighth successive game with a 129-92 victory over the Orlando Magic.

The Nets are on their longest streak since 2006 and won their sixth straight game without the injured Kevin Durant.

James Harden added 20 points, seven assists and nine rebounds, while reserve Landry Shamet added 19 points.

Brooklyn are second in the NBA Eastern Conference.

Leaders the Philadelphia 76ers defeated Dallas Mavericks 111-97, thanks partly to centre Joel Embiid’s 23 points and nine rebounds.

Point guard Ben Simmons added 15 points and seven assists while shooting guard Seth Curry also scored 15 points.

Greek player Giannis Antetokounmpo recorded 38 points as third place Milwaukee Bucks overcame the New Orleans Pelicans 129-125.

Small forward Khris Middleton added 31 points and shooting guard Donte DiVincenzo scored a career-high 24 points.

Jimmy Butler scored a season-high 33 points as the Miami Heat beat the high-flying Utah Jazz 124-116 on Friday.

Butler was supported by Goran Dragic, who scored 26 points off the bench as Miami earned a fifth straight win.

Donovan Mitchell netted 30 points for Jazz, who have the best record in the NBA this season, having won 22 games since 8 January.

Victory for Heat follows wins over the past two champions: the Toronto Raptors and the Los Angeles Lakers.

Elsewhere, the Lakers ended their run of four consecutive defeats with a 102-93 win over the Portland Trail Blazers.

Talisman LeBron James recorded 28 points, 11 rebounds, seven assists, four steals and three blocked shots in a stellar performance.

Dennis Schroder added 22 points for the Lakers after missing the previous four games because of Covid-19 protocols.

Damian Lillard had scored 35 points but could not prevent Portland from losing its season-worst fourth straight game.

James Harden scored 30 points, produced 15 assists and added 14 rebounds as the Brooklyn Nets earned a 124-113 overtime win against the San Antonio Spurs.

Harden’s display helped secure a ninth win in 10 matches and a first success on the road at San Antonio since 2002.

It was his seventh triple-double since moving from the Houston Rockets to join the Nets in January.

The Nets move second behind Eastern Conference leaders Philadelphia 76ers, who beat the Indiana Pacers 130-114.

Harden’s former Houston team fell to their 12th consecutive defeat, their worst run since the 2001-02 season, as Collin Sexton poured in 39 points for the Cleveland Cavaliers in a 101-90 win.

Elsewhere, Zion Williamson and Brandon Ingram scored 26 points each for New Orleans Pelicans as they earned a 129-124 win over Western Conference leaders the Utah Jazz.

Luka Doncic continued his superb form for the Dallas Mavericks with 33 points, nine assists and 10 rebounds in a 130-124 win over the Orlando Magic.

Denver Nuggets’ Nikola Jokic also went close to a triple-double by notching 39 points, 14 rebounds and nine assists as they beat the Chicago Bulls 118-112.

Jokic became the first Nuggets player to score 35 points or more in at least 10 games in a season since Carmelo Anthony in 2009-10.

The Portland Trail Blazers ended a four-game losing streak with a 123-111 win over the Charlotte Hornets.

Veteran Anthony scored 29 points and Damian Lillard collected 23 points for Portland, while LaMelo Ball continued his strong season for Charlotte with a 30-point haul.

Donovan Mitchell starred with 31 points as the Utah Jazz returned to winning ways with a 124-109 victory over the Orlando Magic.

Guard Mitchell contributed five three-pointers and six assists for Utah, who suffered a rare loss to the Miami Heat on Friday, with Jordan Clarkson and Joe Ingles scoring 18 and 17 points each.

Nikola Vucevic scored 34 points for the Magic, who have lost three in a row.

The Dallas Mavericks were also back on track by beating the Brooklyn Nets.

Luka Doncic scored 27 points for the Mavericks, with the returning Kristaps Porzingis contributing 18, as they triumphed 115-98 and ended the Nets’ season-high eight-game winning streak.

Bradley Beal scored a game-high 34 points and Russell Westbrook recorded a second straight triple-double with 19 points for the Washington Wolves in a 128-112 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Karl-Anthony Towns top scored 23 for the Wolves, but could not prevent a seventh loss in a row.

Meanwhile, the San Antonio Spurs beat the New Orleans Pelicans 117-114, with DeMar DeRozan claiming 32 points and 11 assists.

Collin Sexton scored 28 points and Darius Garland added 25 to help the Cleveland Cavaliers, who only had nine players available, overcome the Philadelphia 76ers in a 112-109 victory in overtime.

The Indiana Pacers fell to their eighth defeat in their past 11 games as the New York Knicks recovered from a 16-point half-time deficit to win 110-107 – Julius Randle collecting 28 points.

And the Denver Nuggets sealed a 126-96 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder with Nikola Jokic claiming 19 points for the victors.

LeBron James marked his 1,300th NBA regular-season game by helping the Los Angeles Lakers to a 117-91 victory over the Golden State Warriors.

James, who has won championships with three franchises, had 19 points plus six rebounds, four assists, two steals and two blocked shots in 24 minutes.

He sat out all of the fourth quarter along with the rest of the starters from both teams as the Lakers closed out a dominant victory.

It avenged a narrow loss in January.

The Lakers are still without star forward Anthony Davis but have now won two in a row after a run of five defeats in six games.

“When you lose a mega-piece like AD, it’s going to take some time both offensively and defensively,” said James

He added that the Lakers were becoming more comfortable in the roles they have had to adopt with Davis sidelined, an absence that Lakers coach Frank Vogel said called on them to develop a “little bit of a new identity”.

Stephen Curry was limited to 16 points for the Warriors and they also suffered the loss of Draymond Green with a sprained left ankle in the second quarter.

Elsewhere, Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum scored two baskets in the final 15 seconds to lead his side to a dramatic 111-110 victory over the Washington Wizards.

Tatum scored 31 points and the Celtics withstood a 46-point performance from Washington’s Bradley Beal to complete their first back-to-back wins since January.

There was also late drama in Sacramento where the Charlotte Hornets trailed by nine with two minutes 19 seconds remaining but battled back to beat the Kings 127-126 thanks to a late three-point play from Malik Monk.

And Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 17 of the Milwaukee Bucks’ last 22 points in a 105-100 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers.

Two-time reigning NBA Most Valuable Player Antetokounmpo finished with 36 points – his fourth straight game of scoring 36 or more.