The latest round of Euro 2012 qualifiers are coming up in early June, and this time next year the teams will be preparing to do battle in Poland and Ukraine, but who are the main contenders for next year’s tournament, and the outsiders to watch?

There are two huge Premier League clashes on Wednesday with Chelsea taking on Birmingham City at Stamford Bridge and Tottenham hosting Arsenal at White Hart Lane. The games will have an influence on both ends of the table so who might be smiling after the final whistle?

Two teams will secure their place in the Champions League semi-finals on Tuesday and whilst one tie already looks a formality, the all-English affair is still on a knife edge. Manchester United will start as favourites with a 0-1 first-leg win behind them, but Chelsea will be desperate for revenge and to secure a European dream for Roman Abramovich.

Chelsea take on Manchester United in the quarter-finals of the Champions League on Wednesday while Barcelona play Shakhtar Donetsk. The stakes are now high as the business end of the competition approaches so who might prevail in the first-leg encounters?

Chelsea are in a great position to secure their place in the Champions League quarter-finals as they take a two-goal lead into their second-leg against FC Copenhagen at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday night (match betting – Chelsea 3/10, Draw 4/1, Copenhagen 6/1).

Cheslea have suffered another poor run of results in recent weeks but under-pressure manager Carlo Ancelotti has new striker Fernando Torres to call upon for their clash with FC Copenhagen in the Champions League on Tuesday (Copenhagen 4/1, draw 12/5, Chelsea 7/10). Can the misfiring Spanish striker deliver in Denmark?

Following the international action, the Premier League is back this weekend but any chance of a repeat of the crazy goalscoring we saw last weekend looks slim. However, there are plenty of betting opportunities, as ever, and here we take a look at some possible shocks and value bets to earn you some money.

The weekend is rapidly approaching with a full Premier League programme, plus plenty more sporting action to get stuck into. Betting opportunities are wide and varied and we will have a look at some of the best bets that could help boost the bank balance.

It was the busiest January transfer window since its inception, with a mixture of big-money deals, loan switches and free transfer moves. Here’s who we think are the top ten signings during the month…….

Liverpool have enjoyed a productive January transfer window as the Anfield side attempt to salvage their season and there have been plenty of changes in the red half of Merseyside (Match Betting – Stoke 3/5, draw 11/4, Stoke 5/1).