Canbet Euro 2008 Promotion...

The bookies are going into overdrive for Euro 2008 now in an attempt to get your stakes into their satchels. Over the next 12 days there will be plenty of enticing promotions on offer to try and prise open your wallet and Aussie giants Canbet.com have set the ball rolling with not one, but two cracking Euro 2008 offers.

Join Canbet today and make your first deposit of £30 or more and they will match it with a 100% deposit bonus up to £30. For the bigger players they are also offering a 20% deposit bonus up to the value of £200 if you make an initial deposit of £600 or more. Promotional codes are required for both of these offers and can be found, along with the terms and conditions by clicking on this text or any other Canbet link on this page.

If you're having a bet on Euro 2008 be it on the outright betting, top scorer or any other market then it pays to open an account with Canbet.com, place your initial bet and get yourself a FREE one at the same time.

Once you've opened your Canbet.com account you also still have the chance to enter their Euro 2008 competition where you can win a £1500 travel voucher. The competition ends on June 15th so get in there quick.

Who will be Rome alone?

Italian coach Roberto Donadoni has named a preliminary 24 man pool leaving one poor sod with the embarrassment of being the player to be miss out of the upcoming big one when he announces his final 23 man sqaud.

Donadoni, who has just signed a new contract with the Italian FA surprised a lot of people with his inclusion of Real Madrid striker Antonio Cassano, who has had a decent season while on at Sampdoria. Donadoni also named veteran Alessandro Del Piero, who finished the season as Serie A's top scorer.

AC Milan's veteran forward Filippo Inzaghi, Massimo Oddo and Vincenzo Iaquinta were all omitted from the Italian squad due to injuries. The pool of 24 chosen by Donadoni are...

Goalkeepers
Marco Amelia Livorno
Gianluigi Buffon Juventus
Morgan De Sanctis Sevilla

Defenders
Andrea Barzagli Palermo
Fabio Cannavaro Real Madrid
Giorgio Chiellini Juventus
Fabio Grosso Lyon
Marco Materazzi Intern Milan
Christian Panucci Roma
Gianluca Zambrotta Barcelona

Midfielders
Massimo Ambrosini AC Milan
Alberto Aquilani Roma
Mauro Camoranesi Juventus
Daniele De Rossi Roma
Gennaro Gattuso AC Milan
Riccardo Montolivo Fiorentina
Simone Perrotta Roma
Andrea Pirlo AC Milan

Forwards
Marco Borriello Genoa
Antonio Cassano Sampdoria
Alessandro Del Piero Juventus
Antonio Di Natale Udinese
Fabio Quagliarella Udinese Calcio
Luca Toni Bayern Münich

Talking about his new contract, Donadoni said "I'm delighted with the new contract because I consider it a show of faith from the federation. I'll be the first to step down if we don't get good results."

UEFA.com Fantasy Football..

Just a quick heads up to all those playing the UEFA.com Euro 2008 Fantasy Football competition.

Matchday 2 is currently on the go and ends with the Czech Republic v Lithuania match on Tuesday night.

BE WARNED...there's no time whatsoever to get your transfers made for Matchday 3 which starts the follwing day with the Russia v Serbia game the following day. If you're planning on making any changes I'd get the thinking caps on now and be ready to act quick on Tuesday night. You have been warned...

You still have plenty of time to get your teams in for the main event. There's 12 days to go, so get your team selected and get it entered into the ever-increasing YOYWYW Super League. The password is 52-10. Further details can be found in previous blog posts.

Fantasy League, Classic Euro 2008 ...

They're like buses these Fantasy Football competitions. You wait an eternity for one and then they all come along at the one time! I'm not surprised by this to be fair as everyone was probably waiting for the Champions League Final to be out the way to give themselves a chance of as much exposure as possible.

On the back of the Daily Telegraph and Metro getting going, Fantasy Football inovators, Fantasy League, have their game up and running and ready for you all to get involved. With £10,000 worth of prizes on offer this game is another great one to have in your portfolio and if you already play the Fantasy League games you'll know how they work and how good they really are.

To sign up to the Fantasy League competition click here

Entry to this competition costs £5 per team and you can have as many teams involved as you want. You have a budget of €100 million to pick a squad of 15 players. Teams can be in a 4-4-2 or 4-3-3 formation and you are restricted to only two players from the same country in the group phases and three during the knockout phase. Each manager has 12 transfers to use during the tournament and unlimited substitutions so pick your squad wisely.

A YOYWYW Friends League has been set up, to join simple use the link below to register your team. Once you've picked your squad, go to your team page and click on the link to 'F & E League'. Once there enter the pin number 62 into the 'Join existing League' box and click go. See you there...

To sign up to the Fantasy League competition click here

Euro 2008, The Mascots...

Every tournament has those cuddly little characters they call mascots and this one is no different. Switzerland and Austria have chosen theirs and after consulting the people a name was chosen for this pair of spikey-headed cartoon characters.

After being given the choice of Zagi and Zigi, Flitz and Bitz and Trix and Flix the people spoke and the winner, with 36.3% was Trix and Flix™!

There's been some legendary mascots over the years for the European Championships. Click here to see some of the past characters and first prize of a strudel to anyone who can tell me what the Italia 1980 mascot is all about?

Metro FREE Euro 2008 Fantasy Football

As expected, it never rains but it pours in Fantasy Football land. On the back of the Daily Telegraph launching their game the Metro, the daily free newspaper, has today launched their free to enter competition.

With £15,000 in prize money and it being FREE to enter the Metro competition is bound to be a popular one. £10,000 is up for grabs for the highest points scorer with the highest scoring manager of each round of group games winning £1,000 each. The group stage prizes will be contested as follows:

Round 1: Saturday 7th June – Tuesday 10th June
Round 2: Wednesday 11th June – Saturday 14th June
Round 3: Sunday 15th June – Wednesday 18th June
Quarter Final: Thursday 19th June - Sunday 22nd June
Semi Final & Final: Wednesday 25th June - Sunday 29th June

You have 75 stars to use to buy your team, with the top players like Cristiano Ronaldo costing 10 stars so you really do have to pick wisely in the competition and make sure you get the main men you want in your team and some good cheap options to compliment them. Managers are restricted to only 3 transfers during the group stages, 10 for the quarter finals matches and 5 for the semi finals and final.

There is a YOYWYW Mini League set-up for this competition and everyone is welcome to join in. Let all your friends know and get your team in there and have a bit of banter as the tournament progresses via the messageboard. To join our mini league, register your team on the Metro website, then go to League section and click 'Join a League'. You then need to enter the following:

League Name: You Only Yodel When You're Winning
League Password: yodeller

Click here to sign up to the FREE Metro European Championship Fantasy Football

Euro 2008 Desktop Widget...

No, not midget...widget!

Yahoo and some boffin-like fella or company called Interwall have come up with a great wee gizmo to keep you posted on the goings on at Euro 2008. The Widget can be downloaded to your desktop and will give you live updates on every game, every goal, team news, fixtures and tables.

Dowload the Euro 2008 Desktop Widget here