Now, gamblers can wager on Soccer betting odds all year with several different major professional leagues to choose from. Additionally, there are international competitions. Gamblers can bet on spreads, moneylines, halves, props, futures, and in-game, to name the most popular options. Once upon a time, soccer was strictly a European or South American affair. There was little attention paid to it beyond the World Cup every four years. But those days have long since passed. Satellite technology, streaming, online gambling, and the worldwide spread of live sports content have been a boon for the sport.
Soccer betting has continued to be one of the most popular forms of sports gambling over the past decade. Soccer has never been more popular at online wagering sportsbooks than it is now. Correlate the highest-ever betting handles being reported for the previous year.
UEFA Champions League
Founded in 1955, the UEFA Champions League is a dream league that consists of the best teams from the major European professional leagues. There is nothing like it in sports. In turn, it rivals the World Cup in popularity, quality, and betting activity. Even casual gamblers and fans take a liking to the UEFA Champions League.
Previously, in 2023, Manchester City won the UEFA Champions League. Also, they won the coveted treble of three major championships, including the Premier League and FA Cup Final.
In 2024, Real Madrid claimed its 15th UEFA Champions League title and its second in the past three seasons. Real Madrid is, far and away, the most storied Soccer lines franchise in the Champions League. Accordingly, for 2025, there are plenty of popular future market Champions League favorites. Starting with Liverpool, Real Madrid, Arsenal, Barcelona, Manchester City, and Bayern Munich.
Spanish La Liga
Founded in 1929, the Spanish La Liga is the top professional league in Spain. Specifically, Real Madrid is the marque franchise of the Spanish La Liga with 36 titles. Including as recently as 2020, 2022, and 2024. Barcelona is the other traditional power of Spanish La Liga, with 27 championships, the latest coming in 2023. Atletico Madrid is third with 11 titles, the only other club in double digits for Spanish La Liga titles. Meanwhile, Atletico Madrid won its last title in 2021.
In the 2025 future market, Barcelona and Real Madrid were the top favorites by far.
Italian Serie A
Founded in 1898, Serie A is the top professional league in Italy and draws a worldwide following in viewership and gambling activity. In like manner to the German Bundesliga, the Italian Serie A has had a dynasty issue. Juventus has won the most Serie A titles with 36, including nine straight from 2012 through 2020. At the same time, for the 2025 championship, Inter Milan and Napoli were the top betting choices.
German Bundesliga
Founded in 1963, the German Bundesliga rivals the English Premier League for quality and popularity. The only problem the Bundesliga has, if you want to call it that, is the Bayern Munich dynasty. Bayern Munich has a whopping 33 national titles, by far the most in league history. Naturally, Bayern Munich is the prohibitive future market betting favorite to win the championship again in 2025.
English Premier League
Over the past decade, the popularity of the English Premier League (EPL) has enjoyed a meteoric rise worldwide. Manchester United has an EPL record 13 championships, but its last title was in 2013. Late on, Manchester City has emerged as the dominant EPL club with four consecutive titles. Chelsea, Arsenal, and Liverpool are other popular and respected EPL historic brands. At the start of 2025, Liverpool and Manchester City were the future market favorites to win the EPL.