Football (soccer) themed online slots have come a long way. The sub text of the themes are more innovative, the graphics are better and the bonus games more exciting. With the European Cup just a few months away more slots of this genre are bound to be launched.

Virgin Casino has set the ball rolling with a new game titled Sensible Soccer Euro Cup Slot. The innovation in the graphics is that the symbols are designed from Lego like building blocks. The players are offered a choice from the options in the free spins round. Each option is played on a different set of reels. These are so devised that the option that offers more free spins will offer lower average payouts. In this football theme slot game the player can buy the bonus game instead of waiting for it to be triggered by chance. The knockout stages of the UEFA Champions League are simulated in the bonus game. The player selects his team and the further ahead that team moves in the simulated football tournament the larger will the player’s payout be. As in the Champions League, each round consists of a home and away game. The Sensible Soccer Euro Cup Slot offers a progressive jackpot. The player will win the progressive jackpot if his team scores at least ten goals in one round. Players who want to enjoy the full graphic value of the slot game should enable the simulated highlights.

Omni Casino features two Playtech football themed online slots in the Top Trumps series. Top Trumps Football Stars features the real likeness of popular current and recent stars such as Cristiano Ronaldo, Wayne Rooney, David Beckham and Zinedine Zidane. Top Trumps Legends features all time greats like Pele, Platini and Beckenbauer. Football Stars is the more exciting slot game. Players first choose two of the leading football national teams. The star players from those teams will appears as symbols on the reels. The players of one team will pay left to right and that of the other teams will pay right to left. In the free spins there will be players from one team only, depending on the flag of the team that triggered the round. The payouts will be in both directions. Football Stars has a unique bonus game that is played on the reels. The football is passed among the players of the team that triggered the bonus. The player will win three times the total bet for every player that touches the ball.

Striker Fortune is the innovative football themed online slot game from Cryptologic that can be played at InterCasino. The players select the home team and the away team from the flags displayed. When the game is activated the reel positions will be filled by players from either team or a trophy symbol. There are no paylines but 99 ways to connect the 1st and 5th reels. For each connection made by any team that team scores a goal. The comic style animation shows the ball being passed and the goals being scored. The margin of victory for the home team determines the payout. Three or more trophy symbols trigger the Training Ground bonus feature. Players get one spin in which there are no opposing team members and this can result in larger payouts.