2016 Euro Cup Soccer Preview: Several Doc's Sports Handicappers Offering Picks

by Robert Ferringo - 6/3/2016

The biggest event of the summer sports schedule won't even be played in the United State.

The UEFA Euro 2016 Soccer Championship is one of the most prestigious international soccer tournaments in the world. This year's Euro 2016 will take place from June 10 to July 10 in France and features teams from 16 of the most futbol-crazed countries on the planet.

For the uninitiated, think of the Euro 2016 as a mini-World Cup. Only instead of featuring 32 of the best teams from all over the planet it is simply the 24 best teams from the European nations.

The formats for the World Cup and the Euro 2016 are similar. Both tournaments feature teams broken down into four-team groups. In the World Cup there are eight groups. In the Euro there are six. The teams in those groups play a round robin against one another to determine who advances to the next stage.

The Knockout Stage is a 16-team mini-tournament comprised of six group winners, six group second-place finishers, and then the top four third-place finishers. There are a series of tiebreakers to determine positioning.

This tournament features most of the best players and the best national teams in the world. However, not everything is as it seems in these matches. These top players just finished up their respective grueling leagues a few weeks ago. Since players on these national teams all play on different club teams, finding chemistry and also avoiding fatigue are two key factors as to who will win this tournament.

Winning the Euro is a great source of pride for these teams, though, so everyone should go all out. Host France is one of the favorites to win this tournament at +300. Defending World Cup champions Germany are also posted at +300. Spain (+550), England (+800) and Belgium (+1000) round out the top five.

Spain is the two-time defending Euro champion. In 2012 they became the first team to ever win back-to-back European championships.

Several Doc's Sports handicappers - Doc's Sports,Robert Ferringo, Raphael Esparza, Indian Cowboy and Alan Harris - will be releasing selections on these matches all summer long. Release times for picks are at 11:30 a.m. EST on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, with selections for multiple days available with each release.

Here is a complete Euro 2016 Soccer Championship schedule:

EURO 2016 SCHEDULE

GROUP STAGE

Friday, June 10

France vs. Romania -- Saint-Denis (9 p.m. CET/3 p.m. ET, ESPN)

Saturday, June 11

Albania vs. Switzerland -- Lens (3 p.m. CET/9 a.m. ET, ESPN)

Wales vs. Slovakia -- Bordeaux (6 p.m. CET/12 p.m. ET, ESPN)

England vs. Russia -- Marseille (9 p.m. CET/3 p.m. ET, ESPN)

Sunday, June 12

Turkey vs. Croatia -- Paris (3 p.m. CET/9 a.m. ET, ESPN)

Poland vs. Northern Ireland -- Nice (6 p.m. CET/12 p.m. ET, ESPN)

Germany vs. Ukraine -- Lille (9 p.m. CET/3 p.m. ET, ESPN)

Monday, June 13

Spain vs. Czech Rep -- Toulouse (3 p.m. CET/9 a.m. ET, ESPN)

Rep of Ireland vs. Sweden -- Saint-Denis (6 p.m. CET/12 p.m. ET, ESPN)

Belgium vs. Italy -- Lyon (9 p.m. CET/3 p.m. ET, ESPN)

Tuesday, June 14

Austria vs. Hungary -- Bordeaux (6 p.m. CET/12 p.m. ET, ESPN)

Portugal vs. Iceland -- Saint-Etienne (9 p.m. CET/3 p.m. ET, ESPN)

Wednesday, June 15

Russia vs. Slovakia -- Lille (3 p.m. CET/9 a.m. ET, ESPN)

Romania vs. Switzerland -- Paris (6 p.m. CET/12 p.m. ET, ESPN)

France vs. Albania -- Marseille (9 p.m. CET/3 p.m. ET, ESPN)

Thursday, June 16

England vs. Wales -- Lens (3 p.m. CET/9 a.m. ET, ESPN)

Ukraine vs. Northern Ireland -- Lyon (6 p.m. CET/12 p.m. ET, ESPN)

Germany vs. Poland -- Saint-Denis (9 p.m. CET/3 p.m. ET, ESPN)

Friday, June 17

Italy vs. Sweden -- Toulouse (3 p.m. CET/9 a.m. ET, ESPN)

Czech Rep vs. Croatia -- Saint-Etienne (6 p.m. CET/12 p.m. ET, ESPN)

Spain vs. Turkey -- Nice (9 p.m. CET/3 p.m. ET, ESPN)

Saturday, June 18

Belgium vs. Rep of Ireland -- Bordeaux (3 p.m. CET/9 a.m. ET, ESPN)

Iceland vs. Hungary -- Marseille (6 p.m. CET/12 p.m. ET, ESPN)

Portugal vs. Austria -- Paris (9 p.m. CET/3 p.m. ET, ESPN)

Sunday, June 19

Switzerland vs. France -- Lille (9 p.m. CET/3 p.m. ET, ESPN)

Romania vs. Albania -- Lyon (9 p.m. CET/3 p.m. ET, ESPN2)

Monday, June 20

Slovakia vs. England -- Saint-Etienne (9 p.m. CET/3 p.m. ET, ESPN)

Russia vs. Wales -- Toulouse (9 p.m. CET/3 p.m. ET, ESPN2)

Tuesday, June 21

Northern Ireland vs. Germany -- Paris (6 p.m. CET/12 p.m. ET, ESPN)

Ukraine vs. Poland -- Marseille (6 p.m. CET/12 p.m. ET, ESPN2)

Croatia vs. Spain -- Bordeaux (9 p.m. CET/3 p.m. ET, ESPN)

Czech Rep vs. Turkey -- Lens (9 p.m. CET/3 p.m. ET, ESPN2)

Wednesday, June 22

Hungary vs. Portugal -- Lyon (6 p.m. CET/12 p.m. ET, ESPN)

Iceland vs. Austria -- Saint-Denis (6 p.m. CET/12 p.m. ET, ESPN2)

Italy vs. Rep of Ireland -- Lille (9 p.m. CET/3 p.m. ET, ESPN)

Sweden vs. Belgium -- Nice (9 p.m. CET/3 p.m. ET, ESPN2)

ROUND OF 16 (KNOCKOUT STAGE)

Saturday, June 25

Runner-Up A vs. Runner-Up C -- Saint-Etienne (3 p.m. CET/9 a.m. ET, ESPN)

Winner Group B vs. 3A/C/D -- Paris (6 p.m. CET/12 p.m. ET, ESPN)

Winner Group D vs. 3B/E/F -- Lens (9 p.m. CET/3 p.m. ET, ESPN)

Sunday, June 26

Winner A vs. 3C/D/E -- Lyon (3 p.m. CET/9 a.m. ET, ESPN)

Winner C vs. 3A/B/F -- Lille (6 p.m. CET/12 p.m. ET, ESPN)

Winner F vs. Runner-Up E -- Toulouse (9 p.m. CET/3 p.m. ET, ESPN)

Monday, June 27

Winner E vs. Runner-Up D -- Saint-Denis (6 p.m. CET/12 p.m. ET, ESPN2)

RB vs. Runner-Up F -- Nice (9 p.m. CET/3 p.m. ET, ESPN2)

QUARTERFINAL MATCHES

Thursday, June 30

Winner of Match 37 vs. Winner of Match 39 -- Marseille (9 p.m. CET/3 p.m. ET, ESPN2)

Friday, July 1

W38 vs. W42 -- Lille (9 p.m. CET/3 p.m. ET, ESPN2)

Saturday, July 2

W41 vs. W43 -- Bordeaux (9 p.m. CET/3 p.m. ET, ESPN2)

Sunday, July 3

W40 vs. W44 -- Saint-Denis (9 p.m. CET/3 p.m. ET, ESPN)

SEMIFINAL MATCHES (FINAL FOUR)

Wednesday, July 6

W45 vs. W46 -- Lyon (9 p.m. CET/3 p.m. ET, ESPN)

Thursday, July 7

W47 vs. W48 -- Marseille (9 p.m. CET/3 p.m. ET, ESPN)

2016 EURO CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH

Sunday, July 10

W49 vs. W50 -- Saint-Denis (9 p.m. CET/3 p.m. ET, ESPN)

Robert Ferringo is one of the top soccer handicappers in the country and will have selections this summer for both the Copa America Tournament as well as the Euro 2016 Championship. Robert turned a profit in both the 2010 and 2014 World Cups, totaling more than $4,000 in winnings for his clients in those tournaments.

Pick:	CHICAGO BEARS +3
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