LONDON, August 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Footbo, the social network for football fans worldwide, today launched its prediction game for more than 50 international leagues. Following overwhelmingly positive feedback during the recent EURO 2008, this new feature enables users to submit their predictions on all major leagues and tournaments on Footbo. "Building on the strength of our community, we are providing the platform for Footbo users to submit predictions for the games that matter most to them, wherever in the world the match is played," said the Co-Founder of Footbo, Mani Honigstein.

The company which launched its Beta version in June this year, provides an elaborate set of football-specific features and applications combined with a social network platform. Predictions, one of the main features, allows users to predict the final result of a match, select the number of goals which each side will score, and tally up their scores in a prediction league. The feature consists mainly of three components:

Various Prediction Leagues

The prediction feature allows users to submit predictions for all major leagues and tournaments world-wide, such as the English Premier League, La Primera Division, Bundesliga, Seria A, Ligue 1, Argentinian Apertura/Clausura , Campeonato Brasileiro as well as the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Cup. This also includes many of the respective second and third leagues. "We want to provide something for every football fan, no matter how popular the league is, or how big the club", said Honigstein.

Best Predictor

New on Footbo, a user's ranking in the specific prediction league is defined by the average score collected from all games. Users can see how they are performing, and their position in the rankings can be viewed either amongst their friends or the entire Footbo community.

Prediction Statistics

Footbo uses graphics to illustrate community-generated prediction statistics. Footbo users can easily view and compare their own predictions to the community's trends. This enables a clear-cut visual analysis of the community's expectations for upcoming matches.

In addition to its prediction leagues, Footbo offers users a one-stop-solution for all of today's football needs:

- Interaction with friends and football fans from around the globe

- Live scores, fixtures and personalized news

- Blogs and forums

- Grading of players' performances

- Videos and photos

- Team and player profiles - created by the Footbo community

- Fan groups of teams and players

About Footbo

Footbo is an online social community for football lovers all over the world. Fans and amateur players can receive customized information, share content/media, and express their knowledge and emotions. Created by people who are truly passionate about the beautiful game, Footbo is based in London, UK.

Press contact: press@footbo.com ; Contact details: Emanuel Honigstein, CEO, +972-544848639, mani.h@footbo.com