Betano marked the 20th anniversary of Greece's surprising and historic win of Euro 2004. The celebration known as the Summer of Football is a friendly match between the 2004 Greek National team and the Legends 2004 against the UEFA All Stars. 

The Greek team and UEFA All Stars wore branded shirts with Stoiximan and Betano respectively. 

The game is hosted at the An der Hafenstrasse Stadium in Essen a.k.a the Stadion Essen. The stadium is located in the city of Essen, where Otto Rehhagel, the architect of the triumph was born.

Kostas Galanopoulos, Sports Marketing Manager of Kaizen Gaming, commented, “There are few moments in modern football history as momentous as Greece’s EURO 2004 triumph, and it is rightly celebrated until this day. We are proud to sponsor the match through Betano and Stoiximan and have such illustrious footballing icons wearing shirts bearing the two brands. This is a huge testament to our team’s hard work and continued commitment at Kaizen Gaming.”

The star-studded lineups included players such as Ballon d’Or Winner, Luís Figo, Sol Campbell, Claude Makélélé, Clarence Seedorf, and Greek team heroes such as Thodoris Zagorakis and Angelos Charisteas. The game ended 2-1 with the Greek legends scoring first with a 15th-minute goal by Stelios Giannakopoulos.

The game ended 2-1 in favour of UEFA All Stars with two second-half goals from Figo and Luis Garcia. 

The lineups for both teams were:

• UEFA All Stars: James, Lehman, Sagna, Gallas, Makélélé, Mendieta, Figo, Campbell, Desailly, Pauleta, Seedorf, Robbie Keane, Karembeu, Llorente, Silvestre, Materazzi, Essien, Luis García, Kluivert, Rio Ferdinand

• Legends 2004: Nikopolidis, Fyssas, Kapsis, Dellas, Seitaridis, Zagorakis, Giannakopoulos,  Katsouranis, Karagounis, Charisteas, Chalkias, Katergiannakis, Dabizas, Goumas, Tsiartas, Lakis, Papadopoulos, Venetidis, Basinas, Nikolaidis, Vryzas, Kafes, Georgiadis

Besides the 20th anniversary match, Betano has also been announced as the first-ever official sponsor and betting partner of the UEFA EURO 2024 and CONMEBOL Copa America 2024.

About Kaizen Gaming - Betano

Kaizen Gaming’s strong focus on people and technology has made it popular and one of the biggest iGaming brands in the world. Through continuous innovation, it seeks to provide betting fans with an entertaining and safe gambling environment. 

Kaizen Gaming owns Betano, which is popular for premium sports betting and gaming. Betano also has a presence in several countries in Europe and South America. Additionally, it has recently entered Africa and North America with launches in Nigeria and Ontario. 

The brand employs over 2500 employees and has won several awards. The awards include the 2023 EGR Operator Awards for:

• Sports Betting Operator of the Year

• Marketing Campaign of the Year

• Mobile Sports Product of the Year

• In-House Product of the Year

• In-Play Sports Operator of the Year