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The dark horses of the Premier League: Four most surprising title contenders

By Editor , 28th November 2023 at 3:37 PM (11v11 blog)
The 2023/24 Premier League season is well underway and as the campaign approaches the festive period, this is usually the time of year when genuine contenders announce themselves to their competitors. However, this season, the league hasn't taken its usual form. Not yet, anyway. Aston Villa's recent 2-1 victory away at Tottenham Hotspur left the Villains just two points behind league leaders Arsenal. It looked as though it would be Ange Postocoglu's Spurs that were the team deadset on upsetting…
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Dark horses for the 2022 World Cup

By Editor , 28th September 2022 at 12:02 PM (11v11 blog)
The 2022 World Cup in Qatar is just around the corner as defending champions France go into the tournament to become the first nation since Brazil to win back-to-back titles. Unfortunately for head coach Didier Deschamps, Les Bleus' performances in 2022 have been far from inspiring, derailing their hopes of retaining the crown. According to these odds from bestbettingsites.com, France are still the betting favourites for the tournament alongside Brazil and Argentina, but current evidence is not in their favour. Deschamps…
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Dark horses who could break into the EPL big six this season

By Editor , 07th August 2019 at 10:54 AM (11v11 blog)
This time last year, Yahoo sports writer Harry Bushnell wrote a piece that asked whether any teams in the Premier League could break up the big six. Aside from some honorable mentions for certain mid-table clubs, his answer was, in short, “probably not.” So it proved to be. Despite Manchester United’s disastrous start and mediocre finish to the season, they still finished nine points clear of the best of the rest.  Bushnell’s predictions were echoed in the pre-season odds from…
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