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Euro 2021 winner predictions

The 2021 European Championship is approaching rapidly as the 2020/21 season in club football edges to a close. Euro 2021 is so close you can almost feel it, as fans across the Old Continent gear up for a feast of football. Reigning champions Portugal will try to stun Europe again as they did in 2016. But several questions require answers.  Can England end 60 years of pain? The odds for Euro 2021 certainly suggest so. Can Belgium justify the number…
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Copa America 2021 predictions

The 47th edition of the Copa America gets underway on June 13 as ten teams from the CONMEBOL confederation battle it out for continental glory. From the record-time champions Uruguay, through always-present Argentina, to reigning title-holders Brazil, ten of South America's best footballing nations will stake their claim for the ultimate prize. Who are the favourites? Brazil, who coasted to the 2019 Copa America title, are looking to claim back-to-back crowns for the first time since 2007. The Selecao are…
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Big five title race predictions

We are approaching the final phase of the European club football season. Among the continent’s top-five leagues, it appears that the Premier League may have a potential title winner already with Manchester City cruising at the top of the table with a 14-point lead. However, the rest of the elite divisions are pretty much open and there could yet be changes for the first spot. Here are our winner and runner-up predictions for Europe’s top-five leagues. Premier League: Manchester City…
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Champions League second round preview & predictions

The 2020-21 UEFA Champions League returns this week with four first leg matches from the Round of 16. One of the biggest ties of the round takes place from Camp Nou on Tuesday night as Barcelona host last season’s runners-up Paris Saint-Germain. Defending Premier League champions Liverpool travel to RB Leipzig in the other game the same night. 24 hours later sees FC Porto hosting Andrea Pirlo’s Juventus, and Borussia Dortmund travel to Sevilla. The two pre-season favourites with the…
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Premier League Match Week 8: Preview & predictions

The 2020/21 Premier League season rolls on this weekend, with some key fixtures taking place at both ends of the table. The standout game is undoubtedly on Sunday at the Etihad Stadium as Manchester City go head-to-head with reigning champions Liverpool. Both sides have been in decent form over the past few weeks and will be eager to showcase their respective title credentials this weekend. Read on as we preview some of the biggest games scheduled for this weekend and…
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Champions League: fixtures, preview and predictions

The Champions League returns on August 7 and 8, with the remaining round of 16 ties scheduled to be played to a conclusion. The winners of those four matches will join the four teams who have already booked their places in the quarter-finals. The format of the final phase of the competition has been revised with the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final all now set to be staged as one-off ties in Portugal. Favourites in Pole Position to Progress Manchester City…
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Premier League 2019-20 title race predictions

Despite being only two weeks into the season, the Premier League has already served up some tasty treats profiling which teams will succeed and those who could end up sinking. It’s still early days to decipher a clear contender for ending up as champions, but certain signs have been noticed towards what can be expected over the next eight months or so. Manchester City, the undisputed two-time champions, are producing some exhilarating stuff worthy proof to their unbridled dominance in…
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Remembering an unpredictable World Cup

The World Cup in Russia was one of the most unpredictable major international tournaments in recent times. The latter rounds of most major tournaments read like a who’s who of footballing nations. However, this time round, the latter stages featured countries such as Sweden, Russia, Croatia and even England! The form book was thrown out of the window with the 2014 champions being knocked out in the group stages by South Korea, and in this article we take a look…
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Five big things to watch for in the 2018 World Cup

The 2018 World Cup in Russia promises to be a footballing extravaganza, with numerous nations in with a realistic chance of claiming the sport's most prestigious trophy. Five-time winners Brazil will fancy their chances of success, while the likes of Germany, Spain, France and Argentina should also put up a strong showing. Hosts Russia kick-off the tournament on June 14 against Saudi Arabia at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, with the final scheduled to take place at the same venue…
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