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The history of football play-offs in European football
Football play-offs are a competition played after the regular season to determine a variety of different outcomes. In American football, play-offs have been a tradition since 1919 but in football play-offs are a more recent addition, introduced in some leagues a few decades ago.
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Michael Smith ends MVG hoodoo – Darts Premier League round up
Michael Smith admitted he’s never screamed as loud as when he finally ended his Michael van Gerwen hoodoo. The St.Helens hurler produced a devastating display to dump MVG 7-4 and go joint top of the PDC Premier League with Glen Durrant.
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Short term pain for long term gain for Brighton
In the final quarter of the 2018/19 Premier League season, Brighton failed to win a single fixture. Although their record of three draws and six defeats was enough to keep the East Sussex outfit in the division, it was a run that ultimately cost manager Chris Hughton his job.
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Midweek football tips: Can Liverpool bounce back against struggling Chelsea?
There’s a Rollover Pick 8 kicking off on Tuesday evening. Ed Acteson has cast his eye over three of the featured matches and he reckons that Liverpool could bounce back quickly against Chelsea. If you agree with his selections, then join his syndicate.
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Gerwyn Price: “All I ask is for a little respect”
The Iceman is the hottest darts player on the planet right now. Gerwyn Price has lived up to his moniker and stayed cool when everyone else around him lost their heads. Now he’s on fire. He’s reached the final of five of the last 10 tournaments, winning two of the last three including the Belgian Darts Championship at the weekend.
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It’s bully joy for Michael Smith
Michael Smith was close to tears after seeing a heart-warming video of his kids watching him hit a perfect leg on TV. The Bully Boy nailed the nine-darter in an epic 7-5 win over Daryl Gurney in the Premier League on Thursday night.
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Ancelotti impact suggests a new dawn for Everton
Whenever Everton’s 66-year stint in the top flight seems to be under threat, the statement that they are “too big to go down” is often levied. Indeed, it may not seem like it since Carlo Ancelotti was appointed, but in the first half of this season, there was a genuine danger that Everton could suffer a first top-flight relegation since 1954.
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Football managers returning – 4 times it happened
Usually a player returning to a former club is welcomes by all parties as, in most cases, they would only go back if it went well the first time. But when a top football manager returns to his former club it is often considered a risky move.
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Premier League darts betting tips: Battle of world champions will go to wire
Another extremely tough week in the darts last Thursday saw former world champions Michael van Gerwen and Gary Anderson suffer surprise defeats to Premier League newcomers whilst the draw between Daryl Gurney and Gerwyn Price was the fifth out of the first 15 Premier League games.
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Bully Boy Michael Smith sick of being croc-ked
Bully Boy Michael Smith has admitted that eating crocodile ruined his pre-Premier League holiday but has now put some bite back into his title hopes. The St.Helens stormer is finally starting to get the results his form deserves after a stuttering start to the campaign.
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Why a defensive midfielder is very important but undervalued
The last defensive midfielder who won the Ballon d’Or is former Dortmund player Matthias Sammer who won the prize in 1996, more than 20 years ago. The now retired German footballer was probably just as surprised as everybody else when France Football named him the Ballon d’Or winner, as the title is virtually never handed to a defensive midfielder and he had beaten Ronaldo and Alan Shearer to the honour.
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