Article: Bruce Millington: Steer clear of dark horses and Germans.(Sports)

Article: Dark horses must handle the pressures of ...
The Racing Post (London, England);  June 20, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... they are perceived to be the dark horses, but they must handle the tag ... going to steer a passage to the Euro 2008 semi-finals. Turkey ... over Austria in their opening Euro 2008 clash. And they suffered ... Macedonia at the end of the Euro 2008 qualifiers. Throw in friendly ...

Article: Croatia send out statement of intent after stunning Germany ; ...
Express & Echo (Exeter UK);  June 13, 2008 ;     499 words ...Dark horses Croatia fired a message of intent to the other Euro 2008 finalists last night as they stunned highly-fancied ... once before, produced arguably the first major upset of Euro 2008 with a 2-1 win over the pre- tournament favourites ...

Article: Sport: Soccer: Spain will rise again Euro 2000 The eternal ...
The Sunday Telegraph London;  June 18, 2000 ;     700+ words ...Will the eternal dark horses fall at the first hurdle again? Spain have certainly made life difficult for themselves by losing to Norway, but I expect Jose ...

Article: Euro 2000: Dark horses shorten after solid ...
The Racing Post (London, England);  March 31, 2000 ;     445 words ...PUNTERS learned more about the teams to avoid at Euro 2000 rather those to be with after more mixed messages were sent out from Wednesday's batch of international friendlies, writes ...

Article: Expect big run from Walter 's dark horses in the ...
Evening Times;  December 7, 2007 ;     700+ words ...GREAT Dane Peter Lovenkrands will forever be revered by Rangers fans for the goal that powered their side into the Champions League knockout stages. Two years ago, Lovenkrands ran nearly half the length of the park against Inter Milan before slotting home in a 1-1 draw that ensured the Gers

Article: Football: Serbs aiming to justify billing as dark ...
The Racing Post (London, England);  June 11, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... lining up to pick the Serbs as their dark horses to 'pull off a Greece' that it ... progressive young side whose results since Euro 2004 have been excellent. They have ... amp; Montenegro are everyone's dark horses for a good reason - they look a quality ...

Article: Football: To shack: Slovakia are dark ...
Daily Post (Liverpool, England);  October 7, 2006 ;     443 words ... ... has warned his Wales side that Slovakia are the dark horses of a difficult Euro 2008 qualifying group. Wales are already six points ... the Czechs. But Toshack said: Slovakia are the dark horses in this group, even if they slipped up in their ...