BR - The game of soccer is more often than not a rather predictable affair, made all the more obvious by the growing disparity in wealth between "have" and "have nots". You could bet your house on one of Real Madrid or Barcelona winning La Liga this year, and you can be reasonably sure that Spain and Germany will reach the latter stages of the European Championships next summer.
The English Premier League has long had a caste of "elite" clubs that have dominated the title race since its inception. However there still remains however an element of entropy in the league, and the 2011 calendar year has thrown up no shortage of surprises.
