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More penalty shoot-outs needed to make future World Cups fairer

21 June 2018

Bad news for England: only extra penalty shoot-outs plus a new points system will discourage collusion in future football World Cups, says Ignacio Palacios-Huerta

How to beat the bookies by turning their odds against them

16 October 2017

Bookmakers use complex prediction models to set the odds of sporting outcomes in their favour – but a simple analysis of available odds can still give good returns

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More penalty shoot-outs needed to make future World Cups fairer

How to beat the bookies by turning their odds against them

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