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It can often feel like it’s the same teams winning the same league titles over and over again.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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But if you cast the net across Europe this season, then there are a number of sides threatening to do a \u2018Leicester\u2019 and capture unlikely glory. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Here are 5 surprise champions in the making.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Ask the average football fan to name a Hungarian team and the chances are they will say Ferencv\u00e1ros. The club has won a record 36 top division titles in Hungary, including the last 7. But ETO FC Gy\u0151r are threatening to derail Robbie Keane\u2019s Hungarian adventure, topping the Nemzeti Bajnoks\u00e1g with 10 games to go. One of those is a monster clash against Ferencvaros, so get it in your diary.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Romanian football actually loves to share its honours around, at least by most European standards. Nine different clubs have won Liga 1 this century, and now CS Universitatea Craiova are threatening to make that ten. What\u2019s more, they haven\u2019t been Romanian Champions since 1991, making this particular title charge extra special.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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You can bank on something truly amazing happening in Switzerland this season. That\u2019s because FC Thun have arrived to take the Swiss Super League by storm. Despite only being promoted last summer, they sit 14 points clear at the summit of Swiss football at the time of writing. And with regular contenders FC Basel and Young Boys both in a funk, FC Thun look poised to pull off the ultimate upset.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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For 14 seasons running, Ludogorets have enjoyed a stranglehold over Bulgarian football. Their success in the Parva Liga is the most dominant in Europe, but this year Levski Sofia are determined to break free. And they are doing it in some style, with a commanding lead at the top. There is still plenty of football left, so don\u2019t write off Ludogorets just yet. But Levski Sofia have the rest of Bulgarian football daring to dream once more.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Who else would be our first choice but Hearts. Multiple generations have only known two names atop of the Scottish Premiership; Celtic (mainly Celtic) and Rangers. In fact, 1985 was the last time Scotland enjoyed a unique Champion thanks to Sir Alex Ferguson\u2019s Aberdeen. Yet we could be on the brink of history, with Derek McInnes\u2019 Hearts of Midlothian closing in on a colossal upset. Everyone is praying they can keep the Old Firm at bay and restore glory to Edinburgh for the first time in over 60 years.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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