Paul octopus, cephalopod famous Oberhausen which predicted the outcome of meetings of the World Cup football, died on the night of Sunday, according to the direction of the German tank. His exploits had divinatory around the world
He was nicknamed Paco Rabanne seabed had become known around the world in favor of a buzz émorme : supposed to predict the outcome of matches of the FIFA World Cup in choosing a mold dipped in a box stamped with the Flag of the two nations involved, the octopus had never cheated!
His predictions eventually supplant tactical-technical analysis of all that the world of football into account self-appointed and dedicated specialists. And as the suspense grew, millions of people around the world were hanging on every time predictions sprawling.
Born in England, the birthplace of football, living in Germany, a country three times winner of the World Cup, so he had also predicted the victory of Spain, creating a tension in his adopted country, so that some foretold an end in a salad of Neptune. To save him that fatal spell, the Madrid Zoo in Spain had even proposed to offer him asylum aquatico-political.
Finally, highly sought, the Octopus Paul had retired from public life after his exhausting mission. "The oracle Oberhausen" died of old age in his well deserved retirement.
All football lovers and fanatics of prognosis that lies the soul of a cephalopod should pay tribute to their aquatic Cassandra
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Posted: July 9th, 2010, 10:21 am
