He has eight legs but has never kicked a ball.That,however,hasnt stopped octopus Paul from becoming the worlds finest football forecaster.With 100% correct predictions six out of six on the outcome of games in the 2010 World Cup,the four-year-old tentacled tipster is every bookmakers envy too.Everybody wants to know whom he will select as world champion.
He is a global talking point.Google him and you get about 2,630,000 results.Paul the octopus is currently among the top 10 trends on Twitter.And he is big enough to get death threats.Embittered by Argentinas loss to Germany an outcome predicted by Paul Argentine chef Nicolas Bedorrou wants to beat him to death in order to keep the meat tender and then put it in boiling water. Once a darling in Deutschland,most Germans now envision him fried in garlic butter after he predicted that the team would lose to Spain.Crowds are singing anti-octopus songs.
The internet too is overflowing with comments,especially now that Paul is to predict the final result the first time hell prophesy about a match not featuring Germany.He should apply for express immigration to whichever country he picks as winner,says a Facebook entry.
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