17 July 2010 MADRID – THE Madrid Zoo said on Thursday that it has made an offer to buy Paul, the octopus who became a pop culture sensation by correctly predicting the outcome of as many World Cup matches as he has legs – all seven of Germany’s games plus the Spain-Netherlands final. The zoo […]
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Madrid makes Paul bid – Octopus Paul
Posted: 18th July 2010 by admin in News, World Cup 2010Tags: Octopus oracle Paul, paul the octopus, World Cup 2010
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Unofficial King of Spain retired from the World Cup
Posted: 16th July 2010 by admin in NewsTags: Octopus oracle Paul, World Cup 2010
14 July, By Brooks Peck International icon and unofficial king of Spain, Paul the Oracle Octopus has officially retired from the World Cup match-predicting racket and may now be used to cash in. According to CNN, the Sea Life aquarium where Paul resides is entertaining offers for Paul’s promotional services and PR people are drooling […]
Paul The Octopus Was Right: Spain Wins The 2010 FIFA World Cup
Posted: 12th July 2010 by admin in News, World Cup 2010Tags: Octopus oracle Paul, paul the octopus, spain win, World Cup 2010
12 July 2010, bossip In the end, it’s Spain hoisting the 2010 FIFA World Cup trophy. It’s the first World Cup championship for Spain, the pre-tournament favorite, which defeated Netherlands 1-0 in the World Cup final. Spain is the eighth country to win the World Cup, and the first first-time winner since France won in […]
World Cup 2010 Final – Amsterdam anger after octopus predicts Spanish win
Posted: 10th July 2010 by admin in NewsTags: octopus, Octopus oracle Paul, World Cup 2010
Football fans in Spain and the Netherlands react after Paul the psychic octopus predicts a Spanish victory at the World Cup Share on digg
Octopus Predicts Spanish Win
Posted: 9th July 2010 by admin in World Cup 2010Tags: germany, octopus, Octopus oracle Paul, spain, World Cup 2010
Paul picks the mussel from the jar with the Spanish flag. Octopus oracle Paul is predicting Spain will beat Germany in the World Cup semifinal by choosing a winning mussel from two jars in his tank. A “psychic” octopus in Germany, which appears to have correctly predicted every World Cup game involving the national team […]
Octopus predicted that Argentina would lay on the floor
Posted: 5th July 2010 by admin in VideosTags: argentina, germany, octopus, World Cup 2010
4 Jul 2010 By Ryan Bailey Few could have predicted that Argentina would lay on the floor and let Germany walk all over them like a threadbare hotel lobby carpet, but Paul the soothsaying octopus had every faith in Die Mannschaft. The underwater oracle – who lives in an aquarium in Oberhausen – has thus […]
Shakira – Waka Waka | World Cup South Africa 2010
Posted: 11th June 2010 by admin in World Cup 2010Tags: shakira, waka waka, world cup, World Cup 2010, World Cup South Africa 2010, World Cup's theme song
The 2010 World Cup opening ceremony in South Africa kicks off today at 8 pm (2 pm EST) in Johannesburg. Shakira is expected to perform the World Cup’s theme song Waka Waka with the backup band Freshlyground (see video below). American performers Alicia Keys and the Black Eyed Peas are also expected to take the […]