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Will Potters fans be Stoked to see Benitez as their new boss….if Pulis gets the sack?

Rafael Benítez Maudes, known more commonly as simply Rafa or the fat Spanish waiter, is being strongly linked to the soon-to-be-vacant Stoke City job. In fact the soon-to-be-former interim boss of Chelsea is the 5/2 favourite to take over from Tony Pulis. Stoke City chairman Peter Coates must feel that it’s time for a change […]

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Enjoy the glitz and glamour of Monaco in your own home with a 16/1 bet on Sebastian Vettel

By Josh Powell | Monaco Grand Prix It’s Christmas come early for motor racing fans this weekend at the Monaco Grand Prix. If you’re not into motor racing but you enjoy some celebrity spotting or checking out hot girls in bikinis it’s probably Christmas come early for you as well. Bernie Ecclestone takes his merry […]

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Sven’s ‘kiss and tell’ autobiography to lift lid on time with England

In a move to rival E.L. James’ 50 Shades of Grey – former England manager Sven Goran Eriksson is to pen his autiobiography. The managerial mercenary,whose off-pitch relationships with partner Nancy Dell’Olio, TV celeb Ulrika Jonsson and FA secretary Faria Alam earned him more press than his tenure as England boss will publish the ‘no holds […]

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Champions League: Top of the Klopps – his greatest quotes

Borussia Dortmund have been transformed by manager Jurgen Klopp since he arrived from Mainz five years ago. His side take on Bayern Munich (boo, hiss) in the Champions League final at Wembley this Saturday. This week, Klopp has been wooing the UK media with his back-page-friendly quotes. Here’s some of the best…. “Shinji Kagawa is […]

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Next Everton Manager Odds – The 5 men you’ve been backing most

By Aidan Elder | Chief sports writer ‘We’re in no hurry to appoint a replacement’ was the news coming out of Goodison Park after it was confirmed that David Moyes would be leaving to do a Sir Alex Ferguson impression at Old Trafford. And that initial claim has proven be the case as we’re as […]

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From 7/4 to 1/12: What price did you get on Arsenal finishing in the top four?

By Josh Powell | Betting news Piers Morgan calling for Arsene Wenger’s head. Tottenham stretching clear before ultimately crumbling quicker than a rich tea biscuit in a hot brew. Arsenal sweeping in, claiming fourth with some solid performances and celebrating like it was an actual trophy. Just another season in the Premier League then. Arsenal […]

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Romelu Lukaku’s hat-trick nets punters an 80/1 win on the last day of the season

By Josh Powell | Betting news #IfWeKnewThen The Premier League went absolutely mental on the final day of the season with 36 goals in 10 games, Jack Rodwell scoring twice, Kevin Nolan getting a hat-trick, Manchester Untied throwing away a three goal lead in the last ten minutes and Fulham winning away. We were just […]

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GIF: Vitor Belfort’s Phenom-enal spinning back kick to the face

At 36 years of age and more than 16 years on from his UFC debut against Tra Telligman in 1997, Vitor Belfort continues to excite and amaze MMA fans. Following his defeat to Jon Jones, where he came close to finishing the light-heavyweight champion with an arm-bar, the Brazilian has returned to middleweight and recorded […]

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It’s a Ryan shame… but Paddy Power refunds customers who backed Ireland

Paddy Power has refunded all win and each way single bets to customers who backed Ireland’s Ryan Dolan for last night’s Eurovision. The singer, from Co Tyrone, finished last on Saturday night. For shame. But punters don’t have to bare the brunt of that humiliation so there’s more than €15,000 going back into the pockets […]

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As it happened: Premier League final day of the season [click here]

Arsenal have claimed the final place in the Champions League with Chelsea, Manchester City and Manchester United as it finished 1-0 at St James’ Park. Quite the achievement from Arsene Wenger despite all the flak he received this season from some quarters. Spurs finish just one point behind Arsenal on 72 so head into Europe’s […]

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Twitter reaction to Denmark’s win in Eurovision 2013

Eurovision 2013 | The winners and losers So there we have it for another year as Denmark  win comfortably with 281 points and Paddy will have to dig deep on the entry that cornered a third of the market. The story of the night – apart from the winner – was was the abysmal showing […]

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Four value Eurovision 2013 bets to keep you on the edge of your seat

Eurovision 2013 | The Value The annual tackfest that is the  Eurovison starts at 8pm tonight and punters are piling into some interesting outsiders to try and knock Denmark off top spot. Emmelie De Forest is the overwhelming favourite with the barefooted beauty cornering the market with about one third of all bets place. But you’re […]

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Andy Gray exclusive: Check out this 4/1 Wembley Play-off double

Football pundit and analyst Andy Gray gives his thoughts to the Paddy Power Blog Team ahead of the crucial play-off finals at Wembley this weekend. Bradford v Northampton, Live Saturday, 1.30pm, Sky Sports 1 League Two Play-off Final Bradford have lost just three games since Swansea beat them in the Capital One Cup Final and have the chance […]

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Gif of the day: Did Ronaldo deserve red for this kick at Gabi?

It’s not exactly grevious bodily harm but Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo’s ‘kick’ at Gabi was enough to earn him a straight red in Friday night’s fiesty Copa Del Rey final. The Atletico captain’s gone down quicker than Tulisa as Madrid’s second side beat their more fashionable rivals 2-1 in extra time – but not before, CR7, Jose […]

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A 9/1 final day dead rubber four-fold to put some spring into your step

By Aidan Elder | Chief sports writer This is karma. 12 months after QPR’s pluckiness and Manchester City’s complacency contrived to make for the most exciting end to a Premier League season in history, we’ve been handed a set of fixtures which make mowing the lawn on a mild afternoon seem moderately appealing. Yes, Arsenal and Tottenham are trying […]

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