Manchester United won their 20th Premier League crown on Monday night, but it is not the only title they’ve won this season. The Red Devils have the most Paddy Power Team Page fans, topping the pile ahead of Liverpool, Arsenal and Chelsea. Team Pages give football fans a new way of proving their club loyalty […]
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[Infographic]: Grand National 2013: A history of the world’s greatest race
Aintree Grand National 2013 | A History It’s the most famous horse race in the world. The Grand National is as exciting, unpredictable and filled with drama as your average night out in Liverpool. This Saturday when the tapes go up at 4.15pm millions of armchair tv viewers will tune in across the globe to watch the […]
[Infographic] Ruby Walsh: Horse racing’s amazing Iron Man
By Josh Powell | Aintree Grand National 2013 #IronMan Two-time Grand National winner Ruby Walsh has given the Paddy Power Blog an outline of some of his most serious injuries in his 15-year professional career. Ruby’s injuries highlight the dangers jockeys face in the sport, especially after the injuries suffered by his pal JT McNamara at […]
[infographic] Cheltenham Festival 2013: Here’s a little bit of history, key jockey battles and best-value bets
The Paddy Power Blog can’t find you a hotel for the Cheltenham Festival or provide solid information about the weather. And while an office poll reveals we quite fancy Long Run for the Gold Cup, it’s still mostly guess-work. What we can do is give a little bit of solid history on Cheltenham and the […]
[infographic] The Wenger Years at Arsenal
Arsene Wenger’s love affair with Arsenal has lasted more than 16 years. And while the odds on Wenger to be sacked are long, the pressure is mounting on the charismatic French manager who has not won a major trophy since 2005. Dodgy signings (highlighted by FourFourTom), criticism of his coaching at the Emirates and rows with the Press […]
Ryder Cup Infographic: Sweet Home Chicago
It’s a hotter topic than the holiday snaps of Kate Midldeton and you don’t need a zoom lens to see it. The 2012 Ryder Cup runs from September 28-30 just outside the US city of Chicago and sports fans have waited two years for this fix. If foursomes are something you only normally come across on […]
Wayne Rooney infographic: Shrek’s plugs and crock and toll
[Wayne Rooney Infographic: Click to enlarge] Updated Wayne Rooney has raised fears about the affect of injuries on his talents. After recent revelations about his weight problems, the striker has admitted there is more to it than that. He says: “Physically, I’ve taken a bit of a battering over the years; being lumped by Transformer-sized […]
Infographic: Premier League’s North vs South divide
By Josh Powell | Northerner The rivalry between the North and South of England has been simmering for as long as time with both sides of the invisible border believing they are the dominant national force. Whether you’re a ‘Northern monkey’ or a ‘Southern fairy’ is decided by where you were born and dictates what you wear, […]
Infographic: Premier League managers in the spotlight
The big kick-off is just six sleeps away but the men whose decisions have the greatest influence on where your team will finish in the Premier League 2012/13 won’t be getting much shut-eye. They’ll be worried that the £15m spent on the latest YouTube wunder-kid striker who’s barely started shaving looks to have gone south as he […]
INFOGRAPHIC: A Liverpool Revolution!
Liverpool have not won a league title since 1990 but go into the new season with a new mentality, a fresh game-plan and a renewed confidence under manager Brendan Rodgers. Is he the right man to bring Liverpool back to the top of the English game? Rodgers was spotted at an early stage by Jose […]
Infographic: Hats off to high society at Royal Ascot week
[Click infographic to enlarge] Snobbery, elitism and military processions can only mean one thing – you’ve pitched up in the historic county of Berkshire and it’s Royal Ascot week. Almost a third of a million race-goers will throng Ascot’s enclosures with one thing in mind: to get their mates to post a picture of them on Twitter and watch […]
Infographic: England’s challenge under the radar
There have been many false dawns in England’s challenge for top international honours since that memorable day at Wembley when Sir Alf Ramsey’s side won the 1966 World Cup. This time it may just be that England’s troubles are all behind them as the fall-outs, resignations and race-rows are usually eve of tournament events or after the […]
Spain infographic: No bull they’re the real deal
What do you really know about Spain? Be honest. Sunshine, Sangria, Siesta and plenty of the other normally found on the 110,000 Club 18-30 package holidays that prop up the Spanish tourist industry every Summer. Hangovers, Headaches and Pink Skin. But for the next 30 days, the nation that has a strange affection for Bulls […]
Infographic: How Ireland qualified for Euro 2012
Every four years since 1960 the little continent of Europe has hosted 16 teams to contest the European Football Championships. 2012 is one of those years and the good news is that Ireland, its most westernly outpost (except for Iceland) has qualified for the first time since 1988 when Ray Houghton (last seen filling Irish fans’ camper vans with Paddy Power […]
Infographic: Welcome to the Eurovision cheese-fest
It comes but once a year. And most of the time that feels a little too often. Yes, it’s that of the year when we dust down our camp costumes and out-dated national stereotypes for the glory of the Eurovision Song Contest. No other competition unites a continent through the medium of bad music in […]
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