{"id":7726,"date":"2010-07-14T11:41:14","date_gmt":"2010-07-14T08:41:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/?p=7726"},"modified":"2019-03-30T17:39:49","modified_gmt":"2019-03-30T17:39:49","slug":"paul-the-oracle-octopus-retires-from-the-football-prediction-business-35673555","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/paul-the-oracle-octopus-retires-from-the-football-prediction-business-35673555\/","title":{"rendered":"Paul the Oracle Octopus retires from the football prediction business"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"font-size: 1.5em;\">Paul the oracle octopus is said to have retired from the prediction business after the success of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.<\/h1>\n<h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7727\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7727\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7727\" title=\"Paul the ocopus spain\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/Paul-the-ocopus-spain.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"460\" height=\"288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/Paul-the-ocopus-spain.jpg 460w, https:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/Paul-the-ocopus-spain-280x175.jpg 280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7727\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Paul picking Spain over Holland in the World Cup final which he predicted correctly. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Paul the \u2018oracle\u2019 octopus, quickly became an International sensation after the eight legged invertebrate managed to predict all seven games of Germany\u2019s World Cup games correctly.<\/h2>\n<p>The octopus even managed to gues the final between Spain Vs Holland correctly by picking the muscle out of the box containing the Spanish flag within minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Fittingly, Paul the octopus received his very own replica World Cup with a muscle on top which must have cheered the 2-year-old up.<\/p>\n<p>Paul is currently an international star and many bookmakers allegedly offered to purchase him but his owners at the Sea Life Aquarium refused.<\/p>\n<p>Tanja Munzig, a representative said &#8220;There are a lot of offers for Paul from betting offices and other areas. One thing is clear, Paul is staying with us.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Munzig added &#8220;He won&#8217;t give any more oracle predictions either in football, or in politics, lifestyle or economy. Paul will get back to his former job, namely making children laugh.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>However there have been rumors that bookmakers allegedly struck a deal with the owners of Paul the oracle octopus after he managed to earn World Cup betters an estimated \u00a3500,000 in total.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Write your comments and thoughts below.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #f00;\">Error, group does not exist! Check your syntax! (ID: 9)<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #f00;\">Error, group does not exist! Check your syntax! 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