Image via Wikipedia With Ireland reeling from "Le Hand of God" bookie Paddy Power have issued a whole host of special bets on the man who will forever be known as "cheating Thierry." Unfortunately for Irish fans and Justice Minister Dermot Ahern, the likelihood of justice prevailing look slim with odds of 33/1 the match gets [. Click to continue reading...

THE hardest thing to do in testing times, when adversity and animosity is mounting in equal measure, is stick to your guns.
It's all too easy to fly off the handle the moment something is not going how you want it and it is a sad indictment of the way football is in this day and age that everything must either be black or white – grey areas no longer exist. Click to continue reading...

"I was fighting an uphill battle before I went there. I knew they had Defoe, Berbatov and Keane", said a cheerful Darren Bent yesterday. Hmm, that's interesting mate. Then why did you sign, knowing that you faced an 'uphill battle'?
"Every club needs four good strikers they always say. It wasn't just my decision to go there. Click to continue reading...

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For reasons that we have yet to establish at the time of writing, Harry Redknapp has shot to favourite in the next Premier League manager to go market. He is at 7/4, with Paul Hart languishing behind in the sack race at 3/1.

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Bookmaker and Liverpool FC partner Paddy Power caused a predictable outrage when they opened betting on "the next Liverpool player burglary whilst they are playing".

Take a minute to soak in what a stupid, yet tastelessly hilarious idea that was.

As you can probably guess, betting was quickly shut down after the club found out about it and some fans contacted Merseyside Police, who probably weren't too keen on the idea of giving burglars even more financial incentive to rob players, considering it's already happened more than a dozen times, including the 2007 incident where Steven Gerrard's wife was held at gunpoint during a burglary while he was away for a Champions League match.

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... then realises working in ads is what suits him best. Worth watching just for Bruce's opening line. "Put Whisk down, Grobbelaar comes in peace"

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Ex-Liverpool keeper likes to keep his spaghetti legs refrigerated Bruce Grobbelaar has been scrambling in and out of household electrical appliances to promote bookmaker Paddy Power's money-back specials. Ol' Spaghetti Legs himself emerges from the fridge cash-in-hand to refund one lucky punter.

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Jesus I am going to have nightmares about this for weeks. The quality of the acting from the former Sheffield Wednesday and England man is pretty good and is kind of Anthony Hopkins from Silence of the Lambs-esque. Scary!

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Bookmaker Paddy Power is launching its second wave of TV advertising ahead of the new football season.

The new ad, to be launched from August 4th, features legendary Liverpool goalkeeper Bruce Grobbelaar promoting the firm's unique football betting concessions.

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Reports today suggest bookmakers William Hill, is considering abandon betting on certain matches as of next season.

This follows activity by Irish bookmakers, Paddy Power, who back in April, also took to suspending betting on a certain type of match.

The type of match appears to be the typical end-of-season matches where little or nothing is at stake.

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With the big game only hours away, I thought I might as well have a little betting preview of tonight's Champions League final.
There is certainly no shortage of betting markets open to the punters. Our good friends at Paddy Power (who have a very generous free £20 bet for all Football Corner readers) have markets like : Player to be sent off, number of offsides, official UEFA Man of the Match winner and many more. Click to continue reading...

When it comes to publicity stunts to create fan loyalty, this has to be one of the best we've seen. Paddy Power, the quirky Irish bookmakers, are refunding Chelsea fans' bets on Wednesday's controversial Champions League loss against Barcelona. The statement read, "We're guessing most Chelsea fans are about as happy about last [. Click to continue reading...

Hilarious stuff.

The folks at online betting site Paddy Power have decided to refund all bets placed on Chelsea for the match against Barcelona on Wednesday.

Here's what the site's blog had to say about the decision:

"We're guessing most Chelsea fans are about as happy about last night's goings on as Didier "IT'S A F**KING DISGRACE" Drogba.

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Stoke City's victory at home to Blackburn Rovers on Saturday all but confirmed their place in the Premier League for a second season. After being written off by the media from the start and with bookmakers Paddy Power paying out on their relegation back in September, this is as an amazing achievement for Tony Pulis and his players.

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Isn't this nice, just you and Carlton Palmer having a bath? Sssshhh This is probably the most disturbing advert I have ever seen. Carlton Palmer suddenly appears in the bath to give one unsuspecting punter a Money Back Special from bookmaker Paddy Power. It's the 'Sshhh' that gets me. Don't have nightmares, kids! Click to continue reading...

Stuff to read while you give a clinic on the side volley....... Paddy Power close betting on United winning the domestic treble. (The Spoiler) The story, and threats of murder, behind Diouf's Sunderland departure. (Sniffing The Touchline) Scottish Premier League is getting a second division. (ESPN) Greek head of refereeing fired after "comedy" of errors. Click to continue reading...

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Amazingly, we still have 33% of the Premier League season left. Not much time, but surely enough time for 100+ point fantasy footie swings, and titles to be won or lost through brilliant decision making and tactical wizardry. Click to continue reading...

After yet another emphatic pre season victory, Tottenham look in fine form for a terrific Premier League season. People are asking the question can Juande Ramos' side break into the top four and my answer to that is... easily.
5-0 today against Italian giants Roma, with new signing David Bentley grabbing two goals. Click to continue reading...

Alphabetically Wigan may be the rock bottom of the Premiership, but last season they managed 10 clean sheets - equal with Arsenal and bettered only by Man U, Chelsea, Liverpool, Pompey and Everton. This hasn't helped with the bookies at all; Paddy Power has Wigan ranked 15th favorite at 250:1 to keep the most clean sheets this season. Click to continue reading...

Having dated a hard-core Irish girl for quite some time, I've seen some crazy Irish do some crazy things. But this group of Irish may just take the cake. Paddy Power the largest Irish Betting Agency claim the La Liga title is already signed, sealed and delivered this season, barely after reaching the half-way point. Click to continue reading...