Italians claim psychic Paul

Italians claim perfect 'Paolo'

July 12, 2010
By Soccernet staff
Spain's 1-0 defeat of the Netherlands in the World Cup final gave Paul the psychic octopus a 100% record for the tournament, and now the Italians are trying to claim "Paolo" as their own.

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Paul's correct prediction of the World Cup final result gave him an incredible ...

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