Paul the octopus dies

Berlin: Paul a octopus, who shot to celebrity during this year's football World Cup in South Africa for his flawless record in presaging diversion outcomes, has died, his aquarium in Germany pronounced today.

"Management as well as staff during a Oberhausen Sea Life Centre were devastated to discover which seer octopus Paul, who completed tellurian reputation during a new World Cup, had upheld away overnight," a aquarium pronounced in a sombre statement.

"Paul vacant a universe by rightly presaging a winners of all Germany's World Cup clashes, as well as afterwards of a final," pronounced Sea Life manager Stefan Porwoll.

"His success done him roughly a bigger story than a World Cup itself... We had all of march grown very lustful of him as well as he will be sorely missed," pronounced Porwoll.Paul kick a odds during a World Cup by rightly forecasting all 8 games he was asked to predict, including Spain's 1-0 win over a Netherlands in a final.

For a prediction, two boxes were lowered into a tainted soothsayer's tank, each containing a mussel as well as a flag of a two opposing teams.

Watched by a innumerable of reporters, Paul would head to one box, wrench open a lid as well as gobble a tasty morsel, with a box he plumped for being deemed a expected winner.

Paul's physique is now in cold storage while a aquarium decides "how best to mark his passing."

However, Paul's fans need not despair. The aquarium has already been grooming a successor, to be named Paul similar to his mentor.

"We might confirm to give Paul his own small burial tract within our grounds as well as make a medium permanent shrine," pronounced Porwoll.

"While this might appear a curious thing to do for a sea creature, Paul completed such recognition during his short hold up which it might be deemed a many appropriate ! march of action."