Soccer fans across Germany will be hoping a " psychic " cephalopod's fabled skills of prophecy have failed him after Paul the octopus predicted a German loss in their World Cup semi-final with Spain.
Spain’s four biggest sports dailies, helped by the national team’s triumph at the FIFA World Cup, have been doing far better than its top general newspapers (see chart).
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在这场黄牌充斥,比赛双方饱受犯规困扰的世界杯决赛当中,伊涅斯塔是西班牙队的大英雄。
In a foul-plagued World Cup final, Andres Iniesta was the big hero for Spain.