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26th Jan 2015

Dubliner banks €25,700 from ridiculous €15 FA Cup treble

All the big teams to lose, please

Ben Kiely

The thing that people always seem to forget is that David beat Goliath

One incredible fortunate Irish punter took home a €25,000 windfall after betting on three underdogs in the FA Cup

The Dublin native placed put €15 on three minnows to upset the odds against Premier League giants. The man had the temerity to back Leicester to beat Tottenham, Bradford to beat Chelsea and Middlesbrough to beat Manchester City.

Bradford had a stunning victory over Chelsea, coming back from a two goal deficit to defeat the Blues 4-2.  Meanwhile, lionhearted Leicester City overcame Tottenham Hotspurs by two goals to one while Manchester City were comprehensively beaten 2-0 by the defensive stronghold of Middlesbrough.

The odds for his unlikely treble worked out at an insane 1,715/1.

Hat-tip to the Herald

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