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03rd Jun 2015

Irish supermarket Centra take advantage of Sepp Blatter resignation with crafty Google result

The internet wins again

Kevin McGillicuddy

Google can be dead handy

But it can also play terrible tricks on people who type their query into that little white box.

Look what happens when you type ‘askew’ into Google

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Or if you’re wondering how long it will take Everton to win a trophy again then it can also tell you exactly

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Or it can be frighteningly accurate if you’re  a Spurs fan

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So it’s in that spirit of fun that Centra have hit the jackpot today by hopping on the bandwagon of Sepp Blatter’s infamy as Fifa boss.

The Swiss resigned yesterday as head of football’s world governing body, and if you type the 79-year-old’s name into the search engine today an ad for the supermarket is the very first thing you’ll see.

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Crafty indeed and top marks to whoever came up with the idea.

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