Paddy Power has confirmed that it will pay Nicklas Bendtner's 100,000 (£80,600) fine for showing the brand's name on his underpants during Denmark's game against Portugal. The bookmaker quipped on its blog that UEFA had decided to tackle the matter "after solving all the social, political and race issues surrounding Euro 2012". "We can't do anything about UEFA's chilled-out attitude to racism or political oppression, but we can do something about the Pantsgate," the company said. "We've decided to foot the bill for the fine. Paddy Power are paying Bendtner's massively over-the-top 100,000 fine." Paddy Power's head of mischief Ken Robertson added: "We pride ourselves on listening to our customers and what we heard loud and clear yesterday was that Nicklas Bendtner should not suffer as a (more)...
- 6/19/2012
- by By Mayer Nissim
- Digital Spy
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