Ehiogu passed away last April. EMPICS Sport
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BOOKMAKER PADDY POWER has been forced to apologise after a former Premier League player who died earlier this year was included in one of their betting markets.
Former Aston Villa, Middlesbrough and England defender Ugo Ehiogu was priced at 66/1 to replace Harry Redknapp — who lost his job over the weekend — as the next Birmingham City manager.
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Bookmaker apologises after offering 66/1 for dead footballer to be next Birmingham City manager
BOOKMAKER PADDY POWER has been forced to apologise after a former Premier League player who died earlier this year was included in one of their betting markets.
Former Aston Villa, Middlesbrough and England defender Ugo Ehiogu was priced at 66/1 to replace Harry Redknapp — who lost his job over the weekend — as the next Birmingham City manager.
However, the 44-year-old passed away last April after suffering a cardiac arrest at Tottenham’s training ground, where he was working as a coach.
Paddy Power removed his name shortly after it was brought to their attention, before apologising for what they describe as a “genuine error”.
They also issued a statement to Press Association to explain how the mistake came about:
“This was a genuine error, a trader re-used an old market as a template for this one, and didn’t notice that Mr Ehiogu was included.
“Obviously, that was a mistake, one which was rectified as soon as it was spotted, within minutes.”
Originally published at 10.51
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