The Sun’s exclusive (well, until it was Vined seconds later) leaked video showing Manchester United footballer Wayne Rooney being knocked out by Stoke City’s Phil Bardsley was big news at the weekend.
Rooney responded in the best way with this goal celebration:
Bookies Paddy Power capitalised on the video in a reactive stunt offering a £50,000 charity prize for Rooney to take on Bardsley in an official boxing rematch.
According to the Metro (responsible for the abominable yet somehow endearing Photoshopped effort below), the event ‘would be broadcast live on TV and possibly take place at a famous boxing club in London’.
Odds of 18/1 were being offered for Bardsley to knock Rooney out in the first round.
Thanks to longtime PRexamples.com contributor and new Paddy Power PR man Lewis Davey for sending over.