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Chris Wright

8th, June 2012

.Paddy Power’s Roy the Redeemer structure – a 108 foot tall reproduction of the iconic Christ the Redeemer statue featuring the face of England Manager Roy Hodgson, stands on the White Cliffs of Dover as part of the bookmaker’s We Hear You initiative ahead of this month’s European Football Championship.
PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Thursday June 7, 2012.
The structure, which is visible from France and took a team of engineers two months to create and one week to install, has been created in response to the plight of anxious England fans who felt their team needed ‘divine intervention’ for success during the European Football Championships.
Photo credit should read: David Parry/PA

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