Foul-mouthed Paddy Power ad cleared by British watchdog

Paddy Power said the ad was light-hearted and tongue-in-cheek and was intended to generate interest.

A Paddy Power advert calling on Sepp Blatter to “f*** off already” has been cleared by a British watchdog which ruled it was unlikely to cause serious or widespread offence.

The ad in the sport section of the Guardian newspaper featured odds on the candidates for the 2015 Fifa presidential election.