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Noel Gallagher of Oasis predicted the exact result of the League Cup final

Step aside, soccer pundits.

by Kim McCauley
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This is scary.

If you don't know, founding Oasis member and main songwriter Noel Gallagher is -- along with his brother -- just about the most famous Manchester City fan in the world. He goes to as many of their big games as he can get to, and his prediction for his team's League Cup win was dead on. Not only did he correctly predict that the Citizens would win on penalties, but who would score the winning spot kick and how they'd score.

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