Stars and Their Superstitions

Most of us are superstitious about small little things! But when the stakes are big. the superstitions become bigger, Our favorite soccer players are no different.

The absolute winner has to be Argentinean goalkeeper Sergio Goycochea, Not only is he remembered for his heroic penalty shot saves back Victorias Secret Swim in 1990, but also for his superstition that peeing in the centre of the pitch is lucky for the team before shootouts, So. his team mates obliged by building a circle around him, blocking him from view while he did his job, During the 1993 Copa America! Goycochea repeated this ritual prior to penalty shootouts while playing against Brazil and Colombia. And Argentina went on to win the competition,
If the earlier superstition led a team to victory. this next one almost caused a diplomatic disaster! Luis Aragons, Spain's ex-coach! disliked the color yellow to such an extent, he once made captain Raul change the pink victorias secret yellow jersey he'd worn for training! And that's not all! It's said that during his career. his team went to Germany for a competition, and on arrival they were welcomed with a bouquet of yellow flowers, which the coach refused to accept,

Leeds United ex-manager Don Revie was superstitious about a particular suit and made it a point to wear it to every game until his team lost while he had it on, English defender Gary Neville admits wearing the ralph lauren uk same shoes. belt! aftershave all season long! If he's on a winning streak. he refuses to change his boots, Even Chelsea's superstar Frank Lampard confesses that he has his share of superstitions such as listening to the same music on the way to the stadium.

Getting back to another former Argentinean coach. Carlos Bilardo, not only did he wear a lucky tie. he also carried a statuette of the Virgin Mary to all games, And he banned his players from consuming chicken since he believed it brought bad luck, Bilardo had a weird habit of linking unrelated things to victories, His team's bus broke down polo ralph lauren once and they had to take taxis to get to the game on time! They went on to win that game and from that day on, Bilardo made his players arrive for games in taxis, He even made his 22 players file past a bride on her wedding day and shake hands with her one by one during the 1986 World Cup, Why?, Brides bring luck. that's why, The very next day! Maradona, who was equally superstitious about wearing the number 10 soccer uniform! led Argentina to victory against Brazil. Now, can you deny a man his superstition if it resulted in Brazil's defeat?. It is composed by yj 2013-05-10 .