“The curse is expanding” “Pope Francis died, and the fans of football associated the death of the Sovereign Pontiff with Aaron Ramsey
Cezar Titor article – published Monday, April 21, 2025, 19:27 / Updated Monday, April 21, 2025 7:27 pm
Pope Francis died Monday morning, on Easter day, at the age of 88. He has been in serious condition since the beginning of the year, being admitted for more than a month due to a pneumonia. The announcement of the death was made by the representatives from the Vatican, and the football fans came promptly with an interesting theory: Aaron Ramsey would be to blame for the death of the Pontiff.
Ramsey, a former Arsenal player, Nottingham Forest, Juventus or Rangers, is very much the subject of one of the best known football superstitions.
Pope Francis has ceased life, a few days away from Aaron Ramsey's debut on the technical bench
Aaron Ramsey's “curse” refers to the idea that every time the midfielder scores a goal, a famous man is doomed to die shortly afterwards.
Throughout his career, the 34-year-old player has scored 79 goals at the club level, as well as 21 for Wales' national, and in the days that followed after 25 of these goals, at least one known celebrity died. Even though Ramsey did not register in the days of Pope Francis's death, The fans are convinced that the “curse” has evolved and now coincides with its first experience as a coach.
Ramsey has not yet retired from the activity of footballer, but was appointed in the position of interim coach of Cardiff, in the rescue attempt from relegation, after the dismissal of Omer Riza. In the first match, the team from Wales drew with Oxford, score 1-1. At this moment, with two stages before the end, Cardiff is penultimate in Championship, three points away from the first rescue. There are two more stages to be disputed until the end.
Osama Bin Laden, Steve Jobs, Muammar Gaddafi, Whitney Houston, Paul Walker, Robin Williams, Ted Kennedy, Alan Rickman or David Bowie are among people who have ceased life, shortly after Ramesey managed to mark.
“Aaron Ramsey was not marked this weekend, but he became a coach … Pope died,” a supporter on Twitter.
“He was appointed a coach for the first time yesterday. The curse of Aaron Ramsey returned, to start the show!”, Joke a fan, while another added: “The curse of Aaron Ramsey also extends into the coach's career. “
“Aaron Ramsey took Cardiff City's technical leadership on Friday, and now the Pope died. Aaron Ramsey's curse strikes again,” someone else wrote, while another fan said: “Aaron Ramsey's first match as a coach and Pope dies. Even as a coach, the curse persists.”
