Aaron Ramsey: what is this macabre “curse” that sticks to his skin?

A new big name in football has just joined the French Ligue 1 championship. As revealed by the sports daily the team Tuesday August 2, 2022, the English international player Aaron Ramsey has signed up for Nice, after seeing his contract with Juventus of Turin terminated. Trained at Cardiff City, where he signed his first professional contract in 2007, the British midfielder joined the ranks of Arsenal in 2008. Under the colors of the Premier League giant, he played more than 370 official matches until 2019, while scoring no less than 65 goals.

After leaving Arsenal, Aaron Ramsey flew to the side of Italy, where he signed a contract with the prestigious club Juventus of Turin. Unfortunately for him, he did not manage to find his best level. Finally, he played 70 official matches with the Italian club, scoring only 6 goals. Even if it may not seem like a lot, you should know that every goal scored by Aaron Ramsey is a kind of event in the world of football, for a very specific reason. In effect, since the start of his career as a professional footballer, a macabre curse has stuck to his skin. In fact, each time he scores a goal, a personality dies within hours or days.

Aaron Ramsey jinxes every time he scores

It all started in 2011. That year, Osama Bin Laden was killed the day after Ramsey’s goal against Manchester United. Subsequently, Steve Jobs died three days after a goal by Ramsey against Tottenham, while Muammar Gaddafi died the day after a goal by Ramsey against Olympique de Marseille. Since then, almost every year, a public figure loses his life as soon as the British footballer finds the net. In 2016, for example, David Bowie died the day after a goal by Ramsey against Sunderland. His death was followed four days later by that of Alan Rickman, the day after Ramsey scored another goal against Liverpool. Two years before, Robin Williams committed suicide the day after Ramsey’s goal against Manchester City, during Arsenal’s 2014 Community Shield victory.