{"id":17232,"date":"2026-10-30T10:31:04","date_gmt":"2026-10-30T02:31:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.infinitysport.asia\/news\/?p=17232"},"modified":"2026-10-30T10:31:07","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T02:31:07","slug":"buried-cats-exorcisms-and-a-sunken-colonel-sanders-the-strange-world-of-sporting-curses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.infinitysport.asia\/news\/buried-cats-exorcisms-and-a-sunken-colonel-sanders-the-strange-world-of-sporting-curses\/","title":{"rendered":"Buried cats, exorcisms and a sunken Colonel Sanders \u2013 the strange world of sporting\u00a0curses"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Sports fans can be a superstitious lot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some believe sitting in the same seat every game helps their team win. Many wear so-called \u201clucky\u201d jocks. Some grow \u201cplayoff beards\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Others go as far as believing their team is cursed. After a long championship drought or numerous heartbreaking losses, it can seem like the most logical explanation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are some of the weirdest and most surprising curses in world sport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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