Today, it seems, we're all cursed. It's Friday 13th, so something is supposed to go wrong. But some footballers feel like that all the time and try there best to stop it
We don't particularly believe in all this nonsense, but there are certain footballers who are so superstitious they will be scared to get out of bed this morning.
Whether it's crossing their heart when entering the pitch, coming out of the tunnel last or even getting your hair cut before every game, some footballers can be absolutely obsessive.
A common theme throughout professional sport are the strange, wonderful and weird rituals that NEED to be carried out in order to win.
Jonny Wilkinson's pre-kick stance is a classic example, but here's 10 footballers that follow suit in their own special way:
David James
Goalkeepers are a strange bunch sometimes. Former England number one James has always been very vocal about his pre-match routine, it included things like waiting for urinals to be empty, not speaking to anybody and sometimes even spitting on the wall.
Lovely.
Adrian Mutu
Remember him? That Romanian striker who left Chelsea under a cloud a few years ago?
Every time Mutu took to the field he forced himself to wear his underpants inside out, once saying “curses cannot touch me because I wear my underwear inside out.”
Laurent Blanc
Some people go just go bald, some people shave their head out of personal preference. Either way, it will never stop people touching it... or even kissing it.
During the 1998 World Cup, former Manchester United defender Laurent Blanckissed the head of Fabien Barthez before every game for good luck.
Turns out it worked quite well, France went on to win the competition.
Bobby Moore
While we're on the subject of World Cups, rumour has it that England's World Cup winning skipper Bobby Moore had an interesting superstition of his own.
Moore used to wait for his team-mates to finish changing so he could be the last person to put on his shorts before kick-off. Erm, OK.
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