{"id":196887,"date":"2016-03-07T17:27:01","date_gmt":"2016-03-07T17:27:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=196887"},"modified":"2016-03-07T17:27:01","modified_gmt":"2016-03-07T17:27:01","slug":"the-curse-of-aaron-ramsey-has-struck-again-after-midfielders-latest-goal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2016\/03\/the-curse-of-aaron-ramsey-has-struck-again-after-midfielders-latest-goal\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;The Curse of Aaron Ramsey&#8217; has struck again after midfielder&#8217;s latest goal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Be afraid, famous people. Be very, very afraid. When Aaron Ramsey scores for\u00a0Arsenal, celebrity lives are in danger.<\/p>\n<p>After the Welsh midfielder scored the opener in the Gunners&#8217; 2-2 draw at Tottenham, the only people who were initially worried about the consequences were Spurs fans.<\/p>\n<p>But after the death of Nancy Reagan &#8211; the wife of former American president Ronald Reagan &#8211; the following day, the internet has been quick to once again seize on the (supposed) &#8220;Curse of Aaron Ramsey&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>As daft as it might sound, there is a bizarrely long list of famous people who have died just after a Ramsey goal. There are now NINE examples of a Ramsey strike (apparently) leading to the death of a high-profile figure.<\/p>\n<h4>1 May 2011: Ramsey scores in 1-0 win against Man United.<\/h4>\n<h4>2 May 2011: Osama Bin Laden dies.<\/h4>\n<figure class=\"inline-image clearfix \">\n<div class=\"image-credit-wrapper\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"captify aligncenter\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/i3.mirror.co.uk\/incoming\/article7293983.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/Osama-bin-Laden-sits-in-a-tent-next-to-an-assault-rifle-as-he-speaks-to-a-reporter.jpg\" alt=\"Osama bin Laden sits in a tent next to an assault rifle as he speaks to a reporter\" width=\"615\" height=\"409\" \/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h4>2 October 2011: Ramsey scores in 2-1 defeat against Tottenham.<\/h4>\n<h4>5 October 2011: Steve Jobs dies.<\/h4>\n<figure class=\"inline-image clearfix \">\n<div class=\"image-credit-wrapper\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"captify aligncenter\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/i4.mirror.co.uk\/incoming\/article1806182.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/Nokia-6610.jpg\" alt=\"Nokia 6610\" width=\"615\" height=\"436\" \/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h4>19 October 2011: Ramsey scores in 1-0 win against Marseille.<\/h4>\n<h4>20 October 2011: Colonel Gaddafi dies.<\/h4>\n<figure class=\"inline-image clearfix portrait\">\n<div class=\"image-credit-wrapper\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/i2.mirror.co.uk\/incoming\/article6997608.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/CS10015312.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"615\" height=\"674\" \/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h4>11 February 2012: Ramsey scores in 2-1 win against Sunderland.<\/h4>\n<h4>11 February 2012: Whitney Houston dies.<\/h4>\n<figure class=\"inline-image clearfix portrait\">\n<div class=\"image-credit-wrapper\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"captify aligncenter\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/i2.mirror.co.uk\/incoming\/article6087873.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/Whitney-Houston.jpg\" alt=\"Whitney Houston\" width=\"615\" height=\"620\" \/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h4>30 November 2013: Ramsey scores twice in 3-0 win against Cardiff.<\/h4>\n<h4>30 November 2013: Paul Walker dies.<\/h4>\n<figure class=\"inline-image clearfix portrait\">\n<div class=\"image-credit-wrapper\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"captify aligncenter\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/i2.mirror.co.uk\/incoming\/article6428856.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/Paul-Walker.jpg\" alt=\"Actor Paul Walker arrives at the premiere Universal's &quot;Fast &amp; Furious&quot; held at Universal CityWalk Theaters on March 12, 2009 in Universal City, California\" width=\"615\" height=\"930\" \/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h4>10 August 2014: Ramsey scores in 3-0 win against Man City.<\/h4>\n<h4>11 August 2014: Robin Williams dies.<\/h4>\n<figure class=\"inline-image clearfix portrait\">\n<div class=\"image-credit-wrapper\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"captify aligncenter\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/i2.mirror.co.uk\/incoming\/article5565283.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/Autopsy-The-Last-Hours-of-Robin-Williams.jpg\" alt=\"Autopsy: The Last Hours of Robin Williams\" width=\"615\" height=\"608\" \/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h4>9 January 2016: Ramsey scores in 3-1 win against Sunderland.<\/h4>\n<h4>10 January 2016: David Bowie dies.<\/h4>\n<figure class=\"inline-image clearfix portrait\">\n<div class=\"image-credit-wrapper\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"captify aligncenter\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/i1.mirror.co.uk\/incoming\/article7446564.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/SOCIAL-david-bowie.jpg\" alt=\"David Bowie\" width=\"615\" height=\"409\" \/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h4>13 January 2016: Ramsey scores in 3-3 draw against Liverpool.<\/h4>\n<h4>14 January 2016: Alan Rickman dies.<\/h4>\n<figure class=\"inline-image clearfix portrait\">\n<div class=\"image-credit-wrapper\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"captify aligncenter\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/i1.mirror.co.uk\/incoming\/article7328898.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/Alan-Rickman.jpg\" alt=\"Alan Rickman arrives for the &quot;A Little Chaos&quot; gala during the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in Toronto\" width=\"615\" height=\"409\" \/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h4>5 March 2016: Ramsey scores in 2-2 draw against Tottenham.<\/h4>\n<h4>6 March 2016: Nancy Reagan dies.<\/h4>\n<figure class=\"inline-image clearfix portrait\">\n<div class=\"image-credit-wrapper\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"captify aligncenter\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/i3.mirror.co.uk\/incoming\/article7506772.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/President-Ronald-Reagan-and-First-Lady-Nancy-Reagan-wave.jpg\" alt=\"President Ronald Reagan and First Lady Nancy Reagan wave\" width=\"615\" height=\"419\" \/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Needless to say, this latest example of the &#8220;curse&#8221; has got (what feels like) most of the online world joking about the Arsenal man&#8217;s Grim Reaper-like qualities.<\/p>\n<p>Ramsey, however, is not about to join in with the gag.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the lighthearted nature of this nonsense, when &#8220;the curse of Ramsey&#8221; was brought up to the Welshman during an interview in June last year, he made it clear he doesn&#8217;t find it amusing.<\/p>\n<p>Alex Dimond, the journalist who asked Ramsey the question, took to Twitter to reveal the awkward exchange.<\/p>\n<p>He wrote: &#8220;And here&#8217;s a deleted scene from that Aaron Ramsey interview, when my ham-fisted attempt at &#8216;banter&#8217; went wrong&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-196888\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Capture-1.jpg\" alt=\"Capture\" width=\"601\" height=\"291\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>Source: Mirror UK<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Be afraid, famous people. 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