It’s one of the more unusual theories the internet has conceived in recent years: Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey is responsible for the death of a growing list of famous people.
In short, every time the Arsenal midfielder scores, an individual of public note dies.
No - it clearly isn’t a real “curse”. But before you dismiss it as silly nonsense, there is, undoubtedly, an astonishing correlation between some of his goals and famous departures from this mortal coil - 14 of his 60 career goals have been quickly followed by a celebrity death. Forget ‘2016’, maybe Aaron is the most dangerous factor out there.
So a warning to all high-profile people out there: next time Aaron finds the net, best to find a bunker to hide in for a few days.
Here they are in full:
22 August 2009 v Portsmouth: US Senator Ted Kennedy dies 25 August 2009
1 May 2011 v Manchester United: Osama bin Laden dies 2 May 2011
2 October 2011 v Tottenham Hotspur: Steve Jobs dies 5 October 2011
19 October 2011 v Marseille: Muammar Gaddafi dies 20 October 2011
11 February 2012 v Sunderland: Whitney Houston dies 11 February 2012
21 March 2013 v Scotland: Basketball player Ray Williams dies 22 March 2013 (also Boris Berezovsky 23 March 2013)
30 November 2013 v Cardiff: Paul Walker dies 30 November 2013
10 August 2014 v Manchester City: Robin Williams dies 11 August 2014
9 January 2016 v Sunderland: David Bowie dies 10 January 2016
13 January 2016 v Liverpool: Alan Rickman dies 14 January 2016
5 March 2016 v Tottenham: Nancy Reagan dies 6 March 2016
11 August 2017 v Leicester: Bruce Forsyth dies 18 August 2017
8 March 2018 v AC Milan: Ken Dodd dies 9 March 2018 (also Stephen Hawking 14 March 2018)
5 April 2018 v CSKA Moscow: Eric Bristow dies 5 April 2018
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