Cursed Premier League Numbers Including Chelsea’s Number 9 and Man Utd’s Number 7
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Shirt numbers have become important elements of football culture. Many have made these numbers a brand or an identity.
Lionel is famously called LM10 after his iconic number 10, while Cristiano Ronaldo is called CR7.
Some specific numbers are given out to certain positions. The number 10 is majorly handed out to attacking midfielders or star players of the team, numbers 7 and 11 to wingers, 2 and 3 to full-backs, while 4, 5 and 6 are given to central defenders and defensive midfielders.
It is not an accident if a number continues to look like the reason for the downfall of players wearing them.
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FootballAs observed by Football365, below are the most 'cursed' shirt numbers in the league.
Chelsea's number 9You cannot talk about cursed football numbers without mentioning Chelsea's number 9. It was bad enough that it was handed to a defender, Khalid Boulahrouz and he failed.
Many big names have worn it and dumped it. Romelu Lukaku, Gonzalo Higuain, Alvaro Morata, Radamel Falcao, Fernando Torres, Franco Di Santo, Steve Sidwell, Hernan Crespo, and Mateja Kezman have all stumbled at the club in the jersey.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's recent fallout, as reported by Athletic UK, further continued the curse on another elite striker. Academy graduate, Tammy Abraham scored 30 goals in
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