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From the Curse of the Bambino, to the Drake Curse, the Curse of the Billy Goat and the Curse of County Mayo... this St Patrick鈥檚 Day, we鈥檙e exploring why some sports fans and players believe their teams could actually be cursed. Why are sport and superstition so intrinsically linked? Whether it鈥檚 wearing lucky pants on match days, sitting in the same spot for every game or even peeing on the field before kick off - why do some of us seem to believe cosmic forces could help lead us to victory?

After investigating an apparent 70-year-old curse on County Mayo鈥榮 Gaelic football team, Irish-American sport reporter Dave McKenna is back for this special episode. He鈥檚 delving into the minds of fans and athletes to try to understand why sport and superstition seem to be so entangled.

For Dave鈥檚 full, three-part investigation into the Mayo curse, scroll back to episodes of Amazing Sport Stories from the end of 2023 or search for The Curse of County Mayo, wherever you get your podcasts.

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