Does football encourage superstition?

I watched Uganda and Rwanda match some year ago live at Mandela National Stadium [African Cup of Nations Qualifiers].....Rwandan goal keeper before the match performed some acrobatic moves near the goal post, spot kick and the 18 box. A colleague standing next to me said that is [juju] African Chemistry and just few minutes after the game start Uganda misses three clean goals one on one with the keeper my neighbor at the stands confirmed his hypothesis and the police man down guarding the players starts the quarrel with the goal keeper...Uganda lost 1-0 at the final whistle and that was it. I could have blammed some our gods but i could not think beyond what i did not understand....but i think beliefs gives people emotional motivation to achieve what they want or they are faced with at whatever cost.

The world is full of superstitious beliefs.I hope I'm right!It is rooted in religion.Since every individual submits him/herself to a deity,definitely, superstition is bound to occur.Some people will commit themselves solely to the supernatural God for special guidance and others will pass through the smaller gods.So may be those who practice other forms do so by making their requests known to the supreme being through the smaller gods.It's religion!So superstition really exist and we shouldn't see it as something bad.

spirituality can only be beneficial if and only if we do the physical things like provision of facilities well.
by the way heaven helps those who help them selves.

Frankly speaking, I do not believe in superstition. Gone are the days of neolithic age where certain things were done ignorancely. Many peolple were carried by the sway of practicing superstitious beliefs, although in this present dispensation many people still do.My question is does the practiced of it change the way they live or do things?. The progress of any nation is not measure by superstitious beliefs, but by hard work, dedication and patriotism.

Some people blame their failures on God/gods, even when they know that, their performances is below score-line.Some will say that, its wasn't meant to be, may be it's the will of God/gods..Whatever! The game of soccer is all about team work, enthusiasm and passion among players, if any of the team is dearth of this and beliefs in some sort of superstitional beliefs to win the match, then they are not ready to win.In this modern times, I think people should look beyond superstitious beliefs, if they actually wants to move forward, whether in sports, jobs, exams and so on.."AS A MAN MAKE HIS BED SO HE LIE"...No kidding!

Paul the Octopus is undoubtedly the most popular side attraction to the Mundial in South Africa--able to predict correctly all the matches Germany engaged in. I hope to be able to raise another psychic animal which will be able to predict all the matches in Brazil in 2014.

No, football doesn't encourage superstition....Because most people have their own "quirks" that they need to perform for events such as getting a job....

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