The Austrian national football team will play their first international match against Belgium on Friday the 13th. What do our kickers do to prevent bad luck? Why did the legendary Buffy Ettmayer always wear a condom on her feet out of superstition? And what does crossing your fingers have to do with demons? An ironic treatise about football, good luck charms and rituals.
The red-white-red fans naturally interpret the date as meaning that only their opponent Belgium may be unlucky in the form of a defeat. But superstition also plays a (small) role in Ralf Rangnick’s team. For example, Christoph Baumgartner always laces his right shoe first. He always steps onto the field with a double jump to the left.
Source: Krone
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