Football has long been a sport filled with superstition and stories of the supernatural, and as Halloween approaches, some of the game's spookiest tales are being revisited. From haunted stadiums to bizarre rituals, clubs and managers have often turned to unusual methods to break supposed curses. Racing Club in South America famously ended a decades-long trophy drought only after removing dead cats buried under their stadium, while in Europe, Benfica's struggles in continental finals are often blamed on a chilling curse laid by former manager Béla Guttmann.

In Britain, managers like Ian Holloway and Barry Fry have taken matters into their own hands, with Holloway enlisting his wife to 'cleanse' Swindon's training ground with sage, and Fry attempting to lift a curse at Birmingham by urinating in all four corners of the pitch. Don Revie, the legendary Leeds boss, was also known for his deep superstitions, even changing the club's badge and inviting a fortune teller to perform rituals at Elland Road.

The sport's eerie side extends to players as well, with the so-called Aaron Ramsey curse suggesting that celebrity deaths often follow the Welsh midfielder's goals. While Ramsey himself dismisses the theory as coincidence, the pattern has become a well-known subplot among football fans. As Halloween weekend arrives, these tales serve as a reminder of football's enduring fascination with the mysterious and the macabre.