Welcome to Football Voodoo

Football Voodoo is a book that blends football, religion and witchcraft with some odd tales between the covers. These  include the pagan origins of many of the lucky socks, boots and shin pads superstitions and the advantage gained by goalkeepers wearing red. Also there is the curious tale of the hex on Becks and whether magician Alistair Crowley aligned the pitch at Stamford Bridge. Other crucial issues raised include why John Terry might be the wicked witch of the West Stand and scientific proof of the simularities between the brain of  Cristiano Ronaldo and that of a feral pigeon.

Like a team there are eleven chapters starting with football’s origins amongst the pagan traditions of the British Isles linked to fertility rituals and what might be described as ‘stirring up the loins’. The game is traced to the modern day when it has frequently been referred to as a religion. Many clubs have religious roots but this game has evolved its own miracles (Pele stopping a war), relics, rituals and belief systems.


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