We've all heard of the Sports Illustrated cover jinx - where an athlete or team is celebrated on the cover of the nation's top sports magazine only to see its streak broken, drop our of place, lose its next 10 games or otherwise end whatever was the cause of being on the cover.
Is it possible the New York Times can also jinx teams? Two days after the Times (and Coach P's Soccer Blog) wrote of Manchester United's 24-game Premier League unbeaten streak (15-0-9), the Reds dropped a 2-1 decision to 19th place Wolverhampton. Manchester had problems before the match started when Rio was injured during warm-ups. But they took an early lead on a goal in the 3rd minute only to see the Wolves equalize seven minutes later then collect the game-winner in the 39th minute.
Perhaps if the Times had not played up the streak Man United would have found a way to at least earn a draw. But maybe it's not the Times. Could there be a Coach P's Soccer Blog jinx?
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