By Telegraph Sport, and agencies
9:03AM BST 25 Jun 2014
Brazil wants Mick Jagger to stay tight-lipped as his reputation as a World Cup jinx grows
Brazilians make fun of Rolling Stones frontman for supporting teams that
go on to lose and are praying he doesn't mention the hosts' next match
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The Rolling Stones' Mick Jagger can't get no satisfaction from soccer fans in Brazil.
In what's becoming something of a World Cup tradition, Brazilians are
closely following every team the 70-year-old rock star supports with an
eye at mocking him for apparently casting bad spells on his picks.
Italy was the latest victim of what local media have taken to calling
Jagger's "pe frio" - a term describing the bad luck that he brings teams
that translates literally as "cold foot."
At a concert in Rome on Saturday night, Jagger predicted to 70,000 fans
that four-time World Cup champion Italy would pull off a clutch victory
over Uruguay to advance to the knockout phase. The Italians lost 1-0
Tuesday and were headed home after the tournament's first round.
At a show in Lisbon in May, the singer predicted that Portugal, led by
Cristiano Ronaldo, the game's top player heading into the World Cup,
would win it all at the monthlong tournament in Brazil. Portugal is on
the brink of elimination after failing to win in its first two group
matches.
Brazil fans and a picture of Jagger wearing a Uruguay shirt before the game against England (EPA)
Earlier in the World Cup, Jagger suffered some good-hearted ridicule
after taking to Twitter on June 19 to urge on his native England in a
game, also with Uruguay. "Let's go England! This is the one to win!!,"
he wrote. England lost.
While Brazilians may laugh at Jagger, they love his music. The Stones'
2006 concert on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro drew an estimated 1
million people, a lot more than the 20,000 or so that pack the beach now
to watch World Cup games on a giant screen.
Jagger also loves Brazilians, having fathered one 15 years ago with former Brazilian model Luciana Gimenez.
Brazilians' obsession with Jagger's soccer insights, or lack thereof,
began four years ago at the World Cup in South Africa. Searching for an
explanation for their country's stunning quarterfinal loss to the
Netherlands, Brazil's fans settled on Jagger, who showed up at the
stadium accompanying his son dressed in a Brazilian jersey.
Earlier in that tournament, he had already earned a reputation for
losing picks by showing up in the stands with Bill Clinton to cheer on
the United States, which lost to Ghana in the second round, and then a
day later watched as England was trounced by Germany 4-1.
Whether Jagger tempts fate and offers up another prediction this World Cup is anyone's guess.
But if he does, Brazilians are begging it's not for them. Within hours
of Italy's defeat Tuesday, social media was buzzing with pleas for the
rocker to keep quiet, or better yet, lend his reverse rabbit's foot to
the country's despised rival, Argentina.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/spo…World-Cup-jinx-grows.html
By Associated Press | June 24, 2014 8:55 PM EDT
Mocking Mick Jagger's Losing World Cup Picks, A New Brazilian Tradition
The Rolling Stones' Mick Jagger can't get no soccer satisfaction.
In what's becoming something of a modern World Cup tradition, Brazilians
are closely following every team the 70-year-old rock star supports
with an eye at mocking him for apparently casting bad spells on his
picks.
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Italy was the latest victim of what local media have taken to calling
Jagger's "pe frio" - a term describing the bad luck that he brings teams
that translates literally as "cold foot."
At a concert in Rome on Saturday night, Jagger predicted to 70,000 fans
that four-time World Cup champion Italy would pull off a clutch victory
over Uruguay to advance to the knockout phase. The Italians lost 1-0
Tuesday and were headed home after the tournament's first round.
At a show in Lisbon in May, the singer predicted that Portugal, led by
Cristiano Ronaldo, the game's top player heading into the World Cup,
would win it all at the monthlong tournament in Brazil. Portugal is on
the brink of elimination after failing to win in its first two group
matches.
World Cup: Why Can't Brazil Get Its Groove On?
Earlier in the World Cup, Jagger suffered some good-hearted ridicule
after taking to Twitter on June 19 to urge on his native England in a
game, also with Uruguay. "Let's go England! This is the one to win!!,"
he wrote. England lost.
While Brazilians may laugh at Jagger, they love his music. The Stones'
2006 concert on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro drew an estimated 1
million people, a lot more than the 20,000 or so that pack the beach now
to watch World Cup games on a giant screen.
Jagger also loves Brazilians, having fathered one 15 years ago with former Brazilian model Luciana Gimenez.
Brazilians' obsession with Jagger's soccer insights, or lack thereof,
began four years ago at the World Cup in South Africa. Searching for an
explanation for their country's stunning quarterfinal loss to the
Netherlands, Brazil's fans settled on Jagger, who showed up at the
stadium accompanying his son dressed in a Brazilian jersey.
Earlier in that tournament, he had already earned a reputation for
losing picks by showing up in the stands with Bill Clinton to cheer on
the United States, which lost to Ghana in the second round, and then a
day later watched as England was trounced by Germany 4-1.
Whether Jagger tempts fate and offers up another prediction this World Cup is anyone's guess.
But if he does, Brazilians are begging it's not for them. Within hours
of Italy's defeat Tuesday, social media was buzzing with pleas for the
rocker to keep quiet, or better yet, lend his reverse rabbit's foot to
the country's despised rival, Argentina.
http://www.billboard.com/artic…a-new-brazilian-tradition
https://ca.news.yahoo.com/gimm…charm-000144963--sow.html
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/g…-mick-040421282--sow.html
Gimme Shelter: Brazilians mock Stones' Mick Jagger as a jinx for his World Cup picks
http://www.foxnews.com/sports/…s-jinx-for-his-world-cup/
Brazil Mocks Mick Jagger's World Cup Flop Picks
- aber anderseits haben die Oranje auch noch nicht gegen Mexiko gewonnen 
