| Our soccer heroes gave us the most exhilarating | | | | Barthezâs bald pate! During the 1998 World |
| matches with their deft dribbling and breathtaking | | | | Cup, captain Laurent Blanc kissed the keeper on the |
| goals.These professionals worked hard at their game, | | | | head and France went on the win! And with that a |
| trained to perfection and when all the work was | | | | ritual was born, with Barthez offering up his head for |
| done, they left the rest to superstition to get the | | | | the habitual kiss before each match, often to the |
| job done! Some players and coaches followed the | | | | tune of Gloria Gaynorâs âI Will |
| most bizarre pre-match rituals on and off the pitch | | | | Surviveâ, which was blasted in the locker |
| and swore by their efficacy. Idiosyncrasies that | | | | room to get them into winning mode! And then, |
| worked for them once and became rituals, to be | | | | thereâs coach Raymond |
| followed without question or logic. Here are some | | | | Domenechâs controversial reliance on |
| superstitions our soccer greats took recourse to in | | | | astrology. He is said to have chosen players and put |
| the hope that lady luck would smile their way⦠| | | | his team together based on their sun signs! |
| Les Bleus were superstitious about goalkeeper Fabien | | | | |