Drake’s Curse
Barcelona announced a few hours ago that the team will play the Clásico with the logo of Drake, the Canadian rapper, instead of Spotify. He’s hit the stage as many times as the singer has “cursed” athletes and sports teams in recent years, and Barcelona could be next on that list as they prepare to celebrate their achievement of becoming the first artist to top 50. billion streams on Spotify.
Drake’s Curse Timeline
In March 2019, Paul Pogba became the first victim after posing for a photo with the superstar. Four days later, Manchester United were eliminated from the FA Cup by Wolves.
The following month, Crystal Palace’s Wilf Zaha posed for a photo with Drizzy. A few days later the Eagles fell to Manchester City in a 3-1 loss.
Shortly after, Paris Saint-Germain suffered their biggest defeat in a decade when they lost 5-1 to Lille after Layvin Kurzawa posed for a photo with the 35-year-old singer, while boxer Connor McGregor lost his fight to Khabib Nurmagomedov. after a photo was taken with Drake.
