LONDON — English Premier League standout Aaron Ramsey was being bizarrely linked to Whitney Houston’s death by soccer fans after a series of odd coincidences.
Every time the Arsenal midfielder scores, a famous figure dies. Houston was the fourth in under a year. Her body was found hours after Ramsey, 21, netted during the EPL game at Sunderland on Saturday.
The coincidences began last May, when the Wales captain scored for Arsenal against Man United. The next day, al Qaeda terror leader Osama Bin Laden was killed. In October, Ramsey scored against Spurs, three days before Apple boss Steve Jobs died.
Later that month, he scored against Marseille in the UEFA Champions League. The next day, Libyan tyrant Moamar Ghadafi was shot.
One fan wrote on a forum Sunday, “I’m worried things will get out of control when he scores more.”