“I Don’t Touch It” – Cristiano Ronaldo Has Strictly Followed a Superstition Throughout His Soccer Career

A video of Cristiano Ronaldo is going viral where he talks about one of his superstitions. He said that he never touches a trophy before winning it.

“I never touch the trophies, never,” Ronaldo said in the video. “It brings you bad luck.”

The video further goes on to show players who entered the field in a final match and touched the trophy. Those players went on to lose the final and the trophy. This is in reference to Ronaldo’s ‘not touching the trophy before winning it’ policy.

There is a worrying coincidence, or "curse" of players touching trophies prior to big finals but then looking a little silly when they lose.

Dimitri Payet did it ahead of the 2018 Europa League final, which Marseille lost 3-0 to Atletico Madrid.

Both Kaka and Gennaro Gattuso also broke the golden rule ahead of AC Milan's Champions League final collapse at the hands of Liverpool in the classic 2005 final.

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The video is actually a conversation Ronaldo had with FIFA’s representative. Further in that interview, where he was moving away from the Confederations Cup trophy in 2017, he said, “I would like to win it, it would be a dream but there is still a lot of work to be done. The dream must always be there, now we will see.

“How the team will be by then and how luck plays its part. It depends on many factors.

“I hope Portugal is lucky enough to win yet another trophy for the first time in history. It would be beautiful.”

Portugal, however, lost in the semi-final against Chile 0(0)-0(3). They finished third after beating Mexico 2-1 in the third-place play-offs.

Ronaldo, now 38, has played professionally since 2002 and is known for being meticulous about his preparation for games.

For instance, the five-time Ballon d'Or winner reportedly takes five naps a day and sleeps in a fetal position to ensure he is in top physical condition for when he steps onto the pitch.

More recently, it's also emerged that Ronaldo paints his toenails black - something which MMA fighters do - in order to add protective layer to prevent nails from fungi and bacteria.