- Arsenal legend Emmanuel Petit has revealed how a witch doctor told him that he was cursed by an African spiritualist
- The French star has admitted that he did not follow the advice of the witch-doctor to sacrifice the cow
- He also explained that he noticed a decline in his career months after he was cursed by the spiritualist
Former Arsenal star Emmanuel Petit has revealed how injuries was a major set back to his blistering career after a witch doctor alerted him that he was cursed by a spiritualist.
The ex-france international admitted that he did not follow the advice of the witch-doctor to sacrifice the cow only to notice a decline in his Chelsea career.
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The 46-year-old was part of the Arsenal team that won double in 1998. He also scored a goal in France’s 3-0 victory against Brazil in the World Cup final that same year.
Emmanuel Petit celebrates a goal for Arsenal
The midfielder moved from Arsenal to Barcelona in 2000 and later made a switch to Chelsea a year after.
However, he suffered a series of injuries and was released by the Blues in 2004 and he later announced his retirement in 2005.
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Petit told French TV station SFR Sport where he is currently working as a pundit how an African spiritualist destroyed his career.
The midfielder said: “I had a curse put on me. After the 2002 World Cup I was on a beach on the Cote d’Azur".
"There are rumours going around that a marabout has put an evil spell on you. People are jealous of you, and a serious injury will end your career.," he added.
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