FANS are convinced that the ‘Aaron Ramsey curse’ struck again on Sunday.
The former Arsenal star bagged his first goal for loan side Rangers in their 2-1 Old Firm defeat to Celtic.
And just hours later, Eastenders actress June Brown sadly died at the age of 95.
The beloved soap star had played iconic character Dot Cotton since 1985 on the BBC show.
But some footy fans bizarrely believed it had something to do with Ramsey, on loan from Juventus, scoring for Rangers earlier in the day.
One of football’s biggest myths is that someone famous passes away every time the Welshman hits the target.
It started in 2009 with the death of American politician Ted Kennedy, which occurred just days after Ramsey scored against Portsmouth.
But it really picked up in 2011 when Osama Bin Laden was killed by American forces the day after Ramsey netted vs Man Utd.
The same year saw Steve Jobs and Colonel Gaddafi die in the days following Ramsey goals.
Other celebs who have supposedly succumbed to the ‘Ramsey curse’ include Bruce Forsyth, Whitney Houston, David Bowie and Richard Attenborough.
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Paul Walker, Alan Rickman, Robin Williams and Nancy Reagan are others also pointed out by supporters.
And some fans now believe that June Brown is the latest ‘victim’, with the Eastenders star and Ramsey both trending together on Twitter.
One tweeted: “Ramsey scored, Dot Cotton died. He strikes again.”
Another wrote: “The Ramsey curse strikes again. Sad man, RIP Dot Cotton.”
One bellowed: “The Aaron Ramsey curse is REAL. RIP Dot Cotton.”
Another noted: “Dot Cotton is Ramsey’s latest victim.”
One added: “Ramsey scores then Dot Cotton dies… the curse strikes again.”
However, Ramsey has previously blasted the notion of a ‘curse’ as ‘stupid’.
He told SunSport in 2016: “It’s just some crazy, stupid rumour. Unfortunately, people pass away every day.
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“I don’t know how or why it started but it’s been following me about for some time.
“But it doesn’t bother me now. People pass away every day — there isn’t a day when they don’t.
“I’m sure if you dig about you could find somebody has died every time Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi score, so it’s ridiculous really. It seemed to snowball after the Bin Laden death.
“But now a 94-year-old woman [Reagan] dies in America and, through social media, it is somehow linked with me.
“It’s just become so ludicrous it’s no longer an issue.”
