You know the Five Stages of Grief? A process by which people deal with grief and tragedy? While some probably wouldn’t categorize “not being called up for your national team” under “grief & tragedy”, there are others who aren’t limited by the stages of Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, and Acceptance. No, some jump straight to witchcraft and try to put a curse on the player that’s been called instead of them.

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