Deutsche Rowan takes stock of "cursed" players: Neymar missed the Ballon d Or, Mbappe failed to win the Champions League

Sports     9:15am, 1 November 2025

On the occasion of Halloween, the German transfer market takes stock of the "cursed players" who cannot escape their fate.

The "cursed player" in German:

Neymar - Missed the Ballon d'Or

Peak period from 2014 to 2017

Highest ranking of the Ballon d'Or, third place

Joe Gomez - Never scored

Played 28 games 6 games

Professional debut in August 2014

Kim Pembe - long-term injury

Missed 112 games since 2020

The last injury was a ruptured Achilles tendon

Linde Strome - long-term goal drought

No goal scored in 77 consecutive games

The last goal was in January 2023

Mbappe-has not won the Champions League

Participated in the Champions League in 10 seasons

The best result Results 2020 runner-up

Onana - Unbeaten in the International Cup finals

Lost 1 Champions League final and 2 Europa League finals

The last loss in the final was the 2025 Europa League final