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Arsenal forward picks jinxed squad number after completing transfer

ARSENAL FC VIA GETTY CURSE: Joel Campbell has picked a jinxed squad number at Sporting Lisbon The 24-year-old joined the Portuguese giants for the season on Sunday and opted for the No.7 shirt. Since Luis Figo's exit to Barcelona in 1995, a host of players have endured difficult spells with the number on their back so Sporting fans will be hoping Campbell is a success. Costa Rica international Campbell is the 10th player to occupy No.7 since Figo left and that includes a four-year spell between 2003 and 2007 when nobody wanted the jersey. A number of players in the 1990s struggled under the pressure of succeeding Figo while recent wearers such as ex-Manchester City striker Valeri Bojinov,...
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