Mick Jagger went to see England and lost England, again

MOSCOW – In a literal case of life imitating art, Mick Jagger went to see England and lost England.

The singer of the Rolling Stones was at Luzhniki Stadium on Wednesday in Croatia beat England 2-1 in overtime in the semifinals of the World Cup.

Last year, Jagger released a pair of solo songs. One of the songs was called "England Lost", and it begins with the account of someone who ostensibly will watch England play a football game and finish with some political commentary. on the exit of England from the European Union.

England, but England is lost, "sings Jagger. "And everyone said we were all ripped off."

Jagger arrived in Russia for the World Cup after he and his companions made a short European tour in Warsaw on Sunday. He attended Tuesday's match between France and Belgium in St. Petersburg and then came to Moscow to see his home team – and lose against – Croatia.

Jagger has been regular in recent years at major football tournaments. He attended the World Cup final four years ago in Brazil and also watched the United States play Ghana in the round of 16 at the 2010 South Africa Tournament. He was at that match alongside former President Bill Clinton, who made an appearance in Martin Scorsese's film Shine A Light-led by Rolling Stones.

But Jagger, who is also a cricket fan, was considered to be (19659012) At another European tour in 2014, Jagger wrote some encouraging words on Twitter before the England match against Uruguay in the group stage.

"Let's go to England! It's the one who will win !!", he writes. England has lost.

Jagger then predicted at a show in Rome that Italy would beat Uruguay in a subsequent group match. Italy has lost.

At a previous concert in Lisbon, Jagger said that Portugal would win the title in Brazil. The Portuguese were eliminated in the first round.

Then the semi-finals, which essentially cemented Jagger's reputation as a harbinger of bad luck in Brazil. The man who sang "Hoo Doo Blues" on the group's most recent album went to Belo Horizonte to see the host country face Germany with his son Lucas, who is half Brazilian. Brazil has lost a lot of time.

These examples only served to reinforce the theory that began in South Africa in 2010. One day after the United States-Ghana match, Jagger attended the England match against the United States. 39; Germany. England has lost.

He then went to see Brazil play the Netherlands in the quarterfinals with his son, who wore the yellow jersey of the national team. Yes, Brazil lost.

It is perhaps this terrible story that pushed Jagger to write "England Lost", which he released last July – a day after his 74th birthday – with "Gotta Get A Grip" . At the time of the release, Jagger said in a statement that the song was not just about seeing his team lose a football match. "19659021" "There is obviously a lot of humor because I do not like the nose too much," Jagger said then, "but he also has a sense of vulnerability from the place where we We are as a country. "

No matter why he wrote" England Lost ", that certainly did not help England to win on Wednesday. ___

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