My old futsal league had a team named "Cruz Azul" that beat us almost every time, and I never knew they were named for a Mexican team famous for losing! But now the real Cruz Azul has finally broken the curse.
After 24 years of memes and mockery, a cursed Mexican soccer team wins big
Mexican soccer club Cruz Azul was long thought to be so cursed that its very name became slang for "choke." But on Sunday, it won it all.
latimes.com