{"id":3672,"date":"2026-08-05T22:43:25","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T22:43:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=3672"},"modified":"2026-08-05T22:43:25","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T22:43:25","slug":"cruz-azul-sets-social-media-ablaze-by-putting-its-flag-on-the-rocky-statue-ahead-of-leagues-cup-opener-against-union","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=3672","title":{"rendered":"Cruz Azul sets social media ablaze by putting its flag on the Rocky statue ahead of Leagues Cup opener against Union"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div><audio><\/audio><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>It would appear that Liga MX team Cruz Azul didn\u2019t get the memo about the now-famed Rocky curse. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=3670\">A bridge replacement\u2019s new repair timeline prompts concerns over increased traffic in Downingtown and other delays<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Or they did, and they don\u2019t care. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The Mexican side, in town to face the Union  Thursday night in the first round of  the Leagues Cup, put out a social post Wednesday morning depicting  its flag draped over the shoulder of the Rocky statue, which currently sits atop the famed steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Hola, Filadelfia. \ud83d\udc99\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 pic.twitter.com\/jZsQSXNjHU<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 CRUZ AZUL (@CruzAzul) August 5, 2026<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The statue gained worldwide recognition during Philly\u2019s involvement in the FIFA World Cup earlier this summer, when fans were reminded of the lore of visiting teams suffering a loss whenever its fans placed the team\u2019s colors on the statue. In June, it was Ecuador fans who learned the hard way, placing the nation\u2019s jersey onto the statue ahead of their Group E match against the Ivory Coast. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Ecuador lost, 1-0, causing some to not only blame the curse but also forcing the fan who put the jersey on the statue  into offering a public apology. The viral moment spread quickly, and before the next Philly match, Brazilian fans who marched to the Art Museum steps brought in a security detail and put up a partition around the statue to ensure no one would make the same mistake. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>However, later in the tournament, Croatian fans attempted to debunk the myth, with a group called Mi Hrvati (We Croats) claiming to have secretly put Croatian garb on the statue ahead of their Group L game against Ghana. Croatia went on to win the match 2-1, and qualify for the knockout round. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Whether the curse is real or not \u2014 and in this case whether the team\u2019s colors were draped on the statue in person or through a really good Photoshop job \u2014 remains to be seen. But Cruz Azul\u2019s post set social media ablaze, and even the city of Philadelphia chimed in. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=3668\">N.J. Gov. Mikie Sherrill doubles down: \u2018The best cheesesteaks actually aren\u2019t in Philly.\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<blockquote>\n<p>https:\/\/t.co\/8B8RjsvAg7 pic.twitter.com\/xwma7rMmgk<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 City of Philadelphia (@PhiladelphiaGov) August 5, 2026<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>A few other tweets offered some food for thought \u2014 or at minimum, a bit of a chuckle. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<blockquote>\n<p> pic.twitter.com\/gp85906M4n<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Victor \ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\uddfd (@vicmendezrobles) August 5, 2026<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<blockquote>\n<p>You must not have gotten the warning, Ecuador learned the hard way (as have many in the past); https:\/\/t.co\/UadVnZ6DGL<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jimmy King (@Jimmyking35) August 5, 2026<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Whether or not Cruz Azul will meet the same fate as Ecuador and other before them will be determined when they take on the Union inside Subaru Park on Thursday night (8 p.m., FS1, Apple TV, UniMas, TUDN). It will be the second time the Union face Cruz Azul in the tournament that features teams from the MLS and Mexico\u2019s Liga MX. In 2024, the Union fell 5-3 in penalty kicks after battling back to deadlock the score at 1-1 in regulation during a match to remember in Chester. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"315\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OpnKLVaFgmw?feature=oembed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute; left: 0;\" title=\"Leagues Cup 2024: Philadelphia Union 1 (3) vs (5) 1 Cruz Azul | Full Match Highlights\" width=\"560\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>However, the Union head into Thursday\u2019s match behind a three-game win streak since the World Cup break and plenty of momentum to prove that messing with the curse  is still not an endeavor worth exploring.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Cruz Azul, on the other hand, sits sixth in Liga MX standings and is coming off a league loss to Atlante last Saturday. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=3666\">A judge has tossed Cherry Hill schools\u2019 lawsuit against a journalist for filing too many public records requests<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Rocky curse went international during the World Cup earlier this summer, and now a team from Mexico&#8217;s Liga MX is tempting fate ahead of its Leagues Cup opener against the Union.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3671,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3672","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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