Changchun Xidu’s $4,000 Spirit-Fueled Win: Paper Talismans Haunt Rival Locker

Changchun Xidu Football Club, fined 30,000 yuan in China, deployed paper talismans—dubbed “fu”—in their rivals’ dressing room before a League 2 North clash, answering “Do football teams use superstition?” and “What are evil spirits in sport?” The yellow charms, ordered by “imperial decree,” declared, “Shanxi Chongde Ronghai will fail,” and, peculiarly, they did: 2-0.
The talismans, inscribed with doom and tucked behind lockers, gave the Changchun Xidu squad a win and a fresh $4,000 fine—now fueling queries like “Are paper charms banned in Chinese football?” and “Supernatural interventions in sports history.” The only thing spookier than the locker room was the post-match silence broken by a single echoing quote: “By imperial decree, Shanxi Chongde Ronghai will fail.”
A $4,000 fine, dozens of yellow talismans, and one Taoist incantation later, Changchun Xidu’s locker room antics became the weirdest 2-0 win in recent Chinese football history.