爱尔兰Mayo县盖尔足球队在周日于都柏林Croke Park体育场举行的全爱尔兰锦标赛决赛中以1-20战胜Kerry队的1-17，赢得了75年来首个全爱尔兰冠军1。这场胜利终结了自1989年以来Mayo在11场决赛中全部失败的历史1。
队长Jack Coyne在领奖时宣布"等待结束了，Sam回家了"1。根据传说，这次胜利打破了一个自1951年以来困扰Mayo的诅咒——当年该队因未向一场葬礼致敬，遭到当地神父诅咒，宣称"只要你们活着，Mayo就赢不了全爱尔兰"1。1951年获胜球队的最后幸存成员Paddy Prendergast于2021年以95岁高龄去世，其去世时间恰好在Mayo输掉决赛两周后1。
这一胜利吸引了国际关注。美国总统拜登、加拿大总理卡尼等名人表示了祝贺1。Mayo预计在周一举行返乡仪式，届时将有超过40,000人迎接球队1。
Mayo's Gaelic football team claimed its first All-Ireland Championship in 75 years, defeating Kerry 1-20 to 1-17 in the final at Dublin's Croke Park stadium on Sunday.1 The victory marks a dramatic reversal for a county that has suffered through 11 consecutive championship defeats since 1989.1
The triumph is widely viewed as breaking a curse that has haunted Mayo since 1951, when a local priest allegedly cursed the county after the winning team failed to pay respects at a funeral, declaring that "as long as you are alive, Mayo will never win the All-Ireland."1 The last surviving member of that 1951 team, Paddy Prendergast, passed away in 2021 at age 95, dying just two weeks after Mayo lost another final.1 Mayo captain Jack Coyne celebrated the breakthrough with the declaration: "The wait is over. Sam is home."1
The homecoming celebration is expected to draw over 40,000 supporters on Monday as the team returns to Mayo.1 The championship victory has earned international recognition, with U.S. President Joe Biden and Canadian Prime Minister offering their congratulations.1
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