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What do you know about The Curse? One of the biggest supporters' groups for any soccer team in the country is gaining national attention Share Shares Copy Link Copy

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PARK TO TELL US ABOUT THIS GROUP. ROYALE THEIR LOVE FOR THE GAME IN MEXICO UNITED IS UNQUESTIONABLE. WHAT STARTED AS JUST A HAND FULL OF MEMBERS HAS GROWN TO NEARLY 300. WE’RE TALKING ABOUT THE CURSE AT THE NEW MEXICO UNITED SOCCER GAMES THEY BRING THE DRUM LINE THE SMOKE BOMBS. THE FLAGS, SOME AS BIG AS 10 FEET LONG. >> EVERY SOCCER TEAM NEEDS A LOUD AND ROWDY GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO ARE THERE TO SUPPORT THE TEAM. SHELLY THE CURSE. WE ARE LOUDER, ROWDY, IN-YOUR-FACE. WE LET YOU KNOW THIS IS YOUR -- OUR PLACE AND IT WILL NOT BE EASY. SHELLYE: ONE OF THE BIGGEST SUPPORTERS GROUP IN THE UNITED SOCCER LEAGUE GETS THEIR NAME FROM SOMETHING THE FIRST GOVERNOR OF NEW MEXICO SAID TO "ALL CALCULATIONS BASED ON OUR EXPERIENCES ELSEWHERE FAIL IN NEW MEXICO." >> AT OUR WAY OF TELLING OUR OPPONENTS WHAT WORKS AT HOME IS GOING TO FAIL AS SOON AS YOU GET ACROSS THE BORDERS INTO OUR STATE. SHELLYE: ON SUNDAY, THE GATES WILL OPEN TO THE BIGGEST CROWD NEW MEXICO UNITED HAS SEEN. THEY HAV BEATEN EVERY OPPONENT THEY HAVE MET. >> THIS IS BRAND-NEW. THIS IS ONLY OUR FIFTH HOME GAME IN THE HISTORY OF THE CUB -- CLUB. WE ARE ONE OF THE BEST SUPPORTED GROUPS IN THE LEAGUE. SHELLYE: AND ON MAY 5 UNITED SOCCER LEAGUE LEADERS WILL BE IN ALBUQUERQUE TO WITNESS IT AL THE GAME, THE CROWD, AND THE CURSE. BLACK, WHITE, HISPANIC, GAY, STRAIGHT, WE WANT EVERYONE TO A JOIN US AND MAKE THINGS TOUGH FOR THE OPPONENT. SHELLY THE GROUP IS STILL GROWING. THEY ARE GETTING MORE INVOLVED IN THE COMMUNITY THEY’RE ALSO WORKING ON MORE SONGS AND CHANTS, NEW DRUM BEATS TO SHOW SUPPORTER GROUPS ACROSS THE COUNTRY HOW IT’S REALLY