Mascherano, Manchester United, Chelsea: Worst sporting droughts in history
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319 games – Javier Mascherano’s goal drought
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71 years – Blackburn’s title wait
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86, and 108 years – Boston Red Sox and Chicago Cubs’ World Series waits
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50 years – Chelsea’s title drought
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26 years – Manchester United’s title drought
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21 years – Sergio Garcia’s wait for a major golf title
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32 years – Real Madrid’s Champions League wait
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77 years – British singles men at Wimbledon
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114 years – Hibernian’s Scottish Cup wait
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130 years – St Johnstone wait for anything
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24 years – New Zealand at the Rugby World Cup
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361 days – Derby County’s wait for a league win
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54 matches – Robert Dee’s wait for a win
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Nine years – Francis Benali’s goal wait
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26 years – New Zealand cricket’s wait for a Test win
With Javier Mascherano ending his nine-year wait for a league goal against Osasuna, we have a look at some of the most famous droughts in sporting history.
All droughts have to have been broken, so droughts like Liverpool’s 27-year title wait doesn’t make the list.