Mayo claimed a first All-Ireland Senior Football title for 75 years as they beat defending champions Kerry in a thrilling final at Croke Park. <p>Mayo had lost 11 finals in a row, two of which went to a replay, since their last title in 1951 but secured a 1-20 to 1-17 triumph in emotional scenes on Sunday.</p><p>Manager Andy Moran – who lost six finals in a row during his playing days with Mayo – guided the club to silverware in his first season in charge.</p><ul><li><strong><a href="https://www.whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaLuBby1SWsvuBCrf53l">Follow Sky Sports on WhatsApp for news and video</a></strong></li><li><strong><a href="https://www.skysports.com/football/news/12110/10952996/sky-sports-push-notifications-faq-how-to-receive-the-alerts-you-want">Choose the Sky Sports push notifications you want</a></strong></li><li><a href="https://www.nowtv.com/membership/watch-sky-sports?DCMP=ilc_skysports_nc_articlelink"><strong>Watch the best of Sky Sports contract-free on NOW</strong></a></li></ul><p>Captain Jack Coyne told the <em>BBC </em>after Mayo's fourth title overall: "This is the stuff of dreams. To every Mayo boy or girl around the world, dream big things.</p><p>"Everything is possible and we showed that today. The saying is keep the faith. We kept the faith. We're All-Ireland champions."</p><widget id="1"></widget><h3>'Curse lifted' as Mayo claim long-awaited title</h3><p>Kerry, who beat Donegal in last year's final to earn a record-extending 39th championship, pushed for a late leveller but Tommy Conroy clinched a famous win for Mayo.</p><p>Legend has it that a curse was placed on Mayo back in 1951 when their homecoming celebrations after winning the title disrupted a funeral.</p><p>The priest reportedly said the club would not win another All-Ireland trophy while any member of the team was still alive.</p><p>The last living player from that 1951 side, Dr Mick Loftus, died in 2023 and three years on the curse appears to have lifted.</p>
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