Will this affect my traffic?
Google looks at traffic so your ranking may actually increase. Besides your ego being bruised nothing much will likely happen. However, your reputation as a writer may suffer depending on your chosen topics....
I would not be surprised that your article or mention
will come up again, when this team are on a losing streak. Always best to roll with the punches and just say, well, maybe you got the wrong year 
link juice is always good, so, no, don't think it would affect you at all. Good job!
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