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* [[Frank Lampard]] points both fingers and looks to the sky in tribute to his late mother
* [[Frank Lampard]] points both fingers and looks to the sky in tribute to his late mother

* [[Paul McShane]] rarely, if ever, scores


===Memorable celebrations===
===Memorable celebrations===

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A player celebrating after scoring a goal

In football, a goal celebration is the practice of celebrating the scoring of a goal. The celebration may be performed by the goalscorer (most notably), his or her teammates, the manager or coaching staff and/or the supporters of the team. Whilst referring to the celebration of a goal in general, the term can also be applied to specific actions, such as a player removing his shirt or performing a somersault.

Celebration

Goal song

A goal song or goal celebration music is an about 30 to 45 seconds long melody, that is played in sports like football or ice hockey after a goal is scored.

A well-known goal song is Bellini's "Samba De Janeiro", which is played after each Norwich City goal when they play at home. In North America, "Rock and Roll (Part Two)" of the Glitter Band is also a popular goal song. When played as a goal song, the fans chant out "Hey!" along with the chorus.[1]

In ice hockey, the use of goal songs is very popular. The New York Rangers play the song "Slapshot", which was written by Ray Castoldi, the Music Director at Madison Square Garden.

Common celebrations

  • The scorer running away from teammates who wish to embrace or congratulate him
  • A giant group hug of the players on the pitch with the scorer underneath, or the players jumping on each other shoulders
  • The scorer banging with a fist on his chest
  • The scorer kissing the club/national badge on his or her shirt, to show his or her love for the club/country.
  • The scorer diving onto the grass with arms and legs outstretched. Supposedly first done by Jürgen Klinsmann, shortly after he joined Tottenham Hotspur. Klinsmann was actually performing this goal celebration to satire his own (in his belief unjustified) reputation for diving to win free-kicks and penalties. It became known as "a Klinsmann".
  • The scorer putting a finger to his mouth, as if telling the (opposition) crowd to be quiet.
  • The scorer walking or running away in a nonchalant style with a "cocky" smirk on their face as if to say "I'm the best, that was easy, etc." Another adaptation of this is where the scorer is stands still and will turn or look around with the said look.
  • The scorer sliding on his knees, made famous by former Yugoslavian striker Dragan Mance.
  • The scorer outstreching both arms and running around changing the angle of arms mimicking an airplane. This was made famous by former Norwegian striker Jan Åge Fjørtoft.
  • The scorer kissing the ring finger. Married players are saluting to their wives with this celebration.
  • The scorer rocking his arms from side to side, as though rocking a baby. This usually signifies that the scorer recently became a parent, whether or not for the first time. This was made well-known by Brazilian striker Bebeto (joined by teammates Romário and Mazinho) at the 1994 FIFA World Cup after his quarter-final goal against the Netherlands.
  • The scorer sucking his thumb as a tribute to his child(ren).
  • The scorer pointing towards the sky, either to thank God or to salute to someone who died. Players often wheel away by pointing to the sky for non-religious reasons too.
  • The scorer putting his hands behind his ears as if to listen to the reaction of the crowd more. This is usually done when a player is getting booed during the game and then scores, or if a player returns to score against his former club. Rarely this celebration is aimed at Club staff, players or officials for various internal reasons too.
  • The scorer exhibiting some kind of dancing after the goal, usually joined in by teammates. The first player gaining worldwide notoriety with this was probably Cameroonian veteran Roger Milla on the 1990 FIFA World Cup who celebrated all his four goals by dancing around the corner flag.
  • The scorer performing some kind of acrobatic routine after the goal. The first well-known player to do this was probably Mexican striker Hugo Sánchez in the 1980s, who always celebrated his goals by performing a backflip in honor to his sister, who was a gymnast and participated in the 1976 Olympic Games.
  • The scorer imitating to shoot with some kind of weapon, either aiming towards the sky or to some other virtual target.
  • Teammates congratulating to the scorer by kneeling down and pretending to shine his shoe.

Player or team "trademark" celebrations

  • Pelé is remembered for his iconic jump and punch in the air.
  • Diego Maradona is remembered for performing his "Maradona Jump," where he jumped up with both legs bent and pumped his fist to the sky.
  • Zinedine Zidane is remembered, particularly during his last football years, as having a very serious attitude and often not celebrating his goals. He would run back to his own half showing no emotion at all or just clap his hands and shout.
  • Simão Sabrosa celebrates by stretching out his arms and imitating an eagle, this was mainly because he played for S.L. Benfica.
  • Tomas Brolin celebrated his goals with a 360-degree jump in the air.
  • Luis Enrique's signature celebration was pulling his shirt over his head and running around the field, which was made famous by Fabrizio Ravanelli. Another player seen frequently celebrating this way was Iván Zamorano. It is now a bookable offence (see Punishment)
  • Alan Shearer always celebrated by raising his right hand with palm open.
  • Alessandro Del Piero often celebrates a goal by showing his tongue to supporters in a childish manner.
  • Ronaldo slowly jogs around the pitch, whilst waving his right index finger in a "I told you so" fashion. Robert Pires also celebrates in this way.
  • Luca Toni always celebrates by stretching his fingers and waving his hand next to his right ear (motion that signifies "this is crazy" or "that was crazy"), and then closing the same hand into a fist and throwing it in the air.
  • Shefki Kuqi jumps with arms open wide in the air and then falls down in the grass, landing heavily.
  • Tim Cahill does a boxing celebration at the corner flag, while having his badge in between his teeth. It was told in an interview that he got this from fellow international teammate and close friend, Archie Thompson, who celebrates in a similar fashion.
  • Esteban Granero covers one eye with his hand, as if wearing an eye-patch because of his nickname El Pirata (The Pirate).
  • Carlos Tévez will often put his hands together and squat down a bit while wiggling his hips.
  • Frank Lampard points both fingers and looks to the sky in tribute to his late mother

Memorable celebrations

  • Arguably the most memorable goal celebration came from Italian midfielder Marco Tardelli who, after scoring Italy's second goal against West Germany in the 1982 World Cup final sprinted into his own half, shaking his fists against his chest, tears pouring down his face, screaming "goal!" as he shook his head wildly. This is also called the "Tardelli's scream" or "l'urlo di Tardelli".
  • The 1982 World Cup also saw the usually quiet Falcão running the pitch screaming with both his hands raised after scoring Brazil's second goal against Italy.
  • At the 1994 FIFA World Cup Diego Maradona ran towards one of the sideline cameras shouting with a distorted face and bulging eyes after he scored against Greece. This turned to be Maradona's last international goal for Argentina; he tested positive for ephedrine and never played for his country again.
  • The Greece team at the 1994 World Cup also saw Finidi George of Nigeria running to the corner flag after scoring, kneeling down and imitating a urinating dog.
  • A memorable choreographed celebration came when Paul Gascoigne scored against Scotland during the Euro 1996 championships. He lay on his back while his teammates grabbed water bottles from the touchline and poured water into his open mouth. This celebration mimicked a controversial pre-tournament incident when England players were photographed in a nightclub, sitting in a dentist's chair having alcoholic drinks poured down their throats.
  • Six years after missing a crucial penalty in the shootout of the 1990 World Cup semi-finals against Germany, England's Stuart Pearce finally stepped up to take another kick in the Euro 1996 quarter-finals penalty shootout against Spain. He converted his attempt and celebrated with an emotional screaming outburst in front of an ecstatic Wembley crowd.
  • In a 1997 Premiership match between Newcastle United and Bolton Wanderers, Newcastle player Temuri Ketsbaia repeatedly and angrily kicked the advertising hoardings at the side of the pitch after ripping off his top and throwing it into the crowd, as well as aggressively pushing away the Newcastle players who tried to hug him in celebration of the goal.
  • Ian Wright was chasing Cliff Bastin's record of 178 goals for Arsenal, and in a Premiership game against Bolton, Wright scored and took off his shirt to reveal a vest underneath with the slogan "Just Done It" (referring to beating the record, and Just Do It, the slogan of Wrights sponsor Nike). Wright had only equalled the record however, and not beaten it but would score again just 5 minutes later to break the record and he revealed the vest again, this time correctly.
  • At the 1998 FIFA World Cup, Denmark's Brian Laudrup scored the equalizer against Brazil, then ran to the sidelines and lay down on his side leaning his head on his elbow, as if he had been on the beach.
  • Whilst playing for Liverpool, Craig Bellamy celebrated his goal against Barcelona, simulating a golf swing, due to media speculation into a fight between him and teammate John Arne Riise at a karaoke night near their training ground in Portugal, where he allegedly tried to hit Riise with a golf club.
  • At the 2006 World Cup, Italian Fabio Grosso did his best Tardelli impression after scoring the late winner against Germany in the semi-final. With tears in his eyes, he ran into his own half waving his finger shouting "I don't believe it" before shaking his head side to side rapidly and then being hauled to the floor by a number of his team mates.
  • In December 2009 Jimmy Bullard celebrated his penalty goal against Manchester City by standing in the centre of a circle created by all the players, symbolizing Phil Brown's well-documented half-time team-talk in the previous season.
  • In the Confederations Cup of 2009, Jozy Altidore and Charlie Davies of the United States of America performed a dance called the "Stanky Leg" after Altidore scored the first goal in a 2-0 victory over Spain, who were ranked number one in the world by FIFA at the time. Davies' teammates proceed to do this on the national team every time they score for the USA in tribute to Davies, who was injured in a car crash that kept him out of the World Cup.

Punishment

In recent seasons, FIFA have attempted to crack down on some of the more enthusiastic celebrations. If a player incites the crowd and/or takes his shirt off after scoring a goal he is likely to get booked by the referee. This can cause huge controversy if the player has already been booked, since he would then be sent off. However, some players get around this rule by pulling the hem of their shirts over the head, without taking the shirt off entirely, but this is not always overturned by the referees. Some players were receiving fines for dropping their shorts after scoring.

Jumping into the crowd is also a bookable offence ("deliberately leaving the field of play without the referee's permission", as identified in Law 12)

Players might be also fined for revealing t-shirts which contain some kind of message directed to the spectators. Notable examples include Robbie Fowler being fined for showing a t-shirt which was designed to show support for the Liverpool dockers' strike incorporating the Calvin Klein 'CK' into the word doCKer and Thierry Henry, who was fined by UEFA after he removed his Arsenal shirt to reveal a t-shirt reading "To the new-born Kyd", which was directed to his friend, Texas lead singer Sharleen Spiteri, who had just given birth.

In 1999, Robbie Fowler was also fined £60,000 by his club and the FA Premier League for having celebrated his penalty goal against Everton by getting down on all fours and miming the snorting of cocaine off of the white touchline. Although it was seen as Fowler's response to being accused of drug abuse in the tabloid press, then-manager Gérard Houllier famously claimed that he was merely imitating "a cow eating grass".

Carlos Tévez for Boca Juniors was sent off when celebrating a goal against archrivals River Plate during 2004 Copa Libertadores, imitating a chicken, clearly mocking the opposite crowd, in spite of not being booked previously.

Paolo Di Canio made his mark in 2006, when during his period at Lazio, he made a fascist salute to the right-wing fans. He was fined and suspended as a result.

Ipswich Town player David Norris received a fine after using a hand cuff gesture to celebrate scoring against Blackpool in November 2008, dedicating the goal to ex-team-mate Luke McCormick who was jailed for death by dangerous driving, although people are never arrested with their arms crossed and held aloft. Everton midfielder Tim Cahill received a similar fine for a similar gesture in a match on 2 March 2008, a similar incident took place in Chelsea versus Middlesbourgh when teammate Salomon Kalou scored a brace and thereafter crossing hands with teammate Didier Drogba, it was later revealed that he said he wanted to try out a new celebration and was not supporting an Ivorian convictionist.

Injuries

While unusual and somewhat ironic, a variety of football players have managed to injure themselves during celebration: examples include Paulo Diogo (who severed a finger after it got caught in a fence), Thierry Henry, Marco Tardelli[2] and Fabian Espindola[3] (who celebrated a goal that was later declared offside).

See also

References

  1. ^ "Gary Glitter Profile - Music Directory Oka Dayendra Site". www.dayendra.web.id. Retrieved 2009-04-07.
  2. ^ http://www.arseweb.com/other/bmj.html
  3. ^ http://soccer.fanhouse.com/2008/09/09/fabian-espindolas-mls-goal-celebration-gone-wrong/

External links

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