Times have been tough at Milan, and we haven’t had much to
celebrate until recently. But with the goals and the results showing signs of
returning, it made me wonder: what is everyone’s favorite goal celebration? So
please read on and take the poll, and if you would let us know more about your
choice(s) in the comment section below.
Stjarnan FC from Iceland are famous for their choreographed goal
celebrations
I have mentioned before that my favorite celebration is the
airplane. You may know it as Di Natale’s signature celebration, but many famous
footballers have made it their own. In fact Vincenzo Montella was nicknamed
“L’Aeroplanino” or “the little airplane” because it was his go-to celebration.
But I think it is my favorite because it
is innocent and childlike, and because I imagine that scoring a goal makes you
feel like you’re flying.
Mind you, there are many celebrations that I also love. One
is going to get you carded, so not enough players do it anymore. It’s
celebrating by taking one’s shirt off. And no, I don’t like it because I’m a
woman (although I’m not going to complain about it, either.) For me, it is just
a knee-jerk reaction to celebrate like this. In fact, it was an iconic moment
for women’s football when Brandi Chastain ripped off her shirt in celebration
in 1999 in the Women’s World Cup. However, such a brazen display of a very
modest cut sports bra in a world where women are so sexualized caused so much
controversy, they made it a bookable offense to remove your shirt, and I
believe have now also banned the displaying of messages on an undershirt.
Because that is clearly more important than issues like racism or basic human
rights. Whatever, FIFA.
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| Male or female, there is just something about ripping off that shirt that is such a perfect way to celebrate |
Luckily, there are so many other ways to celebrate, way too
many to mention here. (And some that are too indecent to mention here, like Destro's infamous pole dancing one.) So I’ve tried to group them into categories and let you
vote on which categories are your favorites. You can vote for as many as you
like.
Whether your favorite(s) fit in a category or are stand
alone, impromptu specials like Pazzini’s eagle celebration
vs. Lazio last year, please feel free to tell us more in the comments.
This post inspired by the music of
Kongos
Our next match is
Genoa vs. Milan
Monday, April 7 • 21:00 CEST (3:00pm EDT)