Top 10 Goal Celebrations
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Scoring a goal is one of the most rewarding moments in football. Some players celebrate their goal by running to the crowd, others celebrate with their teammates. However, some celebrate in a truly outrageous style. Here are our top 10 goal celebrations in preparation for Euro 2016:

Why Always Me?



In 2011, Mario Balotelli seemed to be making headlines every week due to his off-pitch antics. Antics such as throwing darts at youth team players and driving into a women’s prison “to have a look round” were all reported by the English press. The day before the match, news broke that Balotelli had set his house on fire with fireworks he set off in his house. In the next match, Balotelli revealed the ‘Why Always Me?’ shirt to hit back at the English press.

Salmon Flop



Back in 1999, Ian Wright showed off the celebration for Celtic when he scored their sixth goal against Aberdeen. However, this celebration is rarely seen these days at football matches, but is commonly used by players of the FIFA video game series.

Catch of the Day



Stjarnan FC became internet sensations with their outrageous, but impressive, choreographic celebrations. Stjarnan performed a number of outrageous celebrations such as imitating a human toilet, a human bicycle, and replicating a Rambo shooting spree. However, their catch of the day celebration is the best of the bunch.

Self-Applause



Lower league games tend to have low attendances, and as a result there are gaps around the stadium. After scoring a goal against Castleton Gabriels, Matthew Russell took advantage of the emptiness and grabbed a seat in one of the empty stands and applauded his effort at goal.

It’s A Knockout



In March 2015, a leaked video showed Wayne Rooney being knocked unconscious in a kitchen boxing match and made it on to the front page of national newspapers. In the very next game, Rooney celebrated his goal by mimicking the leaked video.

Backward Somersaults



After finding the back of the net in the 2002 World Cup, Julius Aghahowa celebrated his goal in spectacular fashion by backwards somersaulting multiple times. If he kept on going, he may have ended up outside of the stadium.

The Robot



In 2006, Peter Crouch introduced the world to The Robot after scoring goals against Hungary and Jamaica. Crouch’s celebration was a parody of a celebration he had seen on a television programme. In 2007, Crouch ‘killed off’ The Robot by claiming he would never use the dance again unless he scored a big goal in the World Cup final or Champions League final. After a comic relief sketch in 2009, Crouch partially reprised the dance after scoring against Ukraine in a World Cup qualifier. Unfortunately, The Robot has not been used since.

The Phil Brown



When Hull got embarrassed in the first half of a Premier League games versus Manchester City, manager Phil Brown gave his half time team talk on the pitch in front of the Hull fans. 12 months later the players got their own back by mimicking Brown’s ticking off, led by goal scorer Jimmy Bullard.

Selfie



In the Rome derby between Roma and Lazio, Francesco Totti celebrated in the most ‘modern way’ possible. After scoring a vital equaliser, Totti got hold of a phone from the Roma coaching team and proceeded to take a selfie with the Roma fans.

Punchout



Back when AFC Bournemouth was languishing in League Two and in deep relegation trouble, their former manager Jimmy Quinn sent the team out for some boxing training. After scoring in the next game, Lee Bradbury showed off his skills on his teammates.

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