6 players and their ridiculous trademark goal celebrations (pictures/video)

Football is a game of action, passion, emotion and most importantly celebration. This is why goals are meant to be scored and winners emerge.

But for the fans and footballers, goals display the most joyous part of human emotion and that is why each player has his own way of celebrating a goal.

While some open their arms and embrace nature, others look to the heavens as sign of prayers. But for some they just prefer to showcase their dance skills, while others just choose to show love to their fans and families.

These days, players even take selfie after scoring – such is the diversity when it comes to celebrating a goal. Checkout six trademark goal celebration of footballers.

1. Ronaldo Chest inflation

Although Ronaldo has displayed various celebration styles over the years, he seems to have maintaine the chest inflation in recent times.

Ronaldo Chest inflation trademark goal celebration

Now we see him running towards the crowd, jumping as high and doing a 180-degree turn while he is in the air. He then lands with his boots on the ground and his chest out and arms swept back.

Some have said his celebration represents his character as it shows the amount of effort he puts into the game.

2. Sturridge break dance

In as much as how people feel about his trademark break dance, Daniel Sturridge has maintained his trademark goal celebration.

After scoring a goal, Sturridge shows the crowd that he has what it takes to beat Michael Jackson or Chris Brown on the dance floor.

Daniel Sturridge break dance trademark goal celebration

The 27-year-old striker had said in an interview with BBC in 2015 that his trademark dance routine only came about because of the rule which stipulates pulling your shirt over your head will warrant a booking.

“Back in the day the best celebration was the shirt over the head, but now that’s a yellow card – that’s how this one started,” he said.

3. Antoine Griezmann cell phone dance

If there is one thing that comes to your mind when Griezmann does his trademark goal celebration, it certainly will be – what is he even doing?

Well, according to the Atletico Madrid star, the celebration is tribute to Canadian rapper Drake.

Antoine Griezmann cell phone dance trademark goal celebration

Griezmann said after a brace against Ireland at the Euro 2016: “That’s a dance from the video to Drake’s Hotline Bling.

“I’ve been doing it when I score for Atletico and I should have done it when I scored against Albania, but the emotion was too much and I forgot about it.

“The same thing happened when I equalised against Ireland. For the second goal, I remembered.”

4. Paul Pogba Dab

Forget Cristiano Ronaldo’s trademark chest inflation celebration and Sturridge break dance, the Dab is the latest celebration craze to hit football and there is a dab king – Paul Pogba.

Pogba celebrates his goal for Manchester United by dabbing

The Dab is, for those of players who do not have plenty of time on their hands, a hip-hop dance in which the dancer drops their head and rests it on one arm while raising the other arm simultaneously.

Pogba has popularized the dance right from his days in Italy and now in England as the like of Jesse Lingard, Romelu Lukaku have now followed suit.

5. Ighalo point to the heavens

Nigerian striker Odion Ighalo makes the list as his trademark knees to the ground and hands raised above his head as grabbed international attention.

Odion Ighalo point to the heavens trademark goal celebration

Although Man City striker Kelechi Iheanacho also does gestures of appreciation to the heavens, Ighalo’s celebration has been widely recognized for it uniqueness.

6. Bafetimbi Gomis tiger crawl

Gomis tiger-like crawl celebration is one of the most unique celebrations out there.

Bafetimbi Gomis tiger crawl trademark goal celebration

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