Many footballers say that there is no better feeling in the world than scoring a goal.
Ever since Roger Milla introduced the world to his corner flag ‘dance’ at the 1990 World Cup, celebrating goals has become almost expected, with some stars having their own trademark moves.
Whether it’s a display of acrobatic ability, a private joke between team mates or charitable symbol, we love a good celebration!
Already this season, Dele Alli has captured the public’s imagination with his simple celebration which is actually quite hard to master.
Take a look through the best and worst celebrations to have graced the Premier League and get some understanding as to why they do them.
Lingard’s Milly Rock
You’d have to argue that alongside Dele Alli, Jesse Lingard is keeping the celebration game going in the Premier League in recent seasons.
The England star nearly as many celebrations as he has goals, but his most known is the ‘Milly Rock’ dance, a tribute to the American rapper Milly Rock who has a very similar style in his music videos.
Mesut Ozil’s Thumb Suck
The German probably should score more goals than he does, but when he does, Mesut Ozil knows exactly how his is going to celebrate.
His trademark thumb suck and ‘M’ sign may look a bit silly but he does it to honour his niece, so it has a significance.
Kevin Nolan’s Chicken Dance
Now manager of Notts County, Kevin Nolan was quite a regular goalscorer from midfield, especially at Bolton and Newcastle.
Just before he left Newcastle, he adopted the chicken dance as his celebration, why you ask?
When asked about it Nolan responded: “It’s called a ‘quack’, one of the lads actually dances like that on a Saturday night!” I’m never going out again.”
Daniel Sturridge’s Dance
When asked about the origin of his ridiculous dance celebration, Daniel Sturridge revealed that it all started as inside joke with his brother and cousin, who encouraged him to use it as celebration.
Unfortunately for him after he revealed it, fans started questioning him about why he wasn’t doing it, so he has now embraced it as his ow trademark.
Alan Shearer’s Hand
When you score 260 Premier League goals, your celebration is going to be remembered, unfortunately for Alan Shearer it’s a pretty boring one.
When he scored his final goal of his career in April 2006, he actually celebrated with a single finger in the air, rather than his flat hand. This meant that when a statue was erected in his honour, they used the finger celebration instead as it was his last goal they were celebrating!