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A goal song or goal celebration music is a short piece of music that is played in sports like football or ice hockey after a goal is scored. A goal horn sometimes sounds before the song is played, especially in the National Hockey League (NHL). One such song is Bellini's "Samba de Janeiro", which was used as the goal song in UEFA Euro 2008.
If the league views the act as highly offensive, large fines and even suspensions can be issued. In 2006 the NFL, in an effort to cut down on celebrations, amended its rules to include an automatic 15-yard penalty against any player who left his feet or uses a prop, like a towel, the goal post or post base or more specifically the football. [1]
The goal's name derives from Maradona's initial response on whether he scored it illegally, stating it was made "a little with the head of Maradona, and a little with the hand of God". Maradona eventually acknowledged he had illegally handled the ball, stating that he considered the goal to be "symbolic revenge" for the United Kingdom's victory ...
Messi’s celebration was playful and quickly went viral on social media after his first-half goal. But his young Inter Miami teammates stole the show in the closing minutes of Saturday’s ...
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One of the greatest moments in Detroit sports history took place 60 years ago at Olympia Stadium ... Goalie Terry Sawchuk and Gordie Howe confer during a break in play after Howe’s famous goal.
The Poznań or Grecque (the Greek) is a form of sporting celebration that involves supporters standing with their backs to the pitch, linking arms side-by-side and jumping on the spot in unison. It is mostly associated with supporters of football club Lech Poznań in Poland, although it has been performed by fans of many football clubs ...
Totti was known for his exuberant and humorous goal celebrations. One of his famous celebrations took place on 11 April 1999 in the second Derby della Capitale of the 1998–99 season, in which he scored during the final minutes of the game and celebrated by flashing a T-shirt under his jersey, which read "Vi ho purgato ancora" ("I've purged ...