Top 10 Most Controversial Player Celebrations in Football
8. Tim Cahill (The Handcuffs)
In football their are many celebrations that are used to signify some form of relation in players social or personal life like sucking of the thumb, putting of the ball in the shirt which signify a goal for the baby and showing that the player is expecting a baby respectively. The one that was pulled off by former Everton player Tim Cahill was one that isn’t so common but has been done by a few players, the Handcuff celebration.
This celebration has also been pulled off by former Chelsea player Nickolas Anelka . This celebration symbolizes injustice or support for a relative undergoing trail. These kinds of celebrations are not supported by the governing body FIFA and as a result players face some form of punishment in terms of a fine by the club or suspension.