Top 10 Most Controversial Player Celebrations in Football
5.Paolo Di Canio (The Fascist Salute)
In fifth place is the Fascist Salute a celebration which when performed is most likely to cause a ban or a fine and sometimes both. Football’s governing bodies have put rules that restrain players from celebrating in line with politics. When a player does a fascist salute he has violated this rule which not only crosses the no politcal rule but is considered by many as an inappropriate thing to do fter scoring.
This celebration had been adopted by Paolo Di Canio and Greek player Giorgos Katidis. Katidis was given a life time ban from the Greek National team and was given a season ban by his club AEK Athens. When asked why the player made the salute , he said he was dedicating his goal to a friend in the stand but the officials didn’t think so.