2) Robbie Fowler pretends to sniff cocaine!
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Liverpool legend Robbie Fowler’s “Cocaine” celebration will probably be remembered as the most controversial.
In a Merseyside Derby, after scoring against Everton, Fowler proceeded to kneel down on all fours and pretended to snort cocaine off the touchline.
Apparently this was in response to Everton fans’ accusation that Fowler was using drugs. Whether that is true or not is debatable, but what is not debatable is the fact that the club did not appreciate his behaviour, and Fowler was fined £60,000 and slapped with a four-match ban.
A stupid celebration, and perhaps the only blot on an otherwise stellar career.
1) Chivas players offend entire nation with gun shooting celebration
Mexico is one of the worst affected countries as far as drug-related violence is concerned, with thousands of lives lost each year.
So when Chivas Guadalajara players Fabian de la Mora and Alberto Medina decided to celebrate de la Mora’s goal against Estudiantes in a match in 2011, they could have chosen to do any celebration in the world. Maybe a “heart” sign to show their love for the fans, or perhaps a jig and a shake on the sidelines.
Instead, the duo chose to do this:
A horrible, awful celebration and even if they tried they couldn’t have done much worse than this.The club swung into action and fined both the players 50,000 pesos and the players issued a heartfelt apology.
At the end of the day, football’s just a game. Not an excuse to spill out your prejudices or a platform to make a political statement.
