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09th Jul 2014

JOE takes a look at some of the best sporting celebrations gone wrong

Totally worth it.

Paul Moore

Totally worth it.

Earlier this week we brought you the rather brilliant ‘selfie’ goal celebration by Sporting Kansas City’s Dom Dwyer. Unfortunately for Dwyer, he also got booked for his celebration but it got us thinking here at JOE Towers, what other unique celebrations ended up getting the sportsperson in question into all sorts of trouble?

Amateur player headbutts the dugout.

This is probably JOE’s favourite celebration ever. Take a look at this amateur Italian player after he scores a fairly unspectacular tap-in during Riolo Terme’s clash with Ponticelli. He runs to the dugout and then smashes his head straight through it. The best thing is that he was sent-off straight away. Fecking eejit.

Clip via – francosamma

Amateur Cyclist falls off before crossing the line.

JOE absolutely loves the sight of this cyclist desperately trying to get back on his bike after completely blowing his lead.

Clip via podoooo

John Mullane and Davy Fitz.

Following Waterford’s narrow victory over Clare in a magnificent 2012 encounter, Mullane celebrated wildly in front of former Déise boss Davy Fitz. The Déise forward confirmed that Fitzgerald had passed “comments” about him being past it in the run-up to the game. To his credit, The De La Salle clubman conceded that his antics had overshadowed what was an impressive Championship victory.

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Robbie Fowler sniffs the chalk.

During the Merseyside derby, supporters of The Toffees had taunted the striker by suggesting that he had indulged in drug-taking. The Liverpool hero responded with two goals before mimicking snorting cocaine on one of the white lines on the Anfield turf. Fowler was hit with a £32,000 fine and a four-game ban for the incident. Gerard Houllier tried to cover for his star striker by suggesting he was eating the grass.

Sure Gerard, we believe you.

Clip via – poppindacriss6

Stephen Ireland and his Superman Pants.

There are so many things about Stephen Ireland that JOE will never understand. In fact we could probably write 7,000 words on the man. Don’t worry though, we’re not going to.

Ireland scored City’s second-half winner in a 1-0 victory over Sunderland, then pulled down his shorts to reveal a pair of pants bearing the Superman logo. The Cork midfielder escaped serious punishment for his bizarre goal celebration but was reminded of his responsibilities to the game by the Football Association.

We think it speaks volumes about the man that he needs to be reminded not to pull his shorts down in public. It’s not the first time that a pair of jocks has landed a footballer in trouble though. Nicklas Bendtner was fined €100,000 and banned for one game after lifting his jersey to show the Paddy Power logo on his underpants after scoring his second goal in the Euro 2012 3-2 defeat to Portugal.

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Bill Gramatica tears his ACL celebrating.

Wouldn’t it be terrible if the only thing people remembered you for was tearing your ACL while celebrating a field goal… during your rookie year? You really have to feel for Arizona Cardinals kicker Bill Gramatica… you know, after we stop laughing.

Clip via – Andrew Barron

 Glen Fisiiahi refuses to ground the ball.

When it comes to scoring tries, JOE isn’t a big fan of showmanship. If you see the white line then just pump your legs, put two hands on the ball and place it down. If only Tonga’s Glen Fisiiahi thought the same way.

Clip via – 187sports

Diego Forlan can’t dress himself.

Oh Diego. The man couldn’t hit a cows arse with a banjo during his stay with Manchester United and in one of the rare moments that he actually did score he then proceeded to mess up the celebration. Any man that doesn’t know how to dress himself deserves to be booked.

Clip via – TheStretfordEnd

Kerwin Bell hits himself in the groin.

This might actually be the worst celebration fail in history. It takes a special type of person to hit themselves in their own privates with a football. After running in for the touchdown, Toronto Argonauts QB Kerwin Bell spikes the ball directly into the one place that no man ever wants to get hit. And then he gets knocked over. Brilliant.

Clip via – MegaUltraFail

Main image via Getty.