GOAL CELEBRATION

In the game of football, goal celebration comes up when a player scores a goal. The celebration is done by the scorer, his or her teammates, the coaching staff and the supporters of the team. In football most players have their unique way of celebrating each time they score a goal. Some somersault, others run to embrace the fans and others do not celebrate at all. Some clubs in Europe also play a song each time they play at home and their player score. A well-known song is Bellini's "Samba De Janeiro", which is played after each Bolton Wanderers goal at their home ground and at the home ground of Shakhtar Donetsk, they also play a song each time home players score goals. The track corresponds to the nationality of the scorer. "Sabre Dance" by Aram Khachaturian was played whenever Henrikh Mkhitaryan scored. This song became very popular in Donetsk because Mkhitaryan scores frequently.

Memorable goal celebration include,

• One of the most famous celebrations in women's sports history is the shirt-stripping moment by American Brandi Chastain after she converted the winning penalty in the 1999 Women's World Cup final against China. The image of Chastain with her shirt off and revealing her bare stomach and her sports bra was immortalized on the covers of Time, Newsweek, People, and Sports Illustrated.
• During the 1990 World Cup, Roger Milla the first African to score a world cup goal came up with his now legendary 'Makossa' or 'Corner dance' after scoring.

• At the 2002 FIFA World Cup, Nigerian striker Julius Aghahowa performed a six consecutive perfect backflips after scoring a goal against Sweden.

• In September 2009, then Manchester City forward Emmanuel Adebayor played against his old club Arsenal. His old fans had been shouting offensive chants at him throughout the match. And when he scored a header in the 2nd half he ran the length of the pitch and slid on his knees in front of his old supporters.

• After scoring a goal against Manchester United in October 2011, controversy-plagued player Mario Balotelli raised his jersey to reveal an undershirt with the words 'Why Always Me'. He later declared that he did so for many reasons but would "leave it for other people to figure out".

According to the rules of the game, it is permissible for a player to demonstrate his joy when a goal has been scored but the celebration must not be excessive. In recent seasons, FIFA have attempted to crack down on some of the more enthusiastic celebrations. If a player incites the crowd and/or takes his shirt off after scoring a goal he is likely to get booked by the referee. This can cause huge controversy if the player has already been booked, since he would then be sent off. Jumping into the crowd is also a bookable offence. Players might be also fined for revealing T-shirts which contain some kind of message directed to the spectators.

At times when a player scores a goal they do not celebrate due to reasons best known to them. In most cases, it’s because the player was a former member of the opposing club especially one where the player began his career and had his greatest period of success. Goalkeepers who score goals also tend not to celebrate as a form of respect to the opposition goalkeeper. At other times too when a player scores a consolidation goal.

Although not common, some players get hurt while celebrating a goal they scored. Notable among these injuries include the death of Indian footballer, Peter Biaksangzuala who died from  spinal injury following a failed somersault celebration. 

CREDIT:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goal_celebration