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Iceland Soccer Celebration FTW (GIF)

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For all the diving and inexplicable whistles that occur in soccer, which makes it almost unwatchable, the things soccer allow that are so right are the celebrations after goals. In American football, excessive celebration is frowned upon, penalized, and fined. It's stupid and anticlimactic. Players work hard to score and they should be able to use the next 15-30 seconds to celebrate in any fashion they want.

In European football, that's exactly what the players are allowed to do. It adds flavor and probably viewers. Soccer does it right by letting its players display exuberance in light of accomplishment -- whether it be by running to the corner and sliding head first into the pole, taking off their shirts, or just getting really gay.

The players of Stjarnan in Iceland may have just put out one of the best celebrations I've seen to this day. After scoring a goal in front of less than a hundred people, they went with a pre-planned routine which has one player pretending to fish. As he starts to reel in a non-existent fish, another player comes flopping in from off the screen (and very well-done, too). The players then pick up the player-fish and hold him up as if to pose for a picture with their record breaking catch. Another player comes in front and acts like he's taking pictures for Guinness. Masterfully put together and worth copying at your next rec league soccer game.

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    9 Responses to “Iceland Soccer Celebration FTW (GIF)”
    1. Raggidy Ruffian says:

      the fish’s head twitched when they’re posing for photo hahahaha

    2. The Cash Man says:

      I love it we need more celebration’s like this.

    3. Edward Sasam says:

      wow, talk about being excited over a goal…kudos for originality and creativity lol…btw, did they win this match?…

    4. hurr durr says:

      HURRR SOCCER IS BORING THERE ARE NO GOALS IT SUCKS DIVEGRASS MFW A EURO HAD ONE SPORT NEAR ME DURRRRR

    5. Thesampeople says:

      Well technically in European football, players get yellow cards for taking there shirts off lol

    6. jg grade says:

      can we please stop with “FTW”…..ugh its tiresome

    7. Free says:

      Haha, great video! Soccer is boring though

    8. Robert says:

      One of the best celebrations I’ve ever seen. I think Ochocinco and T.O. should try this on the Bengals this year with Carson Palmer.

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