"People love football for the entertainment, drama and passion. That inability to control your emotions when your team scores is what makes it the best sport in the world. Imagine what the feeling must be like for a player to slot away that winning goal, or for a manager to watch their side snatch a victory late on. It's surprising we don't see them completely lose it with excitement more often than we do, but there's something very human about it when it does happen."
"It reopened the debate about why players are booked for taking their shirts off when celebrating, and what is considered an over-the-top celebration. For Ekitike, he received a second yellow after pulling his shirt off to celebrate the goal that sent Liverpool through in the League Cup. He was widely criticised for the act, which resulted in a one-match suspension early on in his Reds career. In that particular moment, it was considered as an unnecessary over-celebration."
Football's emotional intensity drives fans and participants to celebrate passionately when goals or late winners occur. Two incidents illustrate consequences: Hugo Ekitike received a second yellow for removing his shirt after a League Cup goal, resulting in a one-match suspension, while Enzo Maresca was shown a second yellow after wildly celebrating a last-gasp winner and later received a one-match touchline ban and an £8,000 fine. Both episodes highlight tensions between instinctive emotional reactions and disciplinary rules, prompting debate over what constitutes excessive celebration versus acceptable spontaneous expression, balanced against fan and player safety.
Read at www.fourfourtwo.com
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