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Premier League To Crack Down On Goal Celebrations

Recent celebrations in the Premier League have been a hot topic of discussion, with various pundits like Jamie Carragher, Premier League management like Tony Scholes, and fans themselves being involved in this conversation. There has been a noticeable rise in celebrations directed towards opposition players, which may be interpreted as mockery, which is why there have been discussions about whether such celebrations need to be punished. This article talks about the Premier League considering making the rules regarding celebration stricter and why they feel like they have been forced into making such a decision.

Premier League To Punish Excessive Celebration

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The Premier League has seen a big rise in the number of celebrations aimed at opposition teams or players. A few recent examples of this are Myles Lewis-Skelly meditating in reference to Erling Haaland after scoring against Manchester City, Jamie Vardy Pointing to the Premier League badge to remind Tottenham fans that he has won more Premier League titles than the club, and Iliman Ndiaye performing a bird celebration after scoring against Brighton. Ndiaye was the only player to receive punishment for his celebration, but the Premier League are considering implementing stricter rules against celebrations.

There have always been examples of such celebrations, whether it be Neal Maupay mimicking James Maddison’s darts celebration after scoring against his team or Jamie Vardy howling like a Wolf after scoring against the Wolverhampton Wanderers. However, this topic has now become a hot topic of discussion after Myles Lewis-Skelly copied Erling Haaland’s celebration of meditating after scoring against Manchester City in response to Haaland yelling, “Who the f*** are you?” to him in their previous game. This has garnered a lot of attention, which is why the Premier League are considering dealing with it in a stricter fashion.

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Premier League’s chief football officer, Tony Scholes, had his say about these celebrations and why the Premier League may deal with them in a stricter fashion. He said:

“There’s a balance. I think we all like to see celebrations. Some of the celebrations have been very funny and entertaining, but there’s a line. Once it crosses over into mockery or criticism, then we would need to deal with it.”

Ex-Liverpool star and football pundit Jamie Carragher had his say about Lewis-Skelly’s celebration, too. He said:

“I didn’t like this [the celebration], to be honest, because he’s a young player. You know, mimicking Haaland and taking the mick out of him. But I think that as a young player – and I know we all get carried away with ourselves as a young player – I just think about what Declan Rice did there. He pulled him up. He’s still celebrating in the corner. Listen, it’s a huge moment for him, but Declan Rice is telling him to get back in position.”

Erling Haaland knows who Myles Lewis-Skelly is now… 😳#Arsenal #ManCity #ARSMCI pic.twitter.com/993HbPiMKW

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The current IFAB rules Under Law 12: Fouls and Misconduct already outlaw the use of excessive celebration. The rule states: “Players can celebrate when a goal is scored, but the celebration must not be excessive; choreographed celebrations are not encouraged and must not cause excessive time-wasting. Leaving the field of play to celebrate a goal is not a cautionable offence, but players should return as soon as possible.” Players are booked if they impeach any of the following conditions during their celebration:

• Climbing onto a perimeter fence and/or approaching the spectators in a manner that causes safety and/or security issues
• Gesturing or acting in a provocative, derisory or inflammatory way
• Covering the head or face with a mask or other similar item
• Removing the shirt or covering the head with the shirt

While this rule has already been there for a long while, celebrations aimed at other players are not something you usually receive a caution for. However, due to the rise in these types of celebrations, which are now considered to be mockery, the Premier League is set to start cautioning players if the referee deems their celebration to be mocking either an opposition team or a player. While there have been mixed opinions about this, most people are upset about such a rule and think that the Premier League are ‘taking the fun out of celebrations’ and that such a rule should not be added at all.

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