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What do you feel when your favourite team scores a goal? Do you feel like flying, like you have wings? Have you ever cried after you team scored a goal? More than once I'm sure. For the fans, the feeling of the ball hitting the back of the net can drown every sadness, every sorrow. It can bring out the sun on a rainy day and can sound like the chirping of a thousand birds in the spring.
If it feels so good for the fans, imagine how much uplifting it can be for the goal scorer. Scoring a goal is a reason to celebrate and the players certainly rejoice to their fill. There are some fantastic goal celebrations in the football scene right now and today, we bring the ten most famous of them right now.
#10 Angel Di Maria/Gareth Bale - Heart
Both Angel Di Maria and Gareth Bale have the same goal celebration. After they score a goal, both of them use their hands to form a heart. While Bale does it to depict his love for his childhood sweetheart and fiancee Emma Rhys-Jones, Di Maria's celebration symbolizes the Argentinean's love for the beautiful game.
Even though Bale has registered his celebration with the Intellectual Property Office, it is Angel Di Maria who has used it first. The PSG midfielder first showcased the heart shaped celebration in 2009, during his time with Benfica, while Bale used it first in 2010.
#9 Edinson Cavani - Shoot
The Uruguayan always celebrates his goal by pointing an imaginary gun and shooting with it. Cavani has revealed that the celebration was a tribute to his friends who had helped device it. However, his celebration has landed him in trouble once in his career.
In the 2014 game against Lens, Cavani scored the third goal of the close encounter, after winning his penalty and converting it himself. As usual, the Uruguayan set out celebrate his goal in trademark style, only this time, he did it directly in front of the opposition fans.
Cavani aimed his imaginary gun at the Lens fans and the referee saw it as a provocation. The PSG striker was shown a yellow card, and when he continued to argue his case, got his second yellow and his marching orders.
#8 Paul Pogba - Dab
Paul Pogba first used his Dab celebration during his time at Juventus. After scoring a goal, Pogba performs the dab dance and it is a move that has caught up with his team mates too. Jesse Lingard was the first Manchester United star to do the dab dance after scoring in Manchester United's 3-3 draw with Newcastle in January 2016. Pogba has done the dab dance regularly after scoring for United, even though he does have other celebrations too.
Pogba's current team mate and long time friend Romelu Lukaku has also sported the dab during his Everton days. But Pogba's dab is the most famous of them all at the moment.
#7 Antoine Griezmann - L
The Frenchman's latest goal celebration has caused quite a lot of controversy. Griezmann now celebrates his goals by doing the "Take the L" dance, which is inspired by the popular video game Fortnite. However, in the survival game, the celebration is used when a player kills his opponent. As such, the Frenchman has been accused by many football fans of calling his opponents a loser, direct in the face!
Never the less, it is one of the most popular celebrations in world football right now, even though not everyone has warmed up to it.
#6 Kylian Mbappe - Arms
As soon as Kylian Mbappe scores a goal, he celebrates by crossing his arms. It is a gesture that oozes confidence and is one of the most iconic celebrations in the world right now. Mbappe has revealed in a biography titles Mbappe that the celebration, in fact, has been stolen from his brother Ethan.
The Frenchman first used the celebrations during the UEFA Champions League Quarter Finals game against Borussia Dortmund, when he was a Monaco player. Mbappe has two versions of the celebration, one in which he slides with his arms crossed and the other, very recent, where he jumps and drops with his arms crossed.
#5 Lionel Messi - Sky
Much like the maestro himself, Messi's celebration is humble and inspiring. The Argentinean, after scoring a goal, points a finger of both hands towards the sky. It's his customary celebration after finding the back of the net and there's a heartwarming story behind it.
The Barcelona player dedicates every goal to his departed grandmother, Celia Olivera Cuccittini, who was a huge influence in Messi's path to becoming a footballer. Messi's grandmother passed away in 1998, before she could see her grandson take over the world and become the greatest footballer of all times. So now, every time the little genius scores, he remembers her and thanks her for encouraging him to play as a child.
#4 Paulo Dybala - Mask
One of the most stylish celebrations in the world, Paulo Dybala creates a mask with his palm and finger after scoring a goal. The celebration also has a name of its own - Dybalamask! And in 2016, the Argentinean revealed that Dybalamask is actually the mask of a gladiator.
Dybala revealed that the mask is a tribute to the warrior within ourselves. The Argentinean also went on to reveal that every time he scores a goal, he feels like a gladiator himself!
We cannot help, but admit that it is one of the coolest things in world football right now.
#3 Robert Lewandowski - Chest
Every time Lewandowski scores a goal, he celebrates by bringing his arms over his chest and making an "X". Lewandowski crosses his arms over his chest and points both his index fingers up, to resemble an X over this chest. He often slides through the ground in this stance.
While the actual story behind the celebration has not been revealed by the striker, it is one of the most popular celebrations in world football right now.
#2 Daniel Sturridge - Dance
The English striker revealed in 2015 that his favourite way to celebrate after scoring is by pulling his shirt over his head. Sturridge went on to reveal that since removing the shirt was a yellow card offense, he had to improvise and opt for something safer. And that was how his dance celebration came into existence.
After scoring a goal, Sturridge break into an iconic dance, which is one of the most famous celebrations in world football at the moment.
#1 Cristiano Ronaldo - Jump
The Portuguese has celebrated his goals in different ways through the years, but his current celebration is his most famous. Whenever Ronaldo scores a goal, the Juventus man goes into a run that ends in a jump and turns. His landing is like an eagle landing on its perch.
Just like the player, his celebration is full of confidence, self-belief and dominant spirit. Cristiano Ronaldo's celebration is as close as possible to the attitude of the man himself and it is the most famous goal celebration in world football right now.
