Watch footballer unveil weird new celebration ‘so awful it becomes awesome’
A BIZARRE new goal celebration has been invented and fans are going wild for it.
Feyenoord defender Gijs Smal is the genius behind the weirdness and he left fans in stitches.
The 26-year-old was filmed doing the celebration for social media this week ahead of the upcoming Eredivisie campaign.
He could be seen tilting his shirt and sliding his head down in what looked like an unusual dance move.
Smal’s Feyenoord team-mates found it hilarious, as did football fans online.
One person took to X to write: “This is so awful it becomes awesome.”
Another joked: “Think how fuming you’d be if you concede in the last minute on FIFA and the bloke does that. Instant broken controller.”
A third commented: “Lool add that to the next FIFA asap!”
While a fourth said: “Gijs Smal. If it’s not the best celebration of the year…”
Smal joined Feyenoord in a free transfer from FC Twente last month and signed a four-year deal upon his arrival.
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Paul Gascoigne – dentist chair: Gazza scored for England against Scotland at Euro 1996 and celebrated by laying on the ground while team-mates squirted water into his mouth. The celebration was in reference to a drinking game that was played by the squad during a tour of east Asia.
Erling Haaland – meditation: The striker’s signature celebration. Haaland sometimes poses cross-legged with his hands out to the side after scoring. He did the celebration after scoring on his Premier League debut against West Ham.
The Eredivisie giants made four changes to their badge recently, but fans were barely able to notice.
The alignment of the words was altered slightly and the red side of the crest was made brighter.
Furthermore, the letter F was moved to a more central position with the gold line taken away completely.
Feyenoord have confirmed that the new badge will be phased in and not feature on the shirt until the 2025/26 season.
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