Ranked: The most iconic celebrations in football history

With former Premier League striker Bafetimbi Gomis announcing his retirement from football, the player who had the iconic lion celebration, here are the most memorable football celebrations in history.

In 1990, 38-year-old Roger Milla came out of retirement to lead Cameroon to the World Cup. The African team was always underwhelming on the biggest stage, but in 1990, things were different, and Milla's dancing celebration became iconic.

Milla led Cameroon to the tournament's quarterfinals, scoring four goals and busting out his dancing at the corner flags. They beat Argentina, Romania, and Columbia before losing to England.

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Kylian Mbappe is one of the world's most elite football finishers today. According to Transfermarkt, he is PSG's record scorer (256 goals) and continues to find the net with Real Madrid. Throughout his career, Mbappe has brought out his signature arms-crossed celebration.

According to GivemeSport, the celebration was born when Kylian's younger brother, Ethan, scored a goal on the PlayStation. Ethan improvised the celebration and told Kylian to bring it out in a match. He first did it for Monaco against Borussia Dortmund.

Known for his 6ft7 build and elite heading ability, Peter Crouch is a Premier League icon who scored over 100 Premier League goals in his career. However, Crouch is better known for the robot celebration he brought out before the 2006 World Cup for England.

The celebration referenced a video in which Crouch started miming at David Beckham's house party. After years of neglect, Crouch brought the celebration out of retirement when he scored his 100th Premier League goal for Stoke against Everton.

Bafetimbi Gomis has only just retired from football, and the football social media world remembers his lion celebration fondly from his time with Swansea City in the Premier League.

Many have likened his celebration to a panther, but Gomis prefers it to be called a lion. The striker first used the celebration in 2006 for Saint-Étienne, and he did it as a display of joy in a tribute to Salif Keita, a former striker nicknamed the 'Black Panther.'

Paul Gascoigne scored one of England's most memorable solo goals against Scotland at Euro '96. His dentist chair celebration was the talk of the media after his fine goal.

The Guardian reports Gascoigne lay on his back and let his teammates spray water in his mouth, referring to a pre-tournament drinking game in which players were tied to a chair and given alcohol. Gascoigne was famous for being a party animal during his football career.

Eric Cantona was a proper football genius, and in 1996, his chipped goal against Sunderland was proof of that genius. The goal will be one of the most iconic, but the celebration topped it off. Cantona stared at the Old Trafford faithful, collar up, arms out, and chest puffed up.

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It was like an 'Are you not entertained?' moment out of Gladiators—a celebration to remember. Cantona played with the Sunderland goalkeeper in France, and when the keeper refused to shake Cantona's hand, he needed a celebration worthy of revenge.

The Premier League is the toughest in the world for forwards, but legend Alan Shearer cracked it far better than anyone else. He scored a record 260 Premier League goals in his career and followed every goal up with the hand pointed in the air.

Due to the number of goals he scored and the consistency with which he used the same celebration, Shearer's hand-point is synonymous with fine Premier League goal-scoring, and kids still repeat it to this day.

Most celebrations don't come close to how iconic Mario Balottelli's 'Why Always Me' celebration was for Manchester City in the Manchester derby. Man City won 6-1 at Old Trafford, but the game was remembered for the Italian's celebration.

The undershirt with the writing came from the media's constant attack on Balotelli and his suspected unprofessionalism in England. In one case, the Italian set fireworks outside his bathroom window.

There is no bigger fixture than Real Madrid vs Barcelona, and no stars shine brighter than Lionel Messi. In April 2017, with the game deadlocked at 2-2, Messi came off the bench and scored the winning goal with seconds left. What followed was iconic. The Argentine held his shirt up to the Madrid faithful and stood silently.

The football GOAT had been subject to abuse from the Madrid fans during the whole game. However, it was Messi who got the last laugh on this occasion.

No celebration has transcended more than Cristiano Ronaldo's 'Siuuu' celebration. The Portuguese legend runs towards the corner, leaps into the air, spins around 180 degrees, and lands with his arms and legs stretched out.

The celebration has gone viral, with fans of all ages replicating his famous celebration. In fairness, the five-time Ballon d'Or winner has scored over 900 career goals, so it was always going to catch on at some point.

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