Will any World Cup Celebration Top This?

June 4th, 2006 | by: WC Bob |

Take a gangly 6-foot-7 striker, add a dance that hasn’t been popular for 20 years and include a country desperate for a World Cup title and the result is genuine sensation. We’d hate to think that goal celebrations have already peaked before the World Cup but when you watch Peter Crouch in action below you’ll see that it is going to take a strong effort to top his act.

By the way, if you are looking to put some money down the oddsmakers are giving 4/1 odds that Crouch will put on the routine three times or more, 3/1 to do it twice, 2/1 once and 13/8 not at all.

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sooz

In my opinion, Crouch’s antics contradict FIFA’s intentions to encourage respect and promote football’s image. He can stop this stupidity any time as far as I am concerned.
zé

Oh c’mon, give the guy a break. If we were into this politically correct BS we wouldn’t even have a world cup because it promotes people winning and people losing. Do you want the world to be a flatten land of boredom where everybody has no emotion at all?

A goal is reason enough for commemoration. I hope he does the dance a hundred more times at least. He’s having fun.
BobP

Canadians’ are so dull.
http://ecuador.worldcupblog.org/ Trent

The Crouchatron cannot be stopped.
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dino

Players should be allowed to be emotional-it is after all the pinnacle of futbol-the World Cup. As long as they do not go overboard,more power and samba to them. Viva Brasil.
Jay

I thought the announcer on the Fox feed said it best, when Crouch fluffed the PK attempt; “at least we’ll be spared the indignity of the goal celebration.”
Ninj

all hail crouch-o-bot 3000. you will be assimilated.
Malatesta

I love this english forward, and i’m Argentinian. This is british humour at it’s best. Keep smiling Crouch. And don’t even dare to do the robot dance on us!
Akbar

Will any celebration top this? Well there’s obviously many celebrations that are much more stylish and skilful than this one, but this is the most ridicolous, so it will be remembered, or anticipated, the most by the public.

Someone would have to do something pretty shocking to overcome this one.
DasBoot

It’s great because only a few weeks ago Crouch was at best a figure of fun, and more usually the target for plenty of abuse (who is that ;anky fool, what’s he doing in an England shirt, etc.). Now he does a silly dance a couple of times and he’s a national treasure… Fantastic!
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Josh

Good dance Crouch and good goals!!!!! Hope he plays in world cup cos he on real form and that video is well gd lol
http://www.footballsweepstake.com Lauriebravo

you know it makes sense

http://www.dothecrouch.com

Chavtastic!! ;)
Anthony

if you don’t want him to dance, don’t let him score!

****All your dancemoves are belong to us****
http://www.deghims.hi5.com deghims

let’s speak one universal language,football worldcup.
R U READY FOR IT.
jade

this guy is the best footy palyer n dancer in 1 big tall dude i love him hes the ebst too abd he aint wiv man u!! love ya crouchy loves jade xx
rih

omg! this dance is so funny! crouch is tall and thin like a marionette
i think he isn’t a great striker but with he’s height he matchs with the english style to play football
AliPali

Crouch is amazing and everyone should stop making fun of him for have a laugh, he scores great goals – what else matters!
Jess N, 13

Crouch is ace he is a really good plyaer and he is probebly the tallest but he also plays for liverpool who are ace just like crouch i think crouch and michael owen play really well together but sven should try crouch and theo walcolt upfront or maybe crouch and gerrard because your all ace COME ON ENGLAND
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juan

THIS IS FUNNY SHIT!!
Giles Crouch

As a Crouch myself, and also nearly 2 metres tall, and expat Brit living in Canada…I am bloody proud of the chap! The man has a sense of humour, more than can be said of Ronaldo and half the “I’m so cool” lot…