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Legendary ex-England footballer, turnedpundit, Alan Shearer, could face retrospective
action if found guilty of a career’s use of the
so-called ‘inverse-quenelle’ salute as his
celebration for scoring. It is alleged that
Shearer’s celebration ‘strongly resembles’
the inverted version of a salute now used by
modern-day right-wing extremists.
Football’s anti-racism charity, Kick It Out, has
condemned Shearer’s prolific promotion of a
salute, deemed now-a-days as a sign of racial
intolerance or fascism by many. ‘Mr. Shearer
has shown an irresponsible lack of foresight.
He did not consider that his salute might one
day be inverted, used by an anti-establishment
comedian, and subsequently taken up by
ignorant bigots, and his position as a role
model for millions of young supporters around
the world should be taken into consideration
when punishing Mr. Shearer.’
Fellow football pundit and analyst, Pat
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Nevin, has produced an analysis of Shearer’s
celebration to determine whether or not it
could be considered offensive by the officials
looking at Alan’s case. ‘If you look at the angle
between Alan’s neck and his raised forearm,
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it is obvious that this angle is much decreased
relative to that now used as a symbol of
intolerance. Put together with the beaming
smile that accompanies the salute, it is clear
the intent was not there, and so I feel the
referee will decide that no further action
need be taken.’
Irish international, Robbie Keane, has
similarly come under fire for his celebration,
a cartwheel and roly-poly, followed by
mimicking firing a machine gun. ‘Robbie’s
celebration is much more upfront and obvious.
He cartwheels over some lasers, rolls under a
barricade and then shoots some Government
officials in the face, in a clear act of support
for the IRA. It is unbelievable he has got away
with it for so long in this day and age.’
Gary Lineker has tweeted in his support
of his fellow Match of the Day presenter.
‘Unbelievable that Alan’s been incriminated
– was only showing support for his old friend
Adolf.’
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