Michael Jackson and Spider-Man celebrations in Premier League
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Newcastle's William Osula and Sunderland's Enzo le Fee celebrated goals with Michael Jackson and Spider-Man tributes respectively, adding unique flair to the Premier League's penultimate weekend.
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The Premier League's penultimate weekend of the 2025-26 campaign saw unusual goal celebrations. Newcastle United's William Osula and Sunderland's Enzo le Fee both paid homage to pop culture icons Michael Jackson and Spider-Man respectively.
Michael Jackson and Spider-Man – two names that definitely weren't on the Premier League bingo card on the penultimate weekend of the 2025-26 campaign.
However, thanks to Newcastle United striker William Osula and Sunderland midfielder Enzo le Fee, both made brief appearances in England's top flight on Sunday.
Having doubled the Magpies' lead in their 3-1 win against West Ham at St James' Park, Osula wheeled away in celebration before being thrown a white glove from the side of the pitch.
Osula immediately put on the glove - which famously formed part of the King of Pop's stage attire - before striking a number of Jackson's many iconic poses.
At the Hill Dickinson Stadium earlier in the day, Le Fee wasn't thrown a glove from the crowd, but a mask of the famous web-slinging superhero.
The 26-year-old - who had put Sunderland ahead for the first time in an eventual 3-1 victory - also posed for the cameras after donning his mask, imitating Spider-Man's iconic web-shooting hand gesture.
Le Fee later told Match of the Day: "Since I was young, I've liked Spider-Man - my favourite hero with my little brother, so it's a sign for him."
"I should've done the celebration a long time ago but I didn't score. I was happy to score in front of our fans."
On a day when Crystal Palace midfielder Adam Wharton stunned fans at the Gtech Community Stadium by marking his first Eagles goal with a backflip, we look back at some of the Premier League's most memorable celebrations…
A celebration that was reproduced by young footballers up and down the country for a brief period around the 2006 World Cup.
Former England international Peter Crouch marked his 100th Premier League goal - for Stoke in a 1-1 draw against Everton in February 2017 - by 'doing the robot', but he had first celebrated with the now famous dance 11 years earlier.
The robot made its debut after Crouch had completed the scoring in the Three Lions' 3-1 pre-World Cup friendly win over Hungary, before appearing again in a 6-0 rout of Jamaica at Old Trafford four days later.
Crouch scored once at the World Cup in Germany - but the robot stayed at home.
Preguntas abiertas
- What was the specific date of the 2025-26 Premier League season's penultimate weekend?
- Were there any specific rules or reactions from the Premier League regarding these celebrations?
- What was the reaction of the opposing teams (West Ham and the opponent of Sunderland) to these celebrations?
- Did the players receive any warnings or disciplinary actions for their celebrations?
