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ANELKA’S SHAME BREWS A POLITICAL STORM IN FRANCE

French writer KEVIN QUIGAGNE looks at the shocking significance of Anelka’s goal celebration

No-one in Britain paid much attention to Nicolas Anelka’s celebration when he scored West Bromwich Albion’s leveller against West Ham, (his first Premier League goal since August 2011), on Saturday December 29. His seemingly innocuous celebration consisted of putting his left hand on his upper right arm, pointing downwards. But across the Channel, a media storm was brewing, for Anelka had made a gesture known in France as “la quenelle” which is widely regarded as ...

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