da realsbet: Cristiano Ronaldo continues to see his iconic ‘Siu’ celebration copied throughout the world, with Zay Flowers breaking it out again in the NFL.
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Portuguese icon continues to inspire othersCrossover celebrations now a regular occurrenceAll forms of football can appreciate top talentWHAT HAPPENED?
The Baltimore Ravens wide receiver is not the first, and probably will not be the last, to turn to five-time Ballon d’Or winner Ronaldo for inspiration. Flowers did, however, take things a step further than most – certainly when it comes to American football touchdown celebrations – as he lined up a penalty against a team-mate acting as a goalkeeper before wheeling away in CR7 mode.
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Flowers, who was taken by the Ravens with the 22nd pick in the 2023 NFL Draft, is a Fort Lauderdale native. That should make him more of a Lionel Messi and Inter Miami fan than a Ronaldo one, but the highly-rated 23-year-old clearly favours Portuguese panache over Argentine magic.
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Soccer celebrations in NFL circles are becoming a regular theme, with Manchester City striker Erling Haaland having already seen his meditation routine emulated by Allen Lazard during his visit to London with the Green Bay Packers in 2022.