Ultimately football is supposed to be fun. And as minor as it may seem, solemnly tutting at or punishing a player for lightly mocking someone in celebration of a goal, chips away at that.

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The same cannot be said for when Neal Maupay, one of football’s biggest wind-up merchants, copied Maddison’s trademark celebration after giving Brentford the lead in their 3-2 defeat at Spurs ...

Furthermore, the Premier League's chief football officer, Tony Scholes, said: 'There's a balance. I think we all like to see celebrations. 'Some of the celebrations have been very funny ...