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    When Torres scored ,did he do a fascist salute?

    When Torres scored the much-deserved winner in the final, I thought he appeared briefly to be doing some kind of nazi or fascist salute.

    Interestingly, this part of his goal celebration was cut out of all the bbc replays...

    Anybody got any ideas on this? And if he did - was it a dig at the Germans or some kind of nostalgic gesture to General Franco (who was in power when Spain last won...)

    Of course, it could just be my eyesight...

    #2
    When Torres scored ,did he do a fascist salute?

    No way. No how. He simply isn't that kind of person (though he may well be a bit simple).

    And welcome, nauort. Have you moved house recently?

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      #3
      When Torres scored ,did he do a fascist salute?

      so what is the 'Flash Gordon' type salute he usually does with Liverpool (and Villa did with Spain earlier in the tournament)?

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        #4
        When Torres scored ,did he do a fascist salute?

        Though while Rafa can do a reasonable Ming the Merciless, Aragones is hopeless in that role.

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          #5
          When Torres scored ,did he do a fascist salute?

          thanks for the welcome - er no, I have not moved house recently. should I have done? )

          (or is the question a v clever play on "nauort"?)

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            #6
            When Torres scored ,did he do a fascist salute?

            (welcome nauort)

            Thats the ursus collective for you... they will find something from somewhere.

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              #7
              When Torres scored ,did he do a fascist salute?

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                #8
                When Torres scored ,did he do a fascist salute?

                Isn't it on Youtube? I thought everything was..

                I recorded the game (because I was out) and have just rewatched the goal celebration. He does raise his left arm but his finger is pointing as he does it (at whom I know not). He's also sucking his right thumb as he does this. He then slides across the grass on his knees with both fists clenched towards his chest before his team-mates jump on him. I reckon he's innocent.

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                  #9
                  When Torres scored ,did he do a fascist salute?

                  Brilliant. Thanks.

                  I am not sure any self-respecting fascist would be seen sucking his thumb, so I guess you must be right - he´s innocent.

                  Thanks for clearing this up.

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                    #10
                    When Torres scored ,did he do a fascist salute?

                    When Torres scored, did he do a facist salute?
                    Well, no. Or a fascist one, come to that.

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                      #11
                      When Torres scored ,did he do a fascist salute?

                      thanks ... I never could spell...

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                        #12
                        When Torres scored ,did he do a fascist salute?

                        What's up with that sucking the thumb? Is it a sign of latent regressive infantile behavior or is does it have some other significance that I'm missing?

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                          #13
                          When Torres scored ,did he do a fascist salute?

                          At least in Italy, it is associated with Totti, who started it when he and Ilary had their first child.

                          However, I think that Torres was doing an "ironic" take on his nickname of "El Nino/The Kid".

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                            #14
                            When Torres scored ,did he do a fascist salute?

                            I remember thinking "He isn't, is he?" (regarding the nazi salute) but it soon became clear he wasn't. No more than David Bowie did at Victoria Station, in fact.

                            (Thanks again to Stumpy for that, on the old board. ...Which was spookily the third result -after two video links - that Google threw up when I typed in bowie station salute youtube as the search terms.)

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                              #15
                              When Torres scored ,did he do a fascist salute?

                              ursus arctos wrote:
                              At least in Italy, it is associated with Totti, who started it when he and Ilary had their first child.

                              However, I think that Torres was doing an "ironic" take on his nickname of "El Nino/The Kid".
                              What's Robinho's excuse, then?

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                                #16
                                When Torres scored ,did he do a fascist salute?

                                Congenital c*ntishness?

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                                  #17
                                  When Torres scored ,did he do a fascist salute?

                                  Yeah, I thought it'd be that or something similar.

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                                    #18
                                    When Torres scored ,did he do a fascist salute?

                                    Real right wing players will goose step back to the centre circle before delivering their fascist salute.
                                    Doesn't happen very often.

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                                      #19
                                      When Torres scored ,did he do a fascist salute?

                                      Except in Austria but they don't score too often.

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                                        #20
                                        When Torres scored ,did he do a fascist salute?

                                        I watched the game in Italy and the commentators frequently mentioned 'El Nino' though I don't remember him ever being called that in England? I know it was his nickname prior to his move to Liverpool and all but has it just been ignored in the premiership?

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                                          #21
                                          When Torres scored ,did he do a fascist salute?

                                          I hope so. I'm not sure I could take wide-spread use of 'El Nino'.

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                                            #22
                                            When Torres scored ,did he do a fascist salute?

                                            No kidding.

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                                              #23
                                              When Torres scored ,did he do a fascist salute?

                                              fifepride wrote:
                                              I watched the game in Italy and the commentators frequently mentioned 'El Nino' though I don't remember him ever being called that in England? I know it was his nickname prior to his move to Liverpool and all but has it just been ignored in the premiership?
                                              No, it's been translated hasn't it? I've noticed tabloid back pages and, I'm sure from TV shots, a banner or two in the Kop calling him 'The Kid'...

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                                                #24
                                                When Torres scored ,did he do a fascist salute?

                                                Wasn't Bowie's mistake saying that Britain was ready for a fascist leader rather than waving at someone, though? He later said something along the lines of "It's OK, I wasn't racist, I was coked off my tits" or something.

                                                Paulo Di Canio waving his Mum off at Roma train station

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                                                  #25
                                                  When Torres scored ,did he do a fascist salute?

                                                  Di Canio reminds me of Richie Aprile from The Sopranos in that picture.

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