The English Football Association does not joke about ethics. She has just indicted Nicolas Anelka for having celebrated a goal with a “quenelle”, a gesture considered by some to be anti-Semitic. The Frenchman triggered a media storm by celebrating a goal against West Ham on December 28 with a “quenelle” – one arm extended downwards, the other folded arm touching the shoulder –. He denied being anti-Semitic, citing an “anti-system gesture”.
— Published January 21, 2014
