Paul Gascoigne was known for a number of controversial goal celebrations throughout his playing days. In 1995, in a pre-season friendly against Steaua Bucharest, the then-Rangers star evoked fury with this flute gesture. After netting against the Romanians, Gascoigne evoked controversy by pretending to play the flute, a Loyalist symbol, taunting Ranger's old rivals Celtic, who have traditionally-Catholic fans. Three years later, in 1998, Gascoigne was again caught on camera playing an imaginary flute while he was warming up to come on as a substitute against Celtic in an Old Firm clash. The latter of those two incidents came after massive tensions in Northern Ireland after a spate of sectarian killings, and the England international was widely condemned for his behaviuor.
Joseph is an accredited football journalist and has interviewed nearly all of the current 20 Barclay's Premier League managers. He is also a correspondent for Bleacher Report and has written for Caught Offside and Give Me Football.
