The brilliant meaning behind Jack Grealish’s World Cup goal celebration

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Jack Grealish has become everyone’s favourite man today, not only for scoring one of six England goals in the World Cup, but also for the celebration he performed afterwards.

Grealish – alongside teammates Jude Bellingham, Bukayo Saka (twice), Raheem Stirling, Marcus Rashford – stormed to victory against Iran this afternoon, with a 6-2 victory in Qatar.

The Three Lions did the nation proud, but many people have noticed Grealish debuting a new celebration on the pitch.

And once the penny dropped, it melted everyone’s hearts.

The celebration – arms held wide in a weird body roll – was actually a direct request from a disabled super fan Grealish met recently.

11-year-old Finlay, who has cerebral palsy, was stunned when he was surprised in person by the Manchester City star.

During their encounter at a recent Premier League ‘Fan Mail’ event, Finlay asked if Grealish would do the worm if he scored a World Cup goal.

He declined, saying: “I can’t do the worm, I might get injured!”

So Finlay replied: “Alright, do this,” and started doing a body roll with his arms.

And sure enough, in front of the eyes of millions, Grealish delivered on his promise to the youngster.

On Twitter, one person said: “Jack Grealish made a promise to Manchester City fan Finlay that he would do his celebration the next time he scored a goal. He kept his word and did it on the biggest stage… What a guy.”

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Boohoo Man described it as a ‘special moment’, while football journalist Tom Young wrote that Grealish was ‘a simply wonderful human being’.

Someone else tweeted: “What an absolute baller.. these players get s**t at times, but the guy kept a promise on the biggest stage. Well played sexy @JackGrealish.”

What a legend and what a moment for little Finlay.

Featured image: BBC