We love a good goal celebration and this year had some bangers. From the NWSL’s celly queen, Lo’eau LaBonta, to some Brazilian flair on the international stage, we’ve compiled some of the best from this past year.
Love and Pride
Barbra Banda is the hattrick queen across domestic and international play, so she’s had a lot of celebrations. The newest addition to the Orlando Pride, she nodded to that in this goal against URFC in June when she kissed the Pride flag after scoring. Banda has had a year of ups and downs, so these moments of joy are important.
Golden medals, golden celebrations
This isn’t a goal celebration but a game celebration. After the heat, the USWNT took after the FIFA World Cup, there was tremendous pressure on them to show up at the Olympics. Coming up against Brazil was already a huge challenge on top of everything else they had come up against. Seeing everyone pile up and hug after that final whistle was pure joy.
Dirty Dancing, starring Lo’eau LaBonta and Hailie Mace
Lo’eau LaBonita is the celebration queen. She broke the internet last year with her faux hamstring celey and this year she had another hit. In a game against Seattle Reign in June LaBonita and Hailie Mace celebrated Dirty Dancing…
