Manchester City have become one of the most famous teams on Earth in the last few years. With the arrival of high-profileplayers, the Citizenstook center stage in world soccerand became one of the most successful clubs this century.
The hiring of Pep Guardiola as manager took the Sky Blues to the next level, as they started to dominate the Premier League with a trademark style of playthat makes them stand out from the rest.
But their fans have also given a lot to talk about in the last few years, especially with their way of celebrating goals. Here, let’s take a look at the reason City fans celebrate goals by turning their backs.
Why do ManCity fans turn their backs to celebrate a goal?
The story of Man City fans turning their back while celebrating goals started during a Champions League game at Poland in 2010. When they watched the gesture created by supporters of Lech Poznan, they replied it at home.
In Poland, the fans of Lech Poznan have been doing for decades the famous Grecque. It’s just another way of celebrating a goal and it doesn’t have any negative meaning or connotation. While in some periods of time fans turned their backs as a way of protest, the Grecque is a pure act of joy.
Other clubs around the world which have done the Grecque or the Poznan (as Man City fans named it) are Celtic in Scotland, Ajax in the Netherlands, FC Copenhagen in Denmark and Eintracht Frankfurt in Germany.
So, for Manchester City fans, they turn their backs to celebrate a goal and also as a tribute for Lech Poznan after that Champions League game. However, in many matches, some teams have done the gesture when they play against the Citizens as a way of mocking them.
