Nicolas Anelka
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Nicolas Sébastien Anelka is a French professional football manager and former player who played as a forward. As a player, he regularly featured in his country's national team, often scoring at crucia
Anelka playing for Chelsea in 2010
Anelka with Chelsea
Anelka warming up for Chelsea
Anelka played with Giovanni Moreno and his former Chelsea teammate Didier Drogba at Shanghai Shenhua.
Quenelle (gesture)
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The quenelle is a gesture created and popularized by French comedian Dieudonné. He first used it in one of his sketches from a 2005 show entitled "1905" about French secularism, and has used it since
Nicolas Anelka
…Anelka is also known for his friendship with controversial French comedian Dieudonné and Anelka attracted widespread condemnation after performing the quenelle hand gesture, created by Dieudonné and regarded as antisemitic, on the pitch when playing for West Bromwich Albion in 2013. Anelka responded that the…
A campaign poster for the 2009 election promoting the anti-Zionist list, featuring the quenelle gesture