Anelka to contest FA charge over 'quenelle' goal celebration
West Brom's Nicholas Anelka will contest the FA's charge over his controversial 'quenelle' goal celebration, which they decided had anti-Semitic connotations.
- Chris Halpin
Video timeline of Nicolas Anelka's footballing fallouts
Nicolas Anelka's controversial 'quenelle' goal celebration isn't the first time the French footballer has hit the headlines.
Throughout a career spanning 15 years, there have been managerial spats, transfer tribulations and international incidents, earning the striker the nickname 'Le Sulk'.
Here Chris Halpin takes a look back at some of the Frenchman's footballing fallouts.
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Anelka's damaging lack of judgement
West Bromwich's Nicolas Anelka has shown a damaging lack of judgement by using the "quenelle" gesture and could face an eight-match ban.
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The "quenelle" gesture: what exactly is it?
Zoopla has ended their sponsorship with WBA over the row involving Nicolas Anelka's controversial "quenelle" gesture. But what is it?