Premier League Player Reveals Heartwarming Reason He Didn't Celebrate Recent Goal

Soucek says he avoided usual celebration out of respect for death of Leicester owner

The midfielder usually marks scoring a goal by spinning around with his arms outstretched like a helicopter

Premier League Player Reveals Heartwarming Reason He Didn't Celebrate Recent Goal

West Ham United midfielder Tomas Soucek isn’t exactly the world’s most prolific goal-scorer. Soucek, a 30-year-old who has been with the club since 2020, has 30 goals in 171 matches for the Hammers. So you’d excuse him if he lost his wits a bit after putting the ball in the back of the net. But when Soucek scored in the 21st minute of West Ham’s Premier League match against Leicester City on Thursday, he instead had a subdued reaction. Typically…

Why Tomáš Souček didn't use trademark 'helicopter' celebration vs Leicester

West Ham United midfielder Tomáš Souček has revealed the touching reason he did not perform his normal celebration out of respect for Leicester City.

Souček opened the scoring in the 21st minute, when he came close behind the visiting goalkeeper, the ball that Mads Hermansen kicked out after Aaron Cresswell's shot. "A great birthday present. I couldn't have asked for anything more. I'm looking forward to celebrating it with my family on Friday," said the Havlíčkův Brod native. He celebrated his birthday with a goal for the second time (after 2022), which only former English gunner Teddy Sheri…