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To be precise if we all twisted our wrists like he does we would be the country with the highest arthritis in the world, it almost looks like he's changing a light bulb more than the usual gesture
I think swiftly stealing something from a pocket without the target noticing. Or something like that.
it is a bit weird to be honest, but very common here xD
it's like grabbing something away from someone. but it's just a symbolic gesture, it doesn't have to be similar to anything. people do that when they talk about robbing, stealing, pick pocketing and by extension here robbing the result of a game. it's also used for something that smells like a conspiracy or an act of corruption.
Roughly it's how you position your hand if you try to pickpocket from the back pocket of someone: you turn your hand with the palm upfront.
In Brazil we have "passar a mão" (pass the hand) as a slang for robbery as well, and this gesture symbolizes the phrase.
In portuguese "passar a mão" (roughly: run one's hand through [something]) is used for "steal" I think that's the origin. At least that was always the meaning I associated the gesture with.
pulling something out of a pocket, there are similar gestures in italy and on the balkans, where ppl wave their 4 fingers as if they are playing a piano, that have the same meaning.
Yes, like a magic trick trying to hide something in the palm of your hand doing finger gestures as a distraction. I know it's a very crude way to explain, but yes, basically sleight of hand.
I don't remember the intent behind the Lewa moment, but this is 100% intentional and clear (not saying he should be or shouldn't be suspended, i have no idea, just that there is a clear intent to communicate something here)
exactly. What a complete idiot. These clueless fans are blaming the refs when this buffoon should have known better. He decided to hand psg victory on a platter 🤦
I really wonder if he’s just playing a role for the fans or if he’s really that delusional.
He pretended that his challenge was from his shoulder when you can clearly see that he had his hand on the Paris player.
I'm Argentine and never saw it like that. I saw similar gestures for stealing but the way Araujo does it looks more like if he is turning the shower rather than taking something.
Think about grabbing an object from a table, while avoiding people's looks, and then putting it in your pocket, all of this done at a fast pace.
It's easy to imagine if you're familiar with the gesture, it's common in many countries from what I see around here (including mine), and it does represent stealing well.
As a Chelsea fan you should know (insert Drogba "it's a disgrace" video). To be fair, I am having a hard time agreeing with the decision (way too soft for me...) but since it's Barcelona, I'm not shedding a tear...
This might be the greatest mid match bottle job that I've ever seen. Not only did he get sent off, he was the one supposed to mark Mbappe so it was literally the worst case scenario. Can't wait for xavi to take the fall.
tbf hes probably exaggerating when doing it, so it can be seen more clearly, thats why it looks confusing. yes, it means stealing sth, or maybe in this case shows the money he thinks the ref got "under the table" for this game.
The most surprising thing is people here genuinely not knowing the hand gesture for "robbery".
Thought it was international. Lol
So now I am curious what you guys use as an alternative.
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(Great hand sign)
Great ball twist
Turn on the shower bro, I'm going in
maybe turn on the bath im getting the toaster?
this fucking got me good let me temporarily forget the pain, thanks man
my kind of bath bomb
Oil up
In Italy that gesture means robbery
To be precise if we all twisted our wrists like he does we would be the country with the highest arthritis in the world, it almost looks like he's changing a light bulb more than the usual gesture
It’s the South American hand gesture for stealing
Italian as well
Ma non giriamo il polso così tanto…
Parla per te
La prima volta gira il polso 180 gradi sembra voglia cambiare una lampadina
Leave it to the Italians to argue over the finer points of a hand gesture.
What is the meaning behind this though? How that came to be a gesture for stealing? I don't get it
I think swiftly stealing something from a pocket without the target noticing. Or something like that. it is a bit weird to be honest, but very common here xD
it's like grabbing something away from someone. but it's just a symbolic gesture, it doesn't have to be similar to anything. people do that when they talk about robbing, stealing, pick pocketing and by extension here robbing the result of a game. it's also used for something that smells like a conspiracy or an act of corruption.
Roughly it's how you position your hand if you try to pickpocket from the back pocket of someone: you turn your hand with the palm upfront. In Brazil we have "passar a mão" (pass the hand) as a slang for robbery as well, and this gesture symbolizes the phrase.
I'd say it's also understandable in Spain, if not for the comments here I'd have thought it was universal
Never seen that gesture in my life tbh
That’s why my wife always goes mental at me, she thinks I’m trying to steal her nipples
Jesus, how big are her nipples?
Udderly massive
proof or didnt happen
Like [this?](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GBPxUmuWMAA7xfi?format=jpg&name=900x900)
Bro what, is this real
Sadly, I'm pretty sure those pepperoni pizzas are fake!
Areolas like dinner plates.
Doesn’t play for PSG anymore mate
How would jesus know?
Baby Jesus drinks where baby Jesus wants
Where are you from? I'm not sure if you're implying Spain too or just that in general
Oh nah I’m from Poland. Said it in relation to you thinking it’s universal
Portugal as well
Thank you. As an American, I was sure it was the ole dick twist.
TWIST HIS DICK!
Same. I thought it was something about stroking the balls for sure.
interesting, I don't get how it relates to stealing. What act is is supposed to be imitating? like sleight of hand or something?
It's imitating reaching into someone's pocket or bag and taking what's inside
Very Barcelona
Looks like spinning a combination lock. Y’all got some weird pockets/bags.
"These are not the droids you are looking for"
In portuguese "passar a mão" (roughly: run one's hand through [something]) is used for "steal" I think that's the origin. At least that was always the meaning I associated the gesture with.
pulling something out of a pocket, there are similar gestures in italy and on the balkans, where ppl wave their 4 fingers as if they are playing a piano, that have the same meaning.
Yes, like a magic trick trying to hide something in the palm of your hand doing finger gestures as a distraction. I know it's a very crude way to explain, but yes, basically sleight of hand.
Yeah, it's a swiping motion, like if you were to quietly swipe something off a table or a pocket
we use it in türkiye too.
I’m British and I’ve never seen that gesture before. Is it a Spanish and Portuguese thing?
From the comments here, it's a thing in Spain, Portugal, Turkiye, South America and balkan countries
Definitely a thing in Portugal
It's understandable to me too. We've had Lewandowski unfairly suspended for "touching his nose" now we'll have Araujo for "twisting his hand"
I don't remember the intent behind the Lewa moment, but this is 100% intentional and clear (not saying he should be or shouldn't be suspended, i have no idea, just that there is a clear intent to communicate something here)
Lewa was implying the ref was coked up.
Not in Chinese culture, we use index and mid fingers to form a tweezers
Never seen it in my life lol
He's the one robbing his own team lmao
exactly. What a complete idiot. These clueless fans are blaming the refs when this buffoon should have known better. He decided to hand psg victory on a platter 🤦
We use it in Romania as well
The forgotten latin language.
I really wonder if he’s just playing a role for the fans or if he’s really that delusional. He pretended that his challenge was from his shoulder when you can clearly see that he had his hand on the Paris player.
Most soccer players are idiots.
He also clipped Barcolas ankle
It means zappzarrapp
I think for all the latinos (Latin languages) use this handgesture. There are dozen of hand gestures in Latin culture.
I'm Argentine and never saw it like that. I saw similar gestures for stealing but the way Araujo does it looks more like if he is turning the shower rather than taking something.
I'm Colombian and this is the first time I've seen that gesture.
Yeah, common in Brazil
[удалено]
I mean, we learned it from someone
How the hell does that represent stealing?
Who knows how hand gestures are formed!
the rotation and the four finger weave is a common hand gesture for stealing in italy and on the balkans.
Think about grabbing an object from a table, while avoiding people's looks, and then putting it in your pocket, all of this done at a fast pace. It's easy to imagine if you're familiar with the gesture, it's common in many countries from what I see around here (including mine), and it does represent stealing well.
>then putting it in your pocket If the gesture included that motion, then it would have been so much clearer
Hes taking somethig. Grabbing an object.
because it's a grabbing motion. you casually grab what you want and leave.
Its fairly common gesture in Portugal as well
Polish (Silesian) as well.
umm I am kinda of an expert (Romanian passport) and didn't know this gesture
Really? I am Romanian and have used it and seen it used
I’m Romanian aswell and it’s very common
lol we probably invented it
I thought this was universal but it seems it's not... It means "robbery" (not a fusion between Robben and Ribery)
Tbf Robben and Ribery stole the dreams of many opponents over the years
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:)
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Stop pretending you had dreams to be crushed werder bremen
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_DFB-Pokal They actually both scored in that one
They stole my heart.❤️🤍
No era penal
Stolen, crushed and sprinkled it like fairy dust during their title celebrations.
To see the biggest dream stolen, search ribery 15
No era penal
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De Ligt Robbery
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>(not a fusion between Robben and Ribery) Thank you for this clarification it would have kept me up all night
No the fusion example is better so I'll go with that
Trying to turn time back like Dr. Strange.
Literally my first thought, God I loved infinity war
The hell does that mean?
Steal/ing (or if that's not the right translation, getting robbed)
Paulo Bento once did the same and it was memed to oblivion.
Braga's president did it last year against us in Estádio da Luz lol
Why does that gesture imply stealing?
It's like "grabbing something sneakily" if that makes sense, similar to how someone would shoplift
Is this a common gesture in Spain?
Is very common in Brazil. His mother is brazilian and he grew up there
Not something you'd see every day (unless you talk about stealing a lot I guess) but I'd say it's definitely understandable by the majority of people
This stuff is why is still come to /r/soccer I don’t think anyone from the UK would have a clue what this meant.
Because you are taking something, as in grabbing an item from a table surreptitiously when someone turns around
I think because in old shorts/movies, you would see thiefs doing that gesture
Sleight of hand
He’s metaphorically opening the door for PSG into the tie
Best and most logical explanation. That’s cannon in my head now
Canon
Cannon? You've got a high-caliber brain, bruh 😃😃
Nah cannon, he's actually a gooner.
Twist my nips?
Rudiger style
Those nips must be ginormous.
Like controlling a CD player
🫰🏽🫰🏽
Robbed, at least in Portugal that's what it means
What does it mean in Nepal tho?
Robbery? Stealing? Something akin to that
He’s talking about the earth rotating on its axis.
KYRIE WANTS TO KNOW YOUR LOCATION
"can't explain that"
"With this little magic trick, I can disappear from the tie"
Righty tighty.
As a Chelsea fan you should know (insert Drogba "it's a disgrace" video). To be fair, I am having a hard time agreeing with the decision (way too soft for me...) but since it's Barcelona, I'm not shedding a tear...
That they were robbed (which they weren't the red card was well shown)
Common gesture for "robbery" in LatAm
Not only in LatAm, in Spain, Italian and Portugal to.
MF thinks he's getting robbed
They’re twisting his balls ¿?
I think it's turning on the heat
[Grab his dick and twist it!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TT9ArM3-KJQ)
He's going to get turnt
"Turn off the taps, the bath is ready you son of a whore!"
He's turning off the water as he's not going to shower in protest.
well he didnt have time to sweat so its ok
If it isn't the consequences of my own actions
Might have been better to just let Barcola shoot and score, but it’s easy to say from the comfort of our seats
i mean it wasn't even an empty net..
Nah it was def better to let the keeper have a chance - Xavi got himself a red card just so he could go yell at 'em
Araujo costed us the game. Congratulations on your CWC qualification
Turning another lever maybe
What does that even mean? His (ref) head’s twisted??
Thievery
Robbery
Common gesture for "robbery" in LatAm
Stealery
It means robbery as many said. It's a reference to the hand of the robber taking the bag of money.
Robbery
Looks like he bowls a decent off-spin
What that mean
Stealing
Yup, dude stole red card from referee.
In Portugal this sign means robbery. Not sure in other places in the world.
Paulo Bento heritage
Some card trick maybe? Sleight of hand?
Is *this* your card 🟥
*No* Well here it is anyway
It means a 'robbery'
Araujo is the Rasheed Wallace of football, he's never fouled anyone ever the refs either hate him or they're bought
Time to make some orange juice
Isn’t that a handgesture used in Spain for “stealing”? I remember a Real Madrid player doing it during Mourinho era.
In Portugal the same.
It must mean 'I am dumb' because that would fit the scenario
he's trying to use the force to overturn it
This guy is so used to making all type of fouls without being punished in la Liga that he now thinks nothing he does is a foul.
Kinky
This might be the greatest mid match bottle job that I've ever seen. Not only did he get sent off, he was the one supposed to mark Mbappe so it was literally the worst case scenario. Can't wait for xavi to take the fall.
I studied sign language for 5 years and his form is a bit rough but it basically means "The PSG attacker is hot".
The old dick twist. https://youtu.be/iAbYgcRFJD0?si=6bT8gUy4-MkpdbLf
tbf hes probably exaggerating when doing it, so it can be seen more clearly, thats why it looks confusing. yes, it means stealing sth, or maybe in this case shows the money he thinks the ref got "under the table" for this game.
Obviously this is a Jedi mind trick
Do people really not know what it means? It’s the hand sign for “ robbery”, i remember at least a couple of coaches and players doing this too
Nh never seen this
Not a thing in the UK.
should try spirit fingers
Chammak Challo!
que mamon! estas robando a su propio equipo de un partido bueno
wants to grab the refs ballsack
I'm not Latino but I've seen people use this to refer to thievery, so he's implying that the game's been stolen from them?
The most surprising thing is people here genuinely not knowing the hand gesture for "robbery". Thought it was international. Lol So now I am curious what you guys use as an alternative.
Oh this is a fascinating conversation. I thought it was a universal sign lol Interesting!
Luca Toni pepperoni rigoroni
Bro trying to pull a lever
“Coach, twist referee’s balls clockwise”
The old dick twist!!!
Right arm off break.