Source: Daily_Mail
Kalou shrugs off the X-factor and insists: I don't know about politics
Salomon Kalou will escape punishment for his crossed wrists goal celebration afterinsisting the gesture did not carry a political message.[LNB]He and Ivory Coast compatriot Didier Drogba joined forces in the salute after Kalou's second goal in Chelsea's[LNB]2-0 win against Middlesbrough [LNB]on Wednesday.[LNB]The FA will examine the video but the 23-year-old winger denied he had acted in support of Ivorian political activist Antoine Assale Tiemoko, who was recently released from prison.[LNB] Blues brothers in arms: Kalou and Drogba face FA rap over controversial celebration[LNB]Chelsea captain Terry rouses his team-mates from their slumber[LNB]CHELSEA FC NEWS FROM ACROSS THE WEB[LNB][LNB] Arms and the man: Salomon Kalou (left) celebrates with Didier Drogba after scoring against Middlesbrough [LNB] 'People will think there is something in everything you do but the way I celebrated didn't mean anything,' said Kalou. 'It wasn't for anyone. It didn't mean anything. I wasjust happy. I don't even know the guy. That has nothing to do with football. Why should Icelebrate for him? [LNB] Blues brothers in arms: Kalou and Drogba face FA rap over controversial celebration[LNB]Chelsea captain Terry rouses his team-mates from their slumber[LNB]CHELSEA FC NEWS FROM ACROSS THE WEB[LNB][LNB]'It was crossed arms, not wrists. It was about my strength.' [LNB]They will take Kalou at his word but the FA will not tolerate the football pitch being used as a stage for political statements.[LNB]They fined Ipswich's David Norris for a 'handcuffs' celebration in support of former Plymouth team-mate Luke McCormick, who was jailed for seven years after causing the death by dangerous driving of two young brothers.[LNB]Everton [LNB]midfielder Tim Cahill also used a handcuffs celebration last March following his goal against Portsmouth. It was dedicated to his brother, Sean, who received a six-year sentence for kicking a man during a fight. [LNB] Brotherly love: Tim Cahill's controversial gesture [LNB] Liverpool were reprimanded for their pre-match demo for jailed fan Michael Shields.Kalou told his Stamford Bridge bosses he was merely experimenting to find a celebration to call his own.[LNB]Sometimes he waves his hand across his face, a move he copies from WWE wrestler John Cena whose catchphrase is 'You Can't See Me'. [LNB]Wrestling fan Kalou is now poised for a vital role in the title race, starting at Liverpool on Sunday, as Chelsea have abandoned the idea of buying a replacement for Joe Cole, who is out for the rest of the season.[LNB]'We go there in a different frame of mind to how it might have been a few weeks ago,' said Kalou, who has scored four in his last five games. 'We go there full of confidence. We can be right back in it if we can win.[LNB]'Every team has dips and bad moments. We had ours a few weeks ago, Liverpool are in one now and maybe it will come to United, too.'[LNB]Chelsea's list of replacements for a back-up goalkeeper to replace Carlo Cudicini didinclude Middlesbrough's Ross Turnbull, out of contract this summer, but his mistake for Kalou's second goal on Wednesday did not help his chances of a move.[LNB]WORLD champion Phil Taylor wants to take on John Terry and the Chelsea football team at darts.[LNB]Taylor, favourite for this week's Coral.co.uk Players Championship, said: 'They call him John “The Power” Terry but there is only one Power in darts!'[LNB][LNB] [LNB]
