Let us assume, for a moment, Nicolas Anelka was telling the truth.
That comedian Dieudonne M'bala M'bala is just a friend and Anelka dedicated a goal to his fellow countryman. Forget that Dieudonne has been convicted eight times for offenses linked to anti-Semitism, he is Anelka's pal.
Yet why on earth, when you have just scored your first goal for West Bromwich Albion, would you celebrate with, in Anelka's words "a gesture dedicated to Dieudonne"?
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