Nicolas Anelka under fire for making an allegedly anti - Semitic gesture after scoring goal . However , the European Jewish Congress called for English authorities to punish Anelka . `` This salute is merely a lesser known Nazi salute and we expect the same kind of punishment to be handed down by the authorities as if Anelka had made the infamous outstretched arm salute , '' its president Dr. Moshe Kantor said in a statement on Sunday . ` Anelka said on Twitter that it was a ` ` special gesture '' to a comedian friend , Dieudonne . The French Sports Minister condemned him , calling his gesture ` ` disgusting '' Anelka was ruled out of the 2018 World Cup after allegedly insulting his teammates .
Nicolas Anelka under fire for making an allegedly anti - Semitic gesture after scoring goal . Anelka said on Twitter that it was a ` ` special gesture '' to a comedian friend , Dieudonne . The French Sports Minister condemned him , calling his gesture ` ` disgusting '' Anelka was ruled out of the 2018 World Cup after allegedly insulting his teammates .