Luis Suarez and 15 Infamous Player Gestures

Don't look now, but Luis Suarez is getting banned again.

This time, though, it's unlikely that anyone is going to leap to the Uruguayan's defense. That's because Suarez got a one-match ban and a £20,000 fine for giving Fulham's fans the finger (warning: that's the actual, unedited photo) during a Dec. 5 match.

And this time, Suarez can't claim ignorance. This isn't a case in which he can claim that a word got lost in translation. In this case, a bird is a bird is a bird.

Liverpool also were fined £20,000 for failing to control their players. Suarez and Liverpool both were warned about their future conduct.

With this latest ban in mind, it seems Suarez just can't stay out of trouble this season. But he's not the only footballer to find himself in trouble over offensive—or just plain silly—gestures.

Who are the others? That's why this list is here.

Luis Suarez: The Finger

If you missed it, go back to the introduction.

This is what Suarez did. It came in a match against Fulham on Dec. 5.

Here's what he got.

Paul Gascoigne: The Flute

Back in 1998, England international midfielder Paul Gascoigne celebrated a goal for Rangers against Celtic in the Scottish Premier League by playing an imaginary flute (pictured).

On the surface, it's a harmless goal celebration. But the flute is a symbol of the Orange Order, a loyalist group of Protestants. Celtic's fans traditionally come from the Catholic Republican community; Rangers' fans generally come from the Protestant Unionist community.

So you can see that Gazza's use of the symbol angered Celtic fans in a way that goes beyond football and into life and death.

Graeme Souness: The Flag

In 1995, Graeme Souness took over as manager of Turkish club Galatasaray. In April 1996, his team beat Fenerbahce in the Turkish Cup final.

After the match, Souness planted a giant Galatasaray flag (video at left) in the center of the pitch, which belonged to Fenerbahce.

In doing so, Souness earned the nickname "Ulubatli Souness," after Turkish hero Ulubatli Hasan, who died placing an Ottoman flag in the ground during the 1453 Siege of Constantinople.

Joey Barton: The Score

Joey Barton isn't known for being timid. The QPR midfielder speaks his mind whenever he feels like it.

One of those times was during a game against Wolves in September 2011. The opposing fans were giving Barton a hard time during the match, so he kindly reminded them of the score.

Joey Barton: The Slur

Joey Barton doesn't mind mixing it up with fellow players, either.

Take this incident with Fernando Torres during a game between Barton's Newcastle and Torres' Liverpool in December 2010.

It doesn't take a lip reader to figure out what Barton is saying, and it's not nice. At all.

Joey Barton: The Shorts

Joey Barton just can't stay out of trouble. As this article points out, his career has been littered with controversial incidents.

One of those incidents came after a September 2006 match between Everton and Barton's Manchester City. Unsatisfied with the 1-1 draw, Barton decided to drop his pants in full view of the Everton supporters.

Through this link, there's an unedited photo of Barton's…er…cheeks. You've been warned.

Catania: The Coordinated Shorts Drop

Football has a long history of players dropping their shorts. What's less common, though, is a coordinated effort of multiple players dropping their shorts in order to distract an opponent.

That's what these Catania players did during a November 2008 match against Torino. It worked, as Catania scored directly from a free kick past a distracted goalkeeper.

Fair? Foul? We don't know.

Hilarious? You bet.

Stephen Ireland: The Superman

Finally, in our examination of footballers dropping their pants, we look at the case of Stephen Ireland.

Back in 2007, Ireland, a Manchester City midfielder, celebrated a pair of goals against Sunderland by dropping his shorts.

In the process he revealed which comic books he reads.

David Norris and Tim Cahill: The Handcuffs

In March 2008, Everton midfielder Tim Cahill celebrated a goal against Portsmouth with a handcuff gesture.

The gesture was in "honor" of his brother, who was serving a six-year prison sentence for an attack on a man that left the victim partially blind.

In November 2008, Ipswich Town's David Norris celebrated a goal against Blackpool by making a handcuff gesture (pictured).

The gesture was in "honor" of his friend, former Plymouth Argyle goalkeeper Luke McCormick, who had been jailed for causing an automobile accident that killed two children.

Finidi George: The Fire Hydrant

Finidi George is a retired Nigerian international footballer who played for several clubs from 1989-2004.

His most famous moment came during Nigeria's round-of-16 match against Italy in the 1994 World Cup. After scoring a goal, he celebrated by imitating a urinating dog.

Well, that's creative.

Craig Bellamy: The Golf Swing

In 2007, Craig Bellamy celebrated a goal for Liverpool against Barcelona by taking his best imaginary golf shot.

That doesn't sound so bad until you remember that in the days before the match, Bellamy had been accused of beating up John Arne Riise, his teammate, with a golf club.

Jurgen Klinsmann: The Dive

Fast forward to the 2:12 mark of the video. That's former Tottenham Hotspur forward and current USA manager Jurgen Klinsmann celebrating a 1994 goal against Sheffield Wednesday by diving head-first into the corner.

Klinsmann, by the way, arrived in England with a well-deserved reputation for diving.

Robbie Fowler: The Line

During an April 1999 game between Everton and Robbie Fowler's Liverpool, Fowler celebrated a goal by pretending to snort cocaine off the lined pitch.

The celebration came in response to Everton fans falsely accusing Fowler of cocaine use. It earned Fowler a four-match ban and a £60,000 fine from the FA.

Marco Fabian: The Execution

This past October, Marco Fabian of CD Guadalajara celebrated a goal by having a teammate "shoot" him in the head with an imaginary gun.

As Dirty Tackle wrote at the time: "In a country where there were over 15,000 recorded murders last year alone, this doesn't seem like an incredibly smart thing to do."

Indeed, it didn't.

Paolo Di Canio: The Salute

Italian forward Paolo Di Canio celebrated a 2004 goal for Lazio against AS Roma by giving the fans a fascist salute.

Di Canio earned a bunch of negative publicity for the gesture. That led Lazio to sell him in 2006.