This Day in History: 2023-03-14

Nr. 424

ZORRO MASK FUN AT CHARLTON

Four thousand Charlton Athletic fans were issued with Zorro masks in 2003 to be used as a goal celebration. They were to be put on if their team scored against Fulham in an FA Cup fourth­round tie. The idea was a mickey-take of Fulham’s Argentinian­born striker Facundo Sava whose own goal celebration was to pull on a mask from his sock every time he scored. The Zorro mask jape made for a fun atmosphere in the London derby but it backfired on Charlton because they didn’t score in the game. Fulham, however, did – three times.