Anelka salute sparks outrage across France

West Bromwich Albion striker Nicolas Anelka was criticized by a French government minister and Jewish groups across France on Saturday for celebrating a goal in the English Premier League with a gesture viewed in France as being anti-Semitic.

After scoring the first of his two goals in a 3-3 draw at West Ham on Saturday, Anelka performed a salute used by French comedian Dieudonne M'bala M'bala that is widely known as la quenelle.

It involves pointing one straightened arm downward while touching that arm's shoulder with the opposite hand, and is seen by many as a Nazi salute in reverse.