Dele Alli doing the Fortnite ‘Ride The Pony’ dance (Picture: BBC/Metro)

Dele Alli became an England hero after scoring against Sweden in the World Cup quarter-final match, but his choice of celebration has left some wishing football would just come home already.

The 22-year-old is growing a reputation for being a prominent Fortnite Twitch streamer, having even previously joined forces with teammates Harry Kane for a few rounds.

It seems his gaming obsession is translating to his moves on the pitch, with Dele performing the ‘Ride The Pony’ move after scoring a goal against Sweden.

If you’re unfamiliar, in Fortnite you can make characters perform several dances in the emotes menu – with many taking the moves into the outside world.




Safe to say, some people aren’t quite ready for Fortnite’s moves in real life.

Dele Alli doing a Fortnite dance after scoring in the World Cup >>> — Danny Shapiro (@DannyShapiro13) July 7, 2018

DELE ALLI WITH THE FORTNITE CELEBRATION DANCES ? #ENG #SWE #WorldCup — V Ē R N Ø N ? (@VernonKS) July 7, 2018

Me after seeing Dele Alli's celebration pic.twitter.com/uqgGBSUdwA — Messi-Esque (@Barcelona_esque) July 7, 2018

Wtf was Deli Alli’s celebration tho ?? — Kit Sabesan (@SabesanKit) July 7, 2018

DELE ALLI JUST DID THE FORTNITE DANCE AFTER HE SCORED I WANT ENGLAND OUT OF THIS TOURNAMENT IMMEDIATELY — ali’s LSAT fraud blog (@aliabouesh) July 7, 2018

DELE ALLI YOU FORTNITE LOVING BEAST — Audio (@audioz_) July 7, 2018

We’re scared FIFA will implement a new rule.

England win 2-0, but instead of qualifying for the semis, they are thrown out of the competition because Dele Alli did a Fortnite celebration. — Jason (@MrJayMobbs) July 7, 2018

We live in fear.

This however isn’t the first time Fortnite has made an appearance at the World Cup, with France player Antoine Griezmann and Manchester United’s Jesse Lingard also seen busting the video game move against Panama.

Fortnite has become a gaming phenomenon (Picture: EpicGames)

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