Shkodran Mustafi faces FA fine following his celebration against Cardiff

Shkodran Mustafi could be fined by the FA for his goal celebration after Arsenal opened the scoring against Cardiff City on Sunday.

The Germany international thundered a header past Neil Etheridge in goal for the Bluebirds to put the Gunners ahead, before wheeling away in delight.

However, Mustafi then put his two hands together and flapped his fingers, apparently in reference to the double-headed eagle, which is present on Albania's national flag.

The celebration reared its head during the World Cup when both Granit Xhaka and Xherdan Shaqiri made the gesture with their hands when scoring for Switzerland against Serbia.

The duo, who are both ethnic Albanians from Kosovo as well as Switzerland internationals, escaped bans during the finals in Russia but were both hit with fines.

Mustafi, who was born in Germany to an Albanian family from Macedonia, made the gesture with his hands in the direction of Xhaka when he scored on Sunday.



Mustafi could now face punishment - in the form of a fine - if the FA deem his celebration to be a display of political symbolism.