Arsenal’s Aubameyang pays tribute to Boseman with celebration of Black Panther goal



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Arsenal’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang dedicated his goal against Liverpool in the Community Shield to actor Chadwick Boseman with his iconic Black Panther celebration (broadcast LIVE on ESPN + in the US.).

Boseman, 43, played black icon Jackie Robinson in “42” before rising to fame as the majestic Black Panther in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, died Friday of cancer.

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The Gabon international opened the scoring in the 12th minute with a curling shot in the lower right corner.

After scoring, Aubameyang ran to the side of the field and placed his arms across his chest in the classic superhero pose.

Aubameyang previously wore a Black Panther mask after scoring a double against Rennes in the second leg of the Arsenal Europa League round of 16 in March 2019.

“I needed a mask to represent me and that’s the Black Panther. In Gabon, we called the national team Panthers,” he said at the time.

Before the game against Liverpool on Saturday, Aubameyang tweeted a photo of Boseman and captioned it “Wakanda forever.”

Mikel Arteta’s men won the Community Shield 5-4 on penalties after the match ended in a 1-1 draw.



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