Celebrating the scoring of a goal is common. It is normally performed by the goalscorer, and may involve his or her teammates, the manager or coaching staff and/or the supporters of the team. Whilst referring to the celebration of a goal in general, the term can also be applied to specific actions, such as a player removing his shirt or performing a somersault.
==Metaphor==
The expression "[[moving the goalposts]]", which means to make a set of goals more difficult just as they are being met, is often used in business but is derived from association football.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/10/28/magazine/on-language-moving-the-goalposts.html|title=On Language; Moving the Goalposts|first=William|last=Safire|website=nytimes.com|access-date=29 March 2018}}</ref> It is commonly used to imply [[bad faith]] on the part of those setting goals for others to meet, by arbitrarily making additional demands just as the initial ones are about to be met.
In [[business]], the concept is more abstract, with some performance measure or target being set as a '''goalpost''' while achieving the target is often known as achieving a goal.
