Footballers’ celebrations are a story by themselves. After a goal by Erling Haaland – who else – took Norway to World Cup prequarterfinals, he struck a post-match pose, wearing the horned Viking helmet. Contrast that with his signature post-goal yoga pose: eyes closed, fingers in Gyan Mudra, as he did after his goal against Iraq. When he dons the helmet, he’s the victor, leaning into primal Nordic myth, projecting dominance. But in his yoga pose, he’s sublimating that victory, he’s internalising the moment. You can celebrate by posing as a conqueror of the world. More interestingly, and profoundly, you can mark your moment of triumph by mastering the world within.

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