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Wed 11 Nov 2001Spaniard charged for bizarre goal celebrationSevilla's Francisco Gallardo has been charged by the Spanish soccer federation for biting team mate Jose Antonio Reyes' penis after he had scored in the club's 4-0 win over Valladolid at the weekend.Reyes was besieged by ecstatic team mates after scoring and Gallardo was seen to bend down and nibble at the goalscorer's genitalia in an unusual form of goal celebration, according to a report on UK website Ananova.com.