Spider-Man celebrations cause no problems for FIFA

BERLIN, June 16 (Reuters) FIFA are not planning to take any action against Ecuadorean striker Ivan Kaviedes for donning a Spider-Man mask to celebrate his goal against Costa Rica in their Group A clash. Markus Siegler, FIFA's Director of Communications told reporters today: ''Well to be honest, there is nothing in the laws to forbid this kind of thing.'' Asked if wearing a face-mask fell into the same general area of the FIFA regulations that bans players from taking off their shirts in celebration or displaying political slogans on T-shirts under their playing kit, Siegler replied: ''Let's not get too petty about this. If it was a trend that was to catch on, well that might be different.'' Television pictures flashed around the globe showed Kaviedes celebrating in comic-book style after he scored the third goal in the South American side's 3-0 win, which assured Ecuador of a place in the second round.

But the 29-year-old targetman said there was also a serious side to his celebration -- a tribute to former international Otilino Tenorio, who died last year aged 25 in a car crash.

''We were having a good time and we had the feeling that Otilino was with us out there,'' said Agustin Delgado, the scorer of Ecuador's second goal. ''He always made us laugh.'' REUTERS PDS KP1840