A 36-year-old Dutchman is suspected of killing the dab on Sunday afternoon.
Footage from The Netherlands appears to show Dirk Kuyt, a professional footballer for Feyenoord, bringing the dance craze to an untimely death seconds after scoring a goal in a match against Den Haag.
The invention of the dab has been largely credited to Atlanta-based rap group, Migos, but soon made its way into the world of sport thanks to Carolina Panthers quaterback, Cam Newton.
Having reached the world of association football earlier in the year, the likes of Paul Pogba, Romelu Lukaku and a number of Paris Saint Germain have been seen performing it.
https://twitter.com/BBCSporf/status/687984006231658496
After narrowly survived Jesse Lingard and his Manchester United teammates’ attempts to kill it through their hashtag-dab-university video earlier in the summer, it appears Kuyt’s actions have finally brought an end to dabbing’s days on a football field.
They’ve got moves on the pitch, but do they have the dab skills to graduate #DabUniversity w. #mufc’s #JesseLingard?https://t.co/oqQ4DmZ7gm
— Chevrolet FC (@ChevroletFC) July 27, 2016
Dab fans may find the following footage disturbing.
https://twitter.com/louroll89/status/774927171466981376
Within minutes of the footage emerging online, those that witnessed it were expressing their disbelief.
Dirk Kuyt doing a dab; I think I've seen it all
— Jeff (@JVertigo94) September 11, 2016
https://twitter.com/DeadlyYounes/status/774929436277956608
https://twitter.com/JoeThom4/status/774946534290886656
https://twitter.com/rwldn/status/774930533197418496
It was clear to many that the dab was indeed dead.
https://twitter.com/JuzaShannon/status/774932632857698304
https://twitter.com/DanielOude/status/774928150547619840
https://twitter.com/Jack1chang/status/774932084389445633
The former Liverpool player’s dab-slaying goal celebration was part of a 3-1 victory for Feyenoord, who will host Manchester United in the Europa League later in the week.
RIP, dab. Thanks for the memories.
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