In Episode 34, we review Philippe Auclair’s book about arguably the greatest of all Premier League players and certainly the coolest – Eric Cantona.
French football’s enfant terrible washed up on the shores of British football seeking refuge from the tyranny of the French FA’s capricious officials. Driven from his home country due to his uncontrollable temper, Cantona left behind Marseilles, Auxerre, Nimes, and the various other clubs he played for in France, arriving in Sheffield a desolate but still proud figure. A trial there and a brief (league winning) stint at Leeds later, he found himself in that golden city on the hill, Manchester United. There he found a home, he found a family, and he remade English football in his own divine image. Then he fucked off to go acting…
Tune in to find out all the things he did when he wasn’t kicking that Palace fan.
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