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When Eric Cantona turned Peace Maker, and my Kat saw the King, fifteen years ago

A year after Eric Cantona made his leap into history with his amazing kung-fu kick at Crystal Palace in January 1995 he still had an extraordinary hold on the public imagination. One of my colleagues at the BBC came into work soon after New Year in 1996 with her 7-year-old son who spotted a little [...]

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Fergie: I’m Delighted For Eric

Fergie: I’m Delighted For Eric

Sir Alex Ferguson has claimed he is pleased that Eric Cantona has returned to the great game after taking on the job of Director of ‘Soccer’ at New York Cosmos. “I am delighted for Eric,” Ferguson said. “It is quite an innovative move by New York Cosmos. They are rebuilding their team and although it [...]

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Will New York Cosmos Make Me A Loser?

Will New York Cosmos Make Me A Loser?

Every now and again you’ll see some prat wearing an LA Galaxy shirt with ‘Beckham 23′ on the back and I just wonder what on earth they were thinking about when they bought it. Chances are, they hadn’t even heard of LA Galaxy before David Beckham signed for them so why on earth would you [...]

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PICTURE: Cantona Makes Bizarre Return To Football

PICTURE: Cantona Makes Bizarre Return To Football

Bizarrely, Eric Cantona has returned to football as director of ‘soccer’ at New York Cosmos. “I am very honoured to join the legendary New York Cosmos,” said Cantona. “It’s a big project, a wonderful project. The Cosmos are very strong, beautifully made, with a great past. It’s kind of a mix between football and art. [...]

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Who Is The Hardest United Captain?

Who Is The Hardest United Captain?

After Nemanja Vidic has been named Manchester United captain, the man who we claim will murder the opposition, it begs the question over who our hardest captain has been. var so = new SWFObject(“http://www.addpoll.com/flashPoll.swf”, “flashpolls”, “300″, “300″, “9″); so.addVariable(“questionId”, “55968″); so.write(“write_flash”);

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Waiting for Eric : The 15th Anniversary of Cantona’s Return

Waiting for Eric : The 15th Anniversary of Cantona’s Return

We now know what we didn’t at the time, that at least one Manchester United player blamed Eric Cantona for the team’s failure to win a historic Double Double in the 1994-95 season, thereby also missing out on achieving that extreme rarity, a third successive league title. The fault lay with his spectacular kung-fu kick [...]

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Cantona: City Stand A Chance Against United… Over 89 Minutes

Cantona: City Stand A Chance Against United… Over 89 Minutes

Manchester United beat Manchester City in injury time on three occasions last season, which ultimately denied the blues their place in the Champions League, as well as propelling United to their League Cup final win. Eric Cantona has today mocked City and fancies United’s chances to win the league this season. “If City play a [...]

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COMPETITION: Wear Your Old Shirts With Pride

COMPETITION: Wear Your Old Shirts With Pride

In a bid to encourage more people to dig out their old shirts rather than fund the Glazer’s latest United shirt, RoM will be giving away old shirts for you to wear in place of the new jersey. What better day to launch this than the day United’s new kit is revealed in Chicago! The [...]

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PICTURE: The King Was Back For Liverpool Victory

PICTURE: The King Was Back For Liverpool Victory
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Christmas Sing Song – 12 Cantonas

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Cantona: Henry Wouldn’t Have Lasted Three Seconds With Me!

Every man and his dog has been asked what they think of Thierry Henry disgraceful cheating this week which denied Ireland a place in the World Cup. Eric Cantona is the latest to give his opinion on Henry and seems to imply if he had been playing, and if was Irish, he would have kicked [...]

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Truth Behind THAT Night At Selhurst – Ferguson Almost Got Rid Of Eric

In the summer, RoM offered you the opportunity to win a copy of Philippe Auclair’s excellent book about Eric Cantona, ‘Cantona: The Rebel Who Would Be King’, which was won by Ged Hanley. The biography documents Cantona’s life from his time in France to his departure from Manchester United, describing the glory, the mistakes, the [...]

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Cantona Masks Aplenty – Don’t Forget To Take Yours!

Cantona Masks Aplenty – Don’t Forget To Take Yours!
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Looking For Eric DVD

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Getting a Kick out of Eric Cantona (Part II.III): Memories of Chasing the Double Double in ’95

Let’s now jump forward from Crystal Palace and the Kung-fu nightmare at Selhurst Park in January 1995 to Crystal Palace at Villa Park on Sunday 9th April. Old antagonisms from the league encounter had hardly had time to subside when United were to face Palace again, this time on neutral turf in the FA Cup [...]

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