Eric Cantona: a seedier part of town (part two)

You might remember Eric Cantona as a philosopher-king with a penchant for kung fu kicks. But there's more. So much more. In 14 glorious years, King Eric scrapped with crooked coppers, had an affair with a United teammate’s wife and threatened to piss on the Pope.From nightclub threesomes to bong hits on military service, this is his story…Links from the pod:The infamous Karate kick: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpLaEASoTmsJonathan Pearce’s commentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHld_7DqMd8Seagulls follow the trawler: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTq6aApCBnALiam Gallagher on Cantona’s music video: https://youtu.be/v92s2Vextvw?si=XCw7unn0SbEu8wtY&t=50 Champions League draw speech: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INiT1cA_Eqk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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