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'They didn't want me!': Eric Cantona says Manchester United rejected him for job
By Tom Hancock published
The legendary former United forward was eyeing up a sensational return to Old Trafford last year in a rather different capacity...

Ranked! The 16 best Premier League players of the 1990s
By Huw Davies last updated
'90s As part of FourFourTwo's Cantona week, we decided to take a trip down memory lane to judge the best Premier League players of the 1990s

8 times Chelsea hijacked 'done' deals
By Chris Flanagan published
Chelsea used to be the kings of hijacking other teams' deals – Chris Flanagan on the transfers that the Blues swooped in late for

Paul Parker's Perfect XI: Manchester United star leaves Eric Cantona OUT – but picks Roy Keane and Ryan Giggs
By Si Hawkins published
PERFECT XI Former Manchester United player Paul Parker chooses the best team he ever played with

6 of the dirtiest games in European Cup history
By Greg Lea published
Adding a spicy cross-continental element to top-level football was always likely to create fireworks

What films has Eric Cantona been in?
By Mark White published
Eric Cantona packed in football at the age of 30 and became a movie star – but what's he been in?

Did the Arctic Monkeys reference Eric Cantona in one of their songs?
By Mark White published
Arctic Monkeys made an apparent nod to Eric Cantona on 2013 record AM – and the reference would make perfect sense

Ranked! Eric Cantona's 7 best shirts
By Ed McCambridge published
From Manchester United and Leeds to France, King Eric's best clobber, ranked

How Eric Cantona went from foreign villain to international treasure
By Ewan Flynn published
On January 25, 1995, the Manchester United striker launched a kung-fu kick at a fan in the Crystal Palace crowd – Ewan Flynn looks back at the incident that made Eric Cantona public enemy number one in English football

Eric Cantona: "I didn’t hit the Palace fan strong enough. I should have hit him harder"
By Andy Mitten published
CANTONA WEEK In 2008, Manchester United legend Eric Cantona spilled the beans on his career to FFT, including his departure from Leeds, his acting and that night at Selhurst...
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