Long Live King Eric?

Streats Pg 50 - April 20 2006
Football's guardian

Eric Cantona, arguably one of the best footballers English Football has ever seen sensationally spoke up of his regret for "kung-fu kicking" an opponent team supporter after he was taunted with rude personal remarks.

The French maestro was then later sentenced to 10 months of suspension from the game.

Today, a successful actor and Manager of his country's beach soccer team, Cantona has revealed that the only reason he did what he did was because he wanted to protect the beautiful game he loved so much.

King Eric, with all due respect, I think that is just a bunch of bull.

As a professional sportsman, you will be thrusted into the limelight very often. You are expected to conduct yourself well and not succumb to the heat and pressures of a footballer's life. After all, professionalism is very important, no matter what trade you are in. Because of your fame and popularity, you are expected to be a role mode for young aspiring footballers. And by the way, footballers are paid to play ball, score goals and win championships. Kicking a supporter was never in the job description.

Anyway I would like to wish the man all the best in his filming career and that beach soccer thing he's got going on. Thank God he's not a footballer anymore.