“King Eric” does not get on the bus
We leave Miss Pires playing Mozart in Vienna and we move South West towards France, to the city of Marseille, famous for many things among which its seaport (Fos-sur-Mer) and its football club, Olympic de Marseille. It is May 1998 and we are at the home of one of the most legendary French football players, Eric Cantona. “King Eric” – as nicknamed by Manchester United fans – has just turned on his TV to listen to Aimet Jacquet, French coach, to name the players that will represent France at the 1998 World Cup. It is a special one for Mr Cantona as it will be played in his home land. He is not in the list. He knew that as he had retired from football one year ago and he had not played with the national team since 1995. But only in that precise moment he realizes that he, one of the best players ever, would never play the biggest sport tournament in the world. King Eric had successfully restarted his career in England back in 1992 after several dis...