Reflecting on Eric Cantona’s infamous kung-fu kick 🔥⚽️BBC

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@stephenbayliss7661 2 жыл бұрын

"I only have one regret; I didn't kick him even more than that" I had to rewind it 3 times.... King Eric

@NazriB 2 жыл бұрын

Lies again? Martial Arts

@stephenbayliss7661 2 жыл бұрын

@@NazriB come again?

@tonypasma1707 2 жыл бұрын

Oooh

@dannywholuv 2 жыл бұрын

Time Stamp?

@Johnny-sj9sj 2 жыл бұрын

@@NazriB Just because your mother didn’t love you and you don’t know who your father is, it doesn’t mean that you can come on here and talk bollocks to us normal people.

@lewistremonti7827 2 жыл бұрын

The supporter deserved it! As Eric said he had a lot of good moment but the best was when he kicked that hooligan!

@goldytwatus1674 3 ай бұрын

No, you don't get to attack someone because they say something you don't like, obviously. Because that would put incredibly dumb people like you in serious danger, and we have to protect those too stupid to protect themselves.

@krillep546 2 ай бұрын

If it was a black player the media hade crucified him and all fans as well: "Savage, monster, caveman" etc. He wouldnt survive in the landscape that it was back then.

@NazriB 2 ай бұрын

Lies again? UFC SILAT UEFA SW

@BU532 Ай бұрын

@@krillep546 Man people bring colour into anything these days. Any way to claim victimhood you do. STOP BEING A VICTIM

@MrTkeddo 2 жыл бұрын

As a Gooner I have to say Cantona is one of the pillars of the Premier League we couldn’t admit it at the time but he was a genius football player.

@63Baggies 2 жыл бұрын

Yes. but you had Berkamp

@tomrogers7110 Жыл бұрын

If a player who assaulted a fan is one of the pillars of the Premier League, that doesn't say much for the Premier League, does it.

@definitelynotjiraiya5063 Жыл бұрын

@@63Baggies cantona was better

@epinhervin9355 Жыл бұрын

@@63Baggies even dennis bergkamp are (was) afraid to fly with an airplane. The King Eric? He only afraid with Alex Ferguson

@harryknight4193 Жыл бұрын

Pls , just take some time and read about paul nixon . I’m not being toxic , i just want you to understand the full story

@xbulelo Жыл бұрын

Les Ferdinand is 55 here. He’s in very good health - a joy to see. As for Eric, I’m glad he did what he did.

@aaropajari7058 5 ай бұрын

As a QPR fan I loved Ferdi...and I remember watching this game wondering who the Palace fan thought he was. No one, that's who he was. Only respect for Eric.

@davidstephenson164 4 ай бұрын

@@aaropajari7058 shame about that other Ferdinand who played for you, the one who lied about being racially abused.

@aaropajari7058 4 ай бұрын

@@davidstephenson164 odd comment.

@davidstephenson164 4 ай бұрын

@@aaropajari7058 How? It's true, Terry was exonerated in court.

@aaropajari7058 4 ай бұрын

@@davidstephenson164 Sure. What any of this to do with anything?

@shahmohammadalnoor9676 2 жыл бұрын

Exactly what every disrespectful fans deserves.. "A STRAIGHT KICK TO THEIR FACE" KING CANTONA 🖤

@timc6669 Жыл бұрын

@scpython1because as we all know the FA is the pillar of morality and integrity Get off your high horse you square

@lucky_show6534 Жыл бұрын

@SCPython bruh why being all negative.

@lucky_show6534 Жыл бұрын

@SCPython I understand.

@user-so8kx7uj2x 9 ай бұрын

He kicked a fascist. That is why he was prideful

@LitoYTB 6 ай бұрын

@scpython1stop crying woman

@omariam05 Жыл бұрын

This is why I love and respect Cantona as a player and a man. He has backbone and doesn't take shit, not to mention, he's a phenomenal player, I haven't seen anyone quite like him.

@kre_dopeprod.3766 5 ай бұрын

Satan is more cool

@gaznev2111 5 ай бұрын

Berba came close 😉

@relstuff7582 4 ай бұрын

Well, as a Muslim, and I am sure you also are, it would have been better if he refused to play or flagged it with a non violent confrontation. Eric also has a mouth. I am a fan, but we need to be fair.

@JayJenas-ge2tn 4 ай бұрын

Ibrahimovic is another one

@logan5326 3 ай бұрын

@@JayJenas-ge2tn…Gatusso & Montero were players that didn’t take crap from no one either!

@jasonlaiym 5 ай бұрын

I grew up at a obscure Asian country and all the kids at my school were imitating Cantona's kick for months. Everybody wanted to be Cantona.

@dvm007 Ай бұрын

They are born with it

@Arthur_King_of_the_Britons 9 ай бұрын

The 1990s were awesome

@theresenydahl9531 2 жыл бұрын

I'm against violence but that guy deserved to be kicked. Cantona is iconic. I wasn't aware of what the fan Simmons did in the court room - crazy. I wonder what he's doing today.

@nikreece6295 2 жыл бұрын

Getting bummed by nick griffin properly

@robjj5373 2 жыл бұрын

Google his name. He's always in trouble

@theresenydahl9531 2 жыл бұрын

@@robjj5373 Thanks and I bet he is 😞

@nam0007 2 жыл бұрын

@@robjj5373 full name please?

@mariafreehill3069 2 жыл бұрын

Don't be so Nosey Tess !

@ziadmutasim1235 2 жыл бұрын

I was in the Students Union having a pint and we all stood and watched the big screen…once we saw it everyone cheered for King Eric. YNWA

@matthewdoyle3877 3 ай бұрын

Bet your a wimp

@RollForever88 6 ай бұрын

My favorite player of all time. He meant a great deal to me when I was school aged.

@AndrewHawkes-uj5ux 4 ай бұрын

Me too m8

@stormhawk3319 Жыл бұрын

In a strange way, after the attack, opposition football fans who hated Cantona suddenly starting liking him despite playing for Utd.

@brumtownmiller6130 2 жыл бұрын

Rightfully so Eric!!! These kinda fools think they can just say anything to footballers and get no repercussions! Talk smack, you might get smacked lol

@lexkanyima2195 2 жыл бұрын

So true

@Kwioresma Ай бұрын

To quote one of the greatest: Chat shit get banged

@lifemusic1980 2 жыл бұрын

Absolute Legend

@rhindy6846 2 жыл бұрын

It just adds to the legend that is Eric Cantona. The fan deserved it. He must have said something realy bad for Cantona to kung fu kick him haha.pure genius and a genius of a player

@wm2357 2 жыл бұрын

Cantona did nothing wrong

@comealongcomealong4480 2 жыл бұрын

@ W M. First time seeing the footage. Very clever to talk with his feet not his fists. Shows the fibre of this man and his early years in a working class home. As for the psycho in court ! would he have been a user at that time ?

@antekacunic9315 2 жыл бұрын

Exactly.

@kagankagan3986 2 жыл бұрын

Kick was wrong. He should have aimed his face and smashed it.

@nikreece6295 2 жыл бұрын

@@kagankagan3986 lol

@kingschulz1444 2 жыл бұрын

@webmeister5000 Жыл бұрын

I'm an Arsenal fan and I stand with Eric on this one...the fans get self-entitled and treat players like dirt and they need to be taught a lesson on how to be decent human beings!

@shanehodges6980 3 ай бұрын

arsenal fan talking about being decent human beings.... you're having a laugh!

@dcort100 2 ай бұрын

Now go apologize to adebayor. You arsenal treated him like racial dirt. His celebration running towards you disgusting fans will always be backed up and supported.

@baller3667 Ай бұрын

@shanehodges6980 u can't talk with ur pfp

@M_Editz11 Ай бұрын

Dang..

@xavier_2.0 Ай бұрын

@@shanehodges6980 Israel pfp judging others morals

@davepowell7168 2 жыл бұрын

Elite athlete preserved his honour, fairplay. We should choose the dragons we antagonise with thought.

@runescaperatchet465 2 жыл бұрын

"Crimes, war and violence will multiply...I love football"

@GrxTTyttt 2 жыл бұрын

It’s better in the United Way. “My only regret? I never kicked him harder” absolutely spinetingling

@nobotshere8364 11 ай бұрын

Was worth it. Legend and KING 👑

@miamitten1123 6 ай бұрын

1:37 Got a punch in as well🤣

@gabormiklay9209 2 жыл бұрын

I still remeber it from the newspaper! It was a full front page story.

@stephenbayliss7661 2 жыл бұрын

Page 2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 and 10 too

@EveryonesAWinner 7 ай бұрын

Les Ferdinand 100% gentleman met him last year lovely bloke, Richard Shaw saved my team Millwall from relegation to tier 4, Eric one of the greatest players ever

@Millwall1885. Ай бұрын

Miiiiii

@rajendranadarajan8931 Жыл бұрын

I was 10 years old in 96 when I first watched the EPL. Back in Malaysia we didn't have live matches yet but we would have the EPL highlights every week showing all the goals of the week. Even at a young age and not knowing much of football, when I saw Cantona playing, you knew you were watching a very special player.

@Peapodzilla Жыл бұрын

I'm the same age and had the EXACT feeling.

@angrymancunian 8 ай бұрын

@@scpython1what a load of bollocks man, he came back better than ever!

@asiangamers8514 5 ай бұрын

Same here... Me n my friend would wear school pants customize with small cantona7 symbol.

@rowdyelitehater8595 4 ай бұрын

Is there no big football in Malaysia? Or is it just local teams

@asiangamers8514 4 ай бұрын

@@rowdyelitehater8595 it is not we cant be on international level every week... The cost is too high now to sustain football games. The tickets in Malaysia are quite cheap. Like 3 dollars per person.

@azapro911 Жыл бұрын

Greatest Frenchman of all-time.

@Matty217 2 жыл бұрын

We love King Cantona. As another football legend said ‘chat shit. Get banged’ lol.

@michaelgaskell2031 2 жыл бұрын

LEGEND. All time fave player. CLASS

@thekingskid Жыл бұрын

Cantona simply reminded the hooligan of a basic rule, "actions have consequences." GGMU

@nhatuphong1579 Жыл бұрын

I love his kicking all the time. Just only King Eric can do it his way.

@breadiemercury7676 2 жыл бұрын

As a daughter of an Italian mother I understood perfectly well why Cantona reacted that way didn’t he insult Eric’s mum in a really vile way calling her the C word

@nikreece6295 2 жыл бұрын

paolo di canio would've done something like this too given the chance...he was as a hothead as cantona was

@siuuuuuuuuuuuuu811 2 жыл бұрын

I agree someone called my mum the c word and I broke his nose

@Comprends-ton-Dim 2 жыл бұрын

He isnt italian

@zactom6880 Жыл бұрын

As a Brighton fan we love this guy

@harryknight4193 Жыл бұрын

We dont give you shit for your fans that died on 911 , please respect the fan that died because of this incident

@dumbasses_R_us 2 жыл бұрын

I had this poster on my bedroom wall as a kid. Epic!

@prakharjain9801 2 жыл бұрын

He did the right thing!

@TheJohnCooperShow Жыл бұрын

Probably the most iconic prem footballer of all time

@aranyaism 11 ай бұрын

Ronaldo, Thierry Henry, Rooney, beckham ?

@TheJohnCooperShow 11 ай бұрын

@@aranyaism yep... theyre all great players but not as iconic

@miamitten1123 6 ай бұрын

@@aranyaism He said "probably" so there's room for more.

@jnicemint Жыл бұрын

As an Arsenal fan, this made Cantona my favourite player that season.

@ermir7996 Жыл бұрын

Iconic, leader, winner, charismatic, rock star, talented, forthright, passionate, rebel, free spirit, Legend. One of the most deep, sensitive and intelligent people in sport (and like an artist, a true provocateur). But I know the majority of people won't see it, cause they are just like journalists "seagulls seeking sardines" and nothing more.

@graytoby1 11 ай бұрын

“As flies to wanton boys are we to the gods, they kill us for their sport, Soon the science will not only be able to slow down the ageing of the cells, soon the science will fix the cells to the state and so we will become eternal. “Only accidents, crimes, wars, will still kill us but unfortunately, crimes, wars, will multiply. I love football. Thank you.” Man's a living legend

@suleimanali1635 7 ай бұрын

I agree 💯

@andyde1809 2 жыл бұрын

Legend Cantona!

@willienelsongonzalez4609 2 жыл бұрын

Everybody was Kung Fu fighting! I’m glad that football hooligan got what he obviously deserved!

@guibredacalixto9086 2 жыл бұрын

The documentary is top class

@pantnick 2 жыл бұрын

Eric the King.

@columkenn 5 ай бұрын

I remember seeing this at the time. Not a United fan but thought that was brilliant)) The dude in the audience deserved the kick

@gdogg3710 6 ай бұрын

Part of Cantona’s ability to stay out of trouble when he came back was the other players just left him alone out of respect. They’d probably all wanted to do that to someone in the crowd at one point or another and decided Cantona had earned the right to live in peace…

@jed_91 Жыл бұрын

Legend bring joy to life eric cantona

@pietrom2 2 жыл бұрын

Love you Eric Cantona

@donathandorko Жыл бұрын

This incident alongside Eddie Irvine in Brazil 94 are 2 of the most unjust bans in sport I can recall.

@flipperfish7 11 ай бұрын

Eric will always be King

@RandomnessTube. 2 жыл бұрын

Everyone has a tipping point even the king.

@EponaDreams-AmbientDreamscapes Ай бұрын

I still sing Cantona songs to my kids. He's a genius. Him and Keano playing. Legends.

@musicguy20 2 жыл бұрын

You mess with the bull, you get the horns, simple.

@WhiteGurlMagic 3 ай бұрын

LEGEND!!!!

@orionpacks 2 ай бұрын

Hmm i luv me some white gurl magic ✨ 🫶🏼

@WhiteGurlMagic Ай бұрын

@@orionpacks id rather drag my 🍑-raw on uneven,jagged pavement during a Scorching Alabama Summers Day. But thanks 👍🏼

@kushra 4 ай бұрын

Cantona is king. Wish I had the pleasure of ever seeing him play live. COYG

@hhill4413 3 ай бұрын

Somethings happen in life that you see and never ever forget. This is one of them.I am a Wolves fan , but,on that day, believe everyone was a Man Utd fan ,but a Cantona fan for life.

@chokrizihi439 9 ай бұрын

Legend ❤️‍🩹

@BillyGOAT83 Жыл бұрын

Les Ferdinand is a real one, spot on 👊🏾

@nikolamilivojevic6495 11 ай бұрын

King Eric 👑

@johannsimonot 2 ай бұрын

In france medias said that eric was crazy, like he was in france...then, i learned he kicked a hooligan... As a small shy kid, i was so impressed. I decided to follow the player and became a United fan. I am 43today, still a die hard fan whatever the results. Eric the king!

@stormhawk3319 Жыл бұрын

He was like a rock superstar.

@Anys-wu7vc 6 ай бұрын

One is and remains until the rest of his life a legend, Eric Cantona, and the fan, well....down the drain like shit down the toilet.

@hatetheorcs5727 3 ай бұрын

I remember his days

@simonmacdonald7645 11 күн бұрын

Eric cantona is a Giant footballer in the game and will always be A true gentleman ERIC THE KING

@scottgresham6759 4 ай бұрын

Don't underestimate a man's ability to defend himself, we're wired for upholding respect

@denijuliansyah658 Жыл бұрын

the legend

@samz918 4 ай бұрын

2024 and still the King 👑

@PompeyBoy66 Жыл бұрын

Good ending comment by Les Ferdinand.

@ashabilfirdaus9894 2 жыл бұрын

EPIC CANTONA

@natsudama4604 Жыл бұрын

ABSOLUTE LEGEND

@johnflanagan5123 7 ай бұрын

Great job Eric, your the king.

@gktde9874 6 ай бұрын

What a beautiful kick ♥️

@MrNathanBF Жыл бұрын

Legend

@haberdasheryandspam 2 жыл бұрын

My favourite Premier league player ever

@michelvandijk1656 7 ай бұрын

" you wanna be hooligan I am also King Hooligan"!💪♥️💪💯

@sneakytacos773 Жыл бұрын

I really like how this video ended. Very intentional & true.

@livingstone8347 4 ай бұрын

I see the guy made a good account of himself in court.

@mutharyounis8106 2 жыл бұрын

Can we have a moment of respect for cantona’s tiempos?

@jinz0 2 жыл бұрын

legend

@Timmy51m 5 ай бұрын

When the seagulls follow the trawler, it is because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea.

@RamSingh-cg2dn 4 ай бұрын

This has got to be "the mother" of all statement EC made!!!

@joliecide Жыл бұрын

King Eric. Don't bloody argue, son.

@walterrocconi308 2 жыл бұрын

a hero !

@ahmedabughalia4957 Күн бұрын

eric was a classic guy

@Tuk3r999 8 ай бұрын

I guarantee that every professional footballer has wanted to do what Eric Cantona did at some point in their career. No other player has the balls though!

@joaoleonel1217 5 ай бұрын

Or was that foolish

@asinineik45hhh 8 ай бұрын

Beautiful kick

@mariafreehill3069 2 жыл бұрын

Twins no. 7. Respect

@Destin65 Жыл бұрын

Always like Cantona as well as some of his peers at the time, I remember the rivalry with Man U and Newcastle at times, also Liverpool's sensational scoring tandem. Something about Cantona was special much like Pele was a notch above many of his peers. Cantona had what I felt was a great football mind, great vision and ability to read plays as they were developing and put himself into a position to either assist or score. I remember when he left and #7 was passed down to some kid named Beckham. I was like, who the f' is this guy? Well, he turned out to be pretty decent too, I reckon. No doubt with some of Cantona's tutelage to help guide him. Like so many, I felt the fan deserved it. You could see them hurling constant insults. I would really appreciate the sporting authorities to really crack down on fan abuse.

@epinhervin9355 Жыл бұрын

you didn't know David Beckham at that time? He even wearing number 10 when scoring a half pitch goal. Didn't see it?

@HA-ug4qu 4 ай бұрын

And then came another kid to take the #7 from Beckham 😂 And look who wears #7 now 🙃

@lionfpv4201 2 жыл бұрын

Cantona ur my legend I really believe u can be Manchester United manager 💪🏻💪🏻

@kuitaranheatmorus9932 2 жыл бұрын

Well this was definitely pretty interesting

@joelreis5366 Ай бұрын

You dont make players like Eric Cantona anymore. What a legend...

@CAIN8K4 2 жыл бұрын

Personally I would of sentenced the fan to 2 weeks community service and made him clean King Eric's boots 👢👑

@stephenbayliss7661 2 жыл бұрын

Is cleaning King Eric's boots a punishment?

@tomrogers7110 Жыл бұрын

You think attacking a fan is OK, then?

@tomrob0697 Жыл бұрын

@@tomrogers7110 you think being xenophobic and slurring a football player is ok?

@tomrogers7110 Жыл бұрын

@@tomrob0697 How do you know the fan was xenophobic? And how many thousands of fans at a top class football game would you estimate are xenophobic and slur players? I'm not saying it's OK, but I'm not saying attacking a fan is OK either. I would suggest that both behaviours are wrong, and perhaps also some understanding should be shown towards both Simmons and Cantona, but Cantona should not be enthusiastically defended or portrayed as some sort of hero because he committed an assault. I might well have acted the same as Cantona in similar circumstances, and I would expect consequences to follow and would not expect (nor would I want) to be treated as a hero for it. You can acknowledge the weaknesses in human nature without defending wrong. It's disgusting the way that the fan was villainised and Cantona valorised after this incident.