Not many names could make the cover of FourFourTwo more than a decade after packing in the game, but then Eric Cantona was never your normal footballer.
Fronting the November 2008 issue, Cantona was answering questions from the magazine’s readers, which was every bit as entertaining as you would imagine. Asked who was the greatest French footballer ever – Michel Platini or Zinedine Zidane, or someone else, he replied, “Somebody else. Me.” Mais oui…
You can find more wisdom from Le Roi Eric, including his thoughts on that night at Selhurst Park, here.
