'An artist,in my eyes,is someone who can lighten up a dark room. I have never and will never find difference between the pass from Pele to Carlos Alberto in the final of the World Cup in 1970,and the poetry of the young Rimbaud'- Eric Cantona Football,and art. Eric Cantona - legend,maverick,troubled artist or just plain trouble - never saw a need to make a distinction between the two. For all the heat and noise surrounding his infamous Crystal Palace'kung-fu kick',it is for the sheer exuberant beauty of his play that Eric Cantona is chiefly remembered by English football fans. At Leeds United he transformed the team into title contenders,but became a true talisman at Manchester United,where to this day fans sing of'King Eric'. And yet the effortless style of Cantona's play could not hide a darker side to his temperament. In his own words,'I play with passion and fire. I have to accept that sometimes,this fire does harm.'In Cantona: The Rebel Who Would Be King leading French football journlist Philippe Auclair has interviewed over 200 key protagonists in Cantona's career,searching for the man behind the myth. Marrying a deep knowledge of Cantona's impact on the pitch with soulful,pin-sharp insight into the heart and inner thoughts of this most complex of characters,this is nothing less than the definitive biography of a one-time rebel of the French game,who rose to be the King of Old Trafford.'I'd give all the champagne I've ever drunk to be playing alongside Cantona in a big European match at Old Trafford'- George Best
Publisher: Pan MacmillanISBN: 9780330511858Number of pages: 480Weight: 324 gDimensions: 198 x 131 x 31 mm
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