ERIC CANTONA HAS ONLY ONE REGRET

A man of such extravagant talent, a man with such wicked temperament [FourFourTwo]( Friday 31 January 2020 [View this email online]( "I should have hit him harder" History, eh? There’s a lot of it about. Euro 96, to which [an excellent current magazine is dedicated]( That’s history. [Every winner of the Italian league]( History. Liverpool’s traipse [towards 49 Premier League games unbeaten]( History, baby. Even tonight at 11pm: history of its own. We’ve been thinking a lot about history in the FFT office this week. We’re sophisticated like that, slumping back in our chesterfield armchairs, steepling our fingers and intoning deeply about serious matters. Saturday saw the 25th anniversary of a big historic moment. Selhurst Park. Floodlights. Black shirts. Collar up. A shout from the crowd. A flash of anger. A moment of flight. Metal studs on sternum. ‘The sh*t hits the fan.’ Eric Cantona kicked that guy. Of course, we had to revisit it. Ewan Flynn [examined how Cantona salvaged his reputation]( and made the transition from “foreign villain to international treasure”. We also took the opportunity to revisit [an interview we had with the man himself in 2008](. Did he regret the kung fu kick? “I didn’t hit him strong enough. I should have hit him harder.” Did he hell. That’s history. ⚜ Quiz Of The Week ⚜ Can you name every club to win Serie A? They've given us opera, carbonara and Roman roads - not to mention Andrea Pirlo and his beautiful silky hair. Italian football is synonymous with style, passion and defensive sensibility, and ever since Italian football created the Serie A in 1929, there have been 13 winners across 88 seasons. Of course, we all associate Italian football with the '90s - Baggio missing that penalty, the joy of seeing international stars on British TV for the first time - but the Italian league is having a renaissance of sorts, right now. Five minutes are on the clock. it here now.]( ISSUE 309 It's a Euro 96 special! With (some of) Euro 2020 returning to England this summer, we take a look back at a tournament that brought a country together. In the issue, we… 📒 Take you through a day-by-day diary of the whole of Euro 96 📺 Talk to David Baddiel, Statto and co. about how Fantasy Football became a TV cult hit 🎙 Put legendary commentators John Motson and Barry Davies head-to-head to discuss a 35-year rivalry 🙌 Hear the story of how Gazza became one of the country’s most celebrated players, from those who knew him best 🤔 Find out what happened to Gareth Southgate after he missed THAT penalty 🇨🇿 Get Karel Poborsky to tell us all how he went from scoring one of the best goals of the ‘90s to lying on his deathbed 🍞 Find out what Peter Crouch thought was Gareth Bale’s culinary secret to success Plus the obligatory much, much more. On sale now! 👇 [BUY IT HERE]( SUBSCRIBE TO FFT TODAY GET 13 MAGS A YEAR FOR LESS THAN £3.80 AN ISSUE Every issue of FourFourTwo sent direct to your door before they appear in shops. Interviews with the likes of Raheem Sterling, Jurgen Klopp, Diego Maradona and Jadon Sancho, as well as amazing stories from around the world, such as the kidnapping of Alfredo Di Stefano, the football team that fled the Chernobyl disaster, and how Monterrey made it to the Club World Cup. All for just £12.25 every quarter. [🎁 GET YOUR SUBSCRIPTION HERE! 🎁]( The FourFourTwo Podcast This is a special episode, celebrating two British footballing greats. Neither ever kicked a ball, or managed a team. But together they soundtracked the sport for a grateful nation for over 50 years. For the February issue of FourFourTwo magazine, we sat down with commentary legends Barry Davies and John Motson, to discuss a broadcasting rivalry older than most Premier League coaches. You can read the feature it became – and listen to the full conversation – below. It's a real treat. [LISTEN HERE]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [Future Logo] © Future Publishing Limited. Reg No. 3757874 England. Quay House, The Ambury, Bath BA1 1UA To unsubscribe from FourFourTwo emails please [click here]( This email is intended for {EMAIL} View our Terms and Conditions [here](