COMING OVER HERE, STEALING OUR HEARTS…
Jan 06, 2022
4 minutes
Words Joe Brewin, Conor Pope, Mark White
ERIC CANTONA
MAN UNITED
CREDENTIALS The king proved you can be a team’s greatest star and its most beloved cult hero. United fans adored Cantona the man as much as the player, mesmerised as they were by his collar-popping swagger and transformative effects on the pitch. Retiring shortly before his 31st birthday to do “other things” – beach football and a bit of acting, of course – was perfectly on-brand.
LEGACY Mentoring Fergie’s fledglings across four title victories was one thing; impromptu martial arts and confusing seagull chat quite another. All of it made him Eric.
TONY YEBOAH
LEEDS
If there was a support group for crossbars, Yeboah was he a scorer of great goals…
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