Stories black football: Eric Cantona vs Crystal Palace

In this new section will bring each day Tuesday, we have to review those moments that are remembered in football is not being nice, or because they represent a good dribble or definition exciting, but a negative mark the history of sport.

On this occasion, the black history of football player is a very controversial player, who starred in several scandals and disappointments until his retirement from the stadiums.

Is that Eric Cantona was so mysterious, like a good footballer, retiring at the moment of its climax, leaving behind a series of scandals that will last forever.

The year was 1995, one Manchester United starting to delight us with the legends of today, from their quarry: Gary Neville, Phil Neville, Paul Scholes and the brand new David Beckham.

On January 25 the team had to face Southern Crystal Palace, now a militant in the second split a Premier League, which had risen after winning the 1993-1994 season the lower division.

Minute 48, a ball across the midfield and a grueling entrance of Eric Cantona on Richard Shaw became a direct expulsion.

Retired French soccer player quite enraged when Matthew Simmons, a Crystal Palace fan, began to insult him until the reaction was present.

A completely enraged Eric Cantona launched a kung fu kick to the chest of Simmons, which earned him 120 hours community service (2 weeks originally belonged in prison), a suspension of nine months in football activity and a public apology to be for eternity:

"I apologize to everyone: Manchester United, my teammates, the fans, the federation ... and I also want to apologize to the prostitute who shared my bed last evening"

This statement, as emblematic as the life of Gallic player, won by a new economic sanctions, a suspension of Manchester United by four months and two weeks without pay.

Finally, we leave you with the darkest time of the emblematic Eric Cantona:

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