Eric Cantona
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"Éric Daniel Pierre Cantona" is a French actor and former List of France international footballers/international footballer for the France national football team/French national team. He played for AJ Auxerre/Auxerre, FC Martigues/Martigues, Olympique de Marseille/Marseille, FC Girondins de Bordeaux/Bordeaux, Montpellier HSC/Montpellier, Nîmes Olympique/Nîmes and Leeds United A.F.C./Leeds United before ending his career at Manchester United F.C./Manchester United where he won four Premier League titles in five years and two League and FA Cup Double (association football)/Doubles.

Cantona is often regarded as having played a key role in the revival of Manchester United as a footballing force in the 1990s and he enjoys iconic status at the club. He wore the number 7 shirt at Manchester United. Cantona is affectionately nicknamed by Manchester United fans as "King Eric", and was voted as Manchester United's greatest ever player by Inside United magazine. Set against his footballing achievements was a poor disciplinary record for much of his career, including a conviction for assault on a fan in 1995, although his disciplinary record was much improved after he returned from his eight-month suspension right up to his retirement as a player two years later.

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Fowler was so good at 18, and four, five years later, at 23 or 24, finished, not even for England, not even for the best teams. Finished. Completely. Out. Why?

When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown in to the sea.

Not really. I watched some Chelsea games and I don't really like the way they play.

I love Rooney as a player. But I am a bit worried. Rooney can become the best player in the world at 25, 26, if he knows that in football you need to be strong, train hard, go to bed early, be careful what you are eating, what you are drinking, what you do in life.