"I am not a Man, I am Cantona !"
What an incredible weekend for bloom having spent the weekend in Marseille 🇫🇷 with The King 👑 Eric Cantona.
In 1995, I was 8 years old when my Dad and I got hold of some season tickets at Old Trafford. Seeing Cantona's last 18 months at Manchester United was nothing but a privilege, and 29 years later, we're still in the same seats and have seen many of the Old Trafford classics over the years.
Growing up, Cantona was nothing short of iconic, he was everything Manchester United stood for. In an era when foreign players were the exception and not the norm, Cantona stood out in English football for his ability on the pitch and demeanour off it.
While his Manchester United team-mates were reading the tabloids, playing cards or Gameboys on the team bus, Cantona was sitting alone reading classic French literature quipping: “I didn't study, I live.”
This weekend, my Co-Founder Alex, my Dad, and our good friend Alan had the privilege of spending the weekend with Eric and the Cantona Bros, Jean-Marie and Joel on the LookingFC Marseille 🇫🇷 experience by DHARMA.
Looking FC's mission is to celebrate the soul of football. The fight, the love, the agony and the ecstacy.
On the Friday night, we had a Q & A with Eric, drinks and food with Eric and his brothers (thank you to Pernod Ricard), followed by an afternoon of a game of Pétanque with Eric and his brothers on the Saturday, a meal all together in the evening, and then on the Sunday, we all went to see Marseille vs PSG at the incredible Stade Vélodrome.
On the photos you'll also see that Eric signed the shirt of my soon-to-be-born son, Raefe. I can't wait for Raefe to grow up and realise what this shirt means, his first Manchester United shirt signed by The King, Eric Cantona ❤️
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We're eternally grateful to everyone involved in making this trip happen, special thank you to our good friend Charaf El Mansouri and his co-founders Nisma Benani and Leah Howe, and finally, a huge thank you to Sean Parker for delivering an excellent experience as our trip host and MC 🎤, this really was one of the best weekends of our lives, it will never be forgotten 👏🏻
.......... he was more than a footballer, Cantona inspired the whole city of Manchester.
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