Since the end of his football career in 1997, we knew Éric Cantona actor but also painter. The former idol of Old Trafford is now embarking on the song. In The Parisian this Friday, he talks about this new facet of his personality, as he approaches the release of his first two songs, on June 2, which he also wrote and composed. And before launching his tour in October, which will start – coincidentally – in a theater in Manchester.
But “Canto” also keeps an opinion on many other things, and in particular on his favorite sport. “French football has no history,” he stings. It is the only country in the world where the same city does not host two teams. So yes, there are people who love football, there are real fans, but not enough to have two clubs in one city. »
Rather Red Star than PSG
The Marseillais, now based in Lisbon, takes the example of the capital of his country, with which he has had a conflicting relationship for a long time: “I may be an old fool, but I prefer to support football which has a soul, which has something that touches me. On the side of Paris, I would rather go to see the Red Star, in Saint-Ouen, than the PSG. »
More generally, Cantona, who had called for a boycott of the World Cup in Qatar, rebels against the global economic system, in which his favorite sport is immersed. “I still love football. But there are certain abuses that I like less, which are born of its media coverage, such as “oversponsorization” and the crazy sums it generates, and which pervert the human being. It’s everywhere, not just in sports. »