{"id":289308,"date":"2011-03-04T14:01:56","date_gmt":"2011-03-04T14:01:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/03\/04\/eric-cantona-kung-fu-kick-was-my-highlight\/"},"modified":"2011-03-04T14:01:56","modified_gmt":"2011-03-04T14:01:56","slug":"eric-cantona-kung-fu-kick-was-my-highlight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/03\/04\/eric-cantona-kung-fu-kick-was-my-highlight\/","title":{"rendered":"Eric Cantona: Kung Fu Kick Was My Highlight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div> Manchester United legend Eric Cantona says his infamous kung fu kick on a Crystal Palace fan was the best moment of his career.<\/p>\n<p>The Frenchman was banned in 1995 after launching himself into the crowd with a kick at Palace fan Matthew Simmons after being sent off.<\/p>\n<p>The incident was a black spot on a magnificent career but Cantona &#8211; who recently became director of football for the New York Cosmos &#8211; insists it was a high point.<\/p>\n<p>Asked on BBC&#8217;s Football Focus what the highlight of his career was, he responded: &#8220;When I did the kung fu kick on the hooligan, because these kind of people don&#8217;t have to be at the game.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think maybe it&#8217;s like a dream for some, you know sometimes to kick these kind of people.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;So I did it for them. So they are happy. It&#8217;s a kind of freedom for them.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;So I speak about that because maybe they felt it. Because they felt something special physically. Maybe it was a different feeling.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s a great feeling, but different.&#8221; <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Go here to read the rest:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/foreign.peacefmonline.com\/sports\/201103\/140918.php\" title=\"Eric Cantona: Kung Fu Kick Was My Highlight\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Eric Cantona: Kung Fu Kick Was My Highlight<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Manchester United legend Eric Cantona says his infamous kung fu kick on a Crystal Palace fan was the best moment of his career. The Frenchman was banned in 1995 after launching himself into the crowd with a kick at Palace fan Matthew Simmons after being sent off. 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