“It was a clear kung-fu kick,” says Pearce, who described it as such in his peerless commentary. “It was ferocious, outrageous, unaccountable and just staggering really.” Cantona was ...

I blew for a kick on Richard Shaw. As I approach, Chris Coleman and Gareth Southgate were running towards Cantona, by which time I’ve got the red card up in the air.” “It’s probably boring ...

THIRTY years on from Eric Cantona’s kung-fu kick and I can remember it like it was yesterday. I was allowed to watch the highlights the following morning as a six-year-old. It was just crazy ...

The Palace crowd he passed close to included Simmons and whatever was actually said prompted Cantona to pull away from Davies and leap towards Simmons feet first with a kung fu-style kick.

It is 30 years since Eric Cantona launched himself into a kung-fu kick - and his former Manchester United team-mate Brian McClair believes that was the moment the Frenchman fell out of love with ...