Currently, Éric Cantona is in Cannes, on the occasion of a documentary dedicated to him. Directed by David Tryhorn and Ben Nicholas, it is presented in the “Cannes Première” selection.
In 1997, the “King” ended his career. Almost at the peak of it. Since then, he has voluntarily detached himself from the football sphere, preferring to concentrate on a career as a film actor.
“I experienced football very intensely, with injections of adrenaline. It was very intense, a hard drug, he compares during an interview with Brut.
When I decided to stop, I was thirty years old. I could have played for another ten years maybe. The best way to not be a prisoner of your past is to move on. »
Cantona no longer watches football, with rare exceptions
“I had the chance to be passionate about something else and I stopped watching the matches, continues Eric Cantona.
If I had continued, it would be as if I were looking to get drugs from a dealer. So, since I stopped my playing career, I’ve tried to run away from all that. Afterwards, when I am told that a team is playing well, I will try to watch from time to time. »
In addition to football and the seventh art, the former striker has distinguished himself in fields such as painting and drawing. A committed citizen, he also regularly positions himself on social issues.
