5. Received A Three Month Ban For A Horror Tackle
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhskAyWlsRg You know the old cliché about forwards being unable to tackle? Well this one takes the cake. Known for his flair, flicks, finishing and finesse, its safe to say that tackling was never King Erics strong point. The perfect example of this is a horror challenge that he got banned for three months for delivering. The horrendous lunge occurred in a 1988 match between Auxerre and Nantes. Cantona jumped into a shocking tackle on Nantes Michel Der Zakarian. Whats even more Cantona about it is the audacity to actually push another Nantes player in the face when confronted after his crime. Cantona would initially get a three-month suspension from the French Football Federation, although that was cut to two months after Auxerre flat-out threatened to make Eric unavailable for any future national team matches.
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