“He should have hit him harder”: Éric Cantona, the footballer who turned a kick to a racist into a social event
The footballer turned actor is still active on screen with a documentary about his life, a comedy as the lead, and the series 'El viajero', which has just premiered on Cosmo.
He retired from football at the age of 31, so, rather than a footballer turned actor, we could say that Éric Cantona (Marseille, 60 years old) is an actor who was once a footballer. After more than three decades of acting career behind him, he continues to add titles: he presented three works at the last Cannes festival — a documentary about his figure (Cantona), a film (The Wonderful Mornings) and a short film (The Sentinel) — and has just premiered in Cosmo The Traveller, a series starring him.
He said goodbye to the stadiums at an age when a footballer is still in top form, but this unconventional Frenchman was clear about it despite million-dollar offers to continue being active. “When I retired, I felt that I could no longer improve. And at the same time, I lost my passion. Passion comes with the motivation to improve. If you lose your passion, you lose your motivation,” he said.
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