{
  "id": 163600,
  "title": "“He should have hit him harder”: Éric Cantona, the footballer who turned a kick to a racist into a social event",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/le-tenia-que-haber-dado-mas-fuerte-eric-cantona-el-futbolista-que",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-05T03:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "El Pais",
    "slug": "el-pais",
    "url": "https://elpais.com/icon/2026-08-05/le-tenia-que-haber-dado-mas-fuerte-eric-cantona-el-futbolista-que-convirtio-una-patada-a-un-racista-en-un-evento-social.html"
  },
  "original_language": "es",
  "account": "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.",
  "summary": "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.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}