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    250 Days: Cantona’s Kung Fu and the Making of Man U
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    250 Days: Cantona’s Kung Fu and the Making of Man U
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    250 Days: Cantona’s Kung Fu and the Making of Man U

    Written by Daniel Storey

    Narrated by Colin Mace

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    About this audiobook

    An incredibly entertaining and perceptive look at the most controversial moment in Premier League history.

    25th January 1995

    A cold winter’s evening. Manchester United away against Crystal Palace at a packed-out Selhurst Park. Eric Cantona, United's mercurial talisman, has been man-marked closely all game by Richard Shaw and become increasingly frustrated. In the 48th minute, Cantona’s temper boils over and he kicks out at Shaw. The ref shows him a red card. On his way off the pitch, a Palace fan rushes towards the hoardings to hurl abuse. The Frenchman loses it. He launches into the crowd, aiming a kung-fu kick at the fan’s chest. He is forcibly restrained and then taken off down the tunnel. The football world is stunned. Nothing like this has ever happened before.

    What followed has entered football folklore: the media furore, the seagulls following the trawler, and the longest domestic ban ever handed to a player; it would end up lasting 250 days. As Manchester United’s campaign stuttered towards a trophy-less conclusion, surrendering the league on the last day of the season and losing the FA Cup final, Cantona withdrew from the public eye. But, behind closed doors, Ferguson was planning the most remarkable of fresh starts for his star player and for a new-look United.

    250 Days tells the story in brilliant detail of one of the most turbulent times in United’s recent history. Showing Cantona in a new light, and the genius of Ferguson’s man management and vision in close relief, it is an incredibly entertaining and insightful look at the most controversial episode of the Premier League era.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins
    Release dateJan 24, 2019
    ISBN9780008320515
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      Great read, although genuinely hilarious that even here: Andy Cole doesn't get any respect, lol.