FourFourTwo is part of Future plc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. Brian Clough said he would have cut his balls off. The next day it was in the paper and the FA wanted to ban me even more. Crystal Palace fans are outraged Manchester United supporters plan to wear Eric Cantona masks at Selhurst Park on Saturday, accusing them of celebrating the death of a fan. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. 'I've heard he still goes to games sometimes, even though he has been banned from Selhurst Park. A jury of seven men and five women at Kingston Crown Court in south west London found him guilty of assault causing actual bodily harm. 7 best pieces of Eric Cantona memorabilia available to buy online. If Id met that guy on another day, things may have happened very differently even if he had said exactly the same things. We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. He reappeared as a main character in Season Thirteen when he joins the BAU following the . Cantonas life had become sufficiently difficult he also punched an ITN reporter who filmed his pregnant wife wearing a bikini during a break in the Caribbean, an act which barely anyone criticised that a move to Inter seemed inevitable. Crystal Palace Custom Golf Towel. 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(Leonard), a hairdresser, his interest in acting happened early and Spall auditioned and . International footballer for the French national team, Eric Cantona launched a 'kung-fu' style kick into the crowd, directed at Crystal Palace fan Matthew Simmons, a fan who had run down 11 rows . He said: "I accept the guilty verdict. Matthew Simmons, 36, from Thornton Heath, appeared at Kingston Crown Court on Wednesday charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm. Crystal Palace soccer fan Matthew Simmons departs Croydon magistrates court, England, 24 March, after being bailed to reappear before the court in May. The case was adjourned for sentencing at Kingston Crown Court on May 9 and Simmons was granted bail. 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He launches a flying kick at Crystal Palace fan Matthew Simmons after receiving verbal abuse, Cantona pictured at an FA disciplinary hearing with manager Alex Ferguson following the incident. I would have loved to have kicked him even harder. Matthew "Matt" Simmons is a Supervisory Special Agent with the Behavioral Analysis Unit. He won four league titles and two Doubles, and was a catalyst for the most successful period in the clubs history. Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? It soon became apparent that Cantona had overwhelming support among United supporters. To be honest, no. When Cantona was informed of Davies passing in an interview years later, he was uncharacteristically lost for words. You had the papers, teletext, radio and the news bulletins. It was an instinctive demonstration of a desire to do things that others did not have the opportunity or balls to do. Quickly became captain of the French national beach football team instead. In his season diary, Ferguson reckoned the kick was shown 93 times on television over the next two days. This week marks 20 years since Eric Cantona infamously kung-fu kicked a Crystal Palace fan at Selhurst Park - still regarded as one of football's He didn't the punishment however as it led to violence. Answer: Remember the January 25, 1995 incident where football fans around the world talked about an incident that rarely happened? Mr Cooper had called him "Nazi scum" and looked as though he was going to attack him, Simmons said. When Eric Cantona nearly signed for Liverpool, How Sheffield Wednesday turned down signing Eric Cantona, Every club Eric Cantona played for: a potted history of the Frenchman's career. The act Cantona perpetrated at Selhurst Park might have been his most worthwhile of all. The Manchester United star reacted angrily having been abused by Crystal Palace fan Matthew Simmons. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. , updated Simmons threw a "flurry of punches", hitting Mr Cooper in the face, arm and chest and giving him a black eye, bloody nose and bruises, the court heard. You can unsubscribe at any time. Alm de Craig Bellamy empurrando um Homem Unidos ventilador em um 2009 Manchester derby, ou Brian Clough algemando um invasor de campo enquanto gerencia FlorestaA lista bastante curta. Voc foi inscrito com sucesso em nossa newsletter! He was also banned from English soccer grounds for a year. He avoided the press who he had tipped off himself amid the enjoyment of good food and wine at a book launch the night before by going out the back door of his hotel and whizzing around Paris on a Harley-Davidson with Cantonas adviser. . It took six officers to drag him away. As the teams trudged off at half time, the Frenchman maintained his composure and inquired of referee Alan Wilkie, No yellow cards, then? His manager was somewhat less polite and went with, Why dont you do your f*****g job?. Durante os procedimentos, Simmons alegou que as palavras a que ele lidou Cantona para garantir tal reao foram "Desligados! 19.99. ", Judge Hopmeier told Simmons his actions "had no place in football, or at all.". They thought they were there for a supportive sing-song; instead they became unofficial spokesmen to the worlds media when Cantona was given two weeks in prison. He caught the tail end and thought Cantona had been dragged into the crowd as he walked past. You know the rest. He was given until April next year to pay the 2,000 prosecution costs. His move to Old Trafford happened swiftly and suddenly. Em suma, ele deveria ter se afastado com o original multa de 500pode-se pensar. The footballer though gave a very different version of events. PSG forward Lionel Messi has been extensively linked with a free transfer to David Beckham's MLS franchise but former Man City striker Sergio Aguero believes he will sign for a different club. The language used by everyone after the game, even the police, was sufficiently ambiguous that Ferguson left for Manchester none the wiser. He was alleged to have told Cantona to "f*** off back to France". Simmons was told he must complete the 150 hours of unpaid community service within 12 months, and pay his victim the 1,000 compensation at a rate of 50 per week. He couldnt sleep and finally watched the video around 5am. The players would later nickname him Vaseline after his initial attempt to get hold of Cantona failed. An encyclopedia of football shirts and boots knowledge both past and present Mark has also been to the FA Cup and League Cup finals for FFT and has written pieces for the mag ranging on subjects from Bobby Robson's season at Barcelona to Robinho's career. The program discusses the events with archival footage and exclusive interviews with Cantona as well as former Palace defender Richard Shaw. VideoRecord numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. Simmons was given a 500 fine for abusive behaviour and also received a year-long stadium ban during the trial at Croydon Magistrates Court. The fan, Matthew Simmons, had apparently hurled abuse at Eric Cantona, saying, "F**k off back to France, you French m**********r". I will make sure I will never come before these courts ever again.". Twenty-five years on, it is still the defining image of the Premier League era: Eric Cantona, one of the games iconic figures, launching himself studs first at a Crystal Palace supporter at Selhurst Park in an all too literal attempt to kick racism out of football. Then they headed to Croydon Magistrates Court, where Cantona and Paul Ince, who pleaded not guilty to assaulting a Palace fan and was later acquitted, were due in court. As for the fan, Matthew Simmons, his life has hardly hit the heights. - Piadas do Guardiola sobre o sucesso do Manchester United, Tottenham SIGN 15 anos de contrato com a F1 e construir uma pista de karting sob o estdio. 'After it happened I remember looking down at my coat and seeing a scuff mark from Eric's boot, that's how close it was to being me,' she said. No Double in 1995-96, certainly; and although the Class of 92 were too good to ultimately be denied glory, they would have been set on such a different path that 1998-99 would surely have been too early for the Treble. Cantona was a symbol of that unfortunately.. Matthew Simmons, of Kynaston Avenue,. ', The French forward was found guilty of assault at Croydon Magistrates Court as a result of the incident, He wasbanned from English football by the FA for eight months and ordered to carry out community service, Cantona spent five years at Manchester United before retiring in 1997 at the age of 30. The atmosphere had turned toxic and things reached fever pitch the following morning with the most recognisable football photograph of the Premier League years gracing the cover of every newspaper in the land. Darren Richmanwas in the stand asit happened, Find your bookmarks in your Independent Premium section, under my profile. Eric Cantona kung-fu kicked a Crystal Palace fan in January 2015 Cathy Churchman was standing next to Matthew Simmons, who was kicked The 65-year-old revealed she wants to draw a line under the . Simmons was also ordered to pay 1,000 in compensation to his victim and 2,000 in prosecution costs. Daily Mail Reporter He would be hauled out in handcuffs as he yelled: "I am innocent, I swear on the Bible." 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Cantona's defence denied this version of events, claiming what Simmons had actually shouted, "F*** off back to France you French bastard", before dubbing the Manchester United forward a "French animal" and his mother a "French whore". The sentence was inevitably overturned on appeal a week later. The more we discovered about Mr Simmons, the more Cantonas assault looked like the instinctive expression of a flawless moral judgement.. That was about it. Gary Neville acha que Harry Kane a soluo do Man United para sua busca por um atacante permanente, Lenda do futebol francs e recordista da Copa do Mundo Just Fontaine morre aos 89 anos, Manchester City CONSIDERANDO a mudana para o Mateo Kovacic do Chelsea, O Manchester United planeja se mover para o duo africano no vero, Blackburn Rovers STUN Leicester City para avanar para as quartas de final da Copa FA. Can you name every club Eric Cantona played against in the Premier League? Simmons argued he had acted in self-defence and launched a "pre-emptive strike" against Mr Cooper. He was given a six-month jail term, suspended for two years, as well as 150 hours of unpaid work in the community at Kingston Crown Court this afternoon by Judge Michael Hopmeier. The prospect of that seems highly unlikely, such is the lasting imprint that night has made on English football folklore. Simmons showed no reaction as the jury returned its verdict. Its not like you to give up so easily, she said, particularly against the establishment.. Churchman would become central to the subsequent court cases for Cantona and Simmons given her proximity to the incident. Not that is a defence of Simmons in anyway. McCann, who was 55 at the time, was dealing with his final case before retirement. 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