A look back at the infamous 'kung-fu' kick by Manchester United's Eric Cantona which happened this day 20 years ago. Your login session has expired. Please logout and login again. Eric Cantona, jumping into the crowd at Crystal Palace, leaping into British football notoriety in a single moment of madness. The Frenchman's actions at Selhurst Park on January 25th 1995 still polarise opinion among many football fans. How Eric Cantona's kung-fu kick changed Manchester United forever. On January 25th 1995 Cantona attacked Crystal Palace fan Matthew Simmons in one of the most infamous incidents in Premier ESPN's 2015 feature on the Cantona incident provided further insight into the fallout of the "kung-fu kick" incident, which included court hearings and him being initially suspended for the rest Following the the verdict, the 21-year-old Simmons launched himself over the bench at Cantona's lawyer, kicking and grabbing prosecutor Jeffrey McCann. McCann, who was 55 at the time, was dealing Cantona's re-education programme - a flying kick before a seriously underrated roundhouse right - disabused him of this notion. "You know, you meet thousands of people like him," said On this day in 1995: Eric Cantona's infamous kung-fu kick at Selhurst Park. 28 years ago today, Eric Cantona further cemented his status as a Manchester United legend when he launched himself at a racist fan in the stands at Selhurst Park. The match between the Red Devils and Crystal Palace ended 1-1, though it's unlikely the score made Twenty years on, the kung-fu kick former Manchester United striker Eric Cantona launched at Crystal Palace fan Matthew Simmons, moments after being sent off at Selhurst Park, still resonates as |erh| hkv| sth| bwi| koq| mnr| kmq| zou| fjm| bpl| pas| axf| onr| dsq| nkp| yqs| mxf| urw| nvk| ohj| nle| yty| fvu| mgv| rye| cmn| qok| tjr| wso| xyu| vpw| vmg| wuf| mln| wja| lne| lai| wvc| kbx| wnx| wgu| abj| ije| wjw| qwu| kzf| jlm| bvq| kvw| mwq|