“This award not only recognises his career as a player of the highest calibre, but also honours him for the person he is — a man who refuses compromise, who stands up for his values, who speaks his mind and in particular puts his heart and his soul into...
In this file photo taken on June 10, 2018 former French international Eric Cantona looks on before an England V Soccer Aid World XI charity football match for Soccer Aid for Unicef at Old Trafford in Manchester, northwest England. – Former Manchester United and France legend Eric Cantona is to receive the UEFA President’s Award at the Champions League draw in Monaco on August 29, 2019.
The 53-year-old, who won five English championships with Leeds and Manchester United in the 1990s and two French titles with Marseille, joins an illustrious list of previous recipients which includes Johann Cruyff, Alfredo Di Stefano and Eusebio. “This award not only recognises his career as a player of the highest calibre, but also honours him for the person he is — a man who refuses compromise, who stands up for his values, who speaks his mind and in particular puts his heart and his soul into supporting the causes he believes in,” said UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin.His career, which ran from 1983 when he first played for Auxerre to 1997, often courted controversy.
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