Eric Cantona sentenced over assault

Title

Eric Cantona sentenced over assault

Genre

News report; Interview; Press conference; Vox pop

TX Date

31 Mar 1995

Year of production

1995

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Duration

00:03:10

Description

Clodagh Kennedy reports on the sentencing of Manchester United football player Eric Cantona to 120 hours of community service for attacking a football fan. Press conference with Eric Cantona responding only with a strange quote about seagulls following trawlers, and his lawyer Maurice Watkins on sentence being allowed to be served helping youngsters in community football programme; Harry Fletcher of the National Association of Probation Officers, on how the sentence will be carried out; vox pop with football fans outside court.

Contributors

Clodagh Kennedy; Eric Cantona; Maurice Watkins; Harry Fletcher

Keywords

Association football; Football players; Assault; National Association of Probation Officers; Manchester United; Eric Cantona

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