Detox. No, Eric Cantona didn’t say he would rather watch the Columbo series than the FIFA World Cup matches in Qatar.

Since September 12, a letter signed Eric Cantona has been massively relayed on social networks and by many media. The former player of the France team writes: reluctantly, I made my decision (…) I will not watch a single match of this world cup. In a style reminiscent of his famous outspokenness, the player describes the competition in Qatar as ” ecological aberration “, of ” grand masquerade “motivated by” the money “. For the former teammate of Didier Deschamps, ” that France wins, loses, nothing to square! In life, there are things much more important than football! Instead, I’ll rewatch all the episodes of Columbo, it’s been a long time since I’ve seen them. »

The content of the letter was quickly picked up by many newspapers. ” Cantona will watch Columbo rather than the World Cup in Qatar writes So Foot. ” In a letter relayed on social networks, Éric Cantona announced his choice not to watch any match of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar “resumes BFM TV.

Yet these words are not those of the man nicknamed the King in Manchester. Contacted by Désintox, the brother of the former player, who takes care of his business, explains that this letter “has never been posted by Éric Cantona. The impersonator caricatured an interview that Eric had given in January where he actually criticized the appointment of Qatar and its excesses.

Indeed, the comments made in this fake letter echo those of the player in an interview with the Daily Mail published in January 2022. Eric Cantona confirmed there that he would not watch the World Cup, believing that this tournament “is not a real World Cup” because of the exploitation of foreign workers. All without mentioning Inspector Columbo.

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