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Former Manchester United footballer Eric Cantona has told a French radio station that his grandparents’ experience fleeing war has inspired him to house and feed a refugee family for “at least” two years. | Former Manchester United footballer Eric Cantona has told a French radio station that his grandparents’ experience fleeing war has inspired him to house and feed a refugee family for “at least” two years. |
“I’m organising that with authorities in Marseille,” Cantona told France Inter radio on Tuesday, explaining he intended to provide a small house, garden and food. | “I’m organising that with authorities in Marseille,” Cantona told France Inter radio on Tuesday, explaining he intended to provide a small house, garden and food. |
Related: Rabbis urge David Cameron to speed up refugee scheme | |
“If you house someone who does not have the right to work, then they need to eat too,” he said. | “If you house someone who does not have the right to work, then they need to eat too,” he said. |
“My maternal grandparents were Spanish Republicans who fled Franco by crossing the Pyrenees on foot. That being our story, it certainly played a role.” | “My maternal grandparents were Spanish Republicans who fled Franco by crossing the Pyrenees on foot. That being our story, it certainly played a role.” |
The man credited with sparking Manchester United’s period of dominance in English football has carved out a successful second career as an actor since retiring. He is currently performing in the stage play Victor at a Parisian theatre, and also stars in the film Les Rois du monde (The Kings of the World) directed by Laurent Laffargue, which is released in France on Wednesday. | The man credited with sparking Manchester United’s period of dominance in English football has carved out a successful second career as an actor since retiring. He is currently performing in the stage play Victor at a Parisian theatre, and also stars in the film Les Rois du monde (The Kings of the World) directed by Laurent Laffargue, which is released in France on Wednesday. |
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