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Cantona explains criticism to Deschamps

Although Eric Cantona's comments about Didier Deschamps being racist were wildly unappreciated by everybody who saw the news, it seems like the former United player doesn't really care about the backlash he's been getting for such claims. Despite Didier Deschamps publicly accepting that he will take legal action after Cantona compared Deschamps Frenchness to how white and American mormons are, Eric just doesn't care. In fact, he double confirmed his claims and said the manager should feel flattered for the accusation. 

He wrote: "In this period of disorder and division, I would wish for all of France to be represented in the France team. For me, football is a great vehicle for integration and it can serve to unite, to unify. This opportunity was missed by not selecting Benzema and Ben Arfa, two of the best French players. Firstly, I think this is a mistake in a sporting sense. Furthermore, the European Championship – in France, moreover – is a festival in which there is an extraordinary opportunity to send a clear message to extremists of any kind.

"Incidentally, those who want to attach any label to me, or to use my words for their own purposes, I want to clarify that I am not a puppet of any ideology. I am an atheist: I am, and always will be, a free man! And what's more, when I speak of Mormons, Mr Deschamps should feel flattered: Ryan Gosling is Mormon and is the fantasy of every woman.  And for those who want to believe that I added to anti-white racism, my answer is nothing but contempt."

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