Eric Cantona launches football-themed travel company with ‘3 day pilgrimages’ to stadiums

Eric Cantona is giving the prawn sandwich brigade a run for its money with the launch of his very own football-themed travel company.

The Manchester United legend has gone from dropkicking fans to taking them on holiday with Looking FC, a travel company that offers ‘pilgrimages’ to the world’s biggest football clubs and stadiums.

The package holidays last for three days and four nights, and include world-famous football destinations like Manchester, Liverpool, Buenos Aires, Paris, Milan and Madrid.

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The holidays include match tickets for massive fixtures like Liverpool v Manchester United at Anfield, Real Madrid v FC Barcelona’s El Clásico at Madrid’s Bernabeu, and a PSG v Marseille Le Classique at the Parc des Princes in Paris.

Also included will be ‘football chant workshops’, walking tours and tactics briefings.

The inspiration for the venture was to reconnect fans with the ‘passion’ of the game, as well as educate them on the history and the culture of clubs and stadiums.

Cantona said of Looking FC: “I would like to believe some people still believe in passion and in the soul of the game… And some people are still interested in the history and communities around these iconic clubs – the people, the cities and the stadiums.

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“Yet today you find some people are ‘fans’ of a club who don’t even know its real history – why the club was created and by what kind of people.

“I think it’s important and that’s why we are doing these trips.

“These Looking FC trips are a way to allow people to experience the euphoria of the games but also the passion, the history and the community around the clubs.”

Looking FC is a partnership with travel start-up Dharma, and prices start from £1,242 per person. For more information, head over to the Looking FC website.