How One Kung-Fu Kick Changed The Game Forever

Описание: In Episode 3 of And It’s Live! The History of the Premier League, we dive into a season where football was almost secondary to scandal, sackings, controversy and seismic change across the game.

Managers came and went at a relentless pace. Financial scandals rocked Arsenal. Paul Merson made a brave public admission that changed how football handled addiction. And then, of course, Eric Cantona delivered the most shocking moment English football had ever seen.

Alongside the chaos, the title race tightened, Newcastle made a decision that stunned the country, and the Premier League began to reveal just how different this new era was going to be.

This is the winter when everything accelerated.

⏱ Chapters
00:00 – Welcome & setting the scene
03:30 – The winter of sackings: chaos in the dugouts
14:40 – Everton, Joe Royle & old-school football logic
22:10 – Paul Merson’s confession & football’s first PR crisis
38:45 – George Graham, Arsenal & the bung scandal
56:30 – Andy Cole to Manchester United: a £7m shock
01:20:40 – Title race pressure & Blackburn vs United
01:33:00 – Selhurst Park: Cantona, rage & the Kung-Fu kick
01:56:30 – Fallout, media reaction & what comes next

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Hosted by Martyn, David, and Adam — this show rewinds the clock to the golden age of football. From 90s Serie A to peak Champions League drama, we explore forgotten stories, tactics, and the players that time (almost) forgot.

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