He won titles at Leeds and Man United, but Eric Cantona was supposed to start at Sheffield Wednesday. It is the nearly deal of the century.

Sheffield Wednesday’s close encounter with Eric Cantona has gone down in club history as arguably its biggest ‘what if’ moment. News you can trust since 1887 Sign In ...

Things could have been so different for Sheffield Wednesday. The Yorkshire club, currently in League One, were the first English club to give a trial to French legend Eric Cantona in 1992. As you'll ...

He was "le one" that got away - and 25 years ago, fiery French footballer Eric Cantona turned his back on a move to Sheffield Wednesday after a bizarre debut.

“To even contemplate getting Cantona into our ‘little’ Sheffield Wednesday team was never really a starter, but, unfortunately, the story got kind of twisted. “There was never a realistic ...

Premier League legend Eric Cantona has admitted that he thought Sheffield Wednesday intended to sign him when he was invited to train with the club in 1992, not realising it was only a trial.

Cantona’s first experience in England was a trial at Sheffield Wednesday, before signing for Yorkshire neighbours Leeds. ... 25 years ago today Eric Cantona announced his retirement.

The 3-3 draw at Sheffield Wednesday was magnificent. ... Eric Cantona is so clever it's untrue and the lovely thing about special players is they're infectious.