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Former professional football player Eric Cantona is launching Looking FC, a travel agency specializing in trips organized around the world of football.
The idea is to make discover cities around the world of the round ball during a match of Champions League or national league.
The opportunity to learn fan chants with local enthusiasts, to discuss the game sheet with great specialists and, of course, to experience the game in the best possible conditions.
Stays in Manchester, Liverpool, Milan, Madrid, Barcelona, Paris and Lisbon are offered for this first season, with eagerly awaited matches such as Manchester United / Atletico Madrid at Old Trafford, Real Madrid / FC Barcelona at Bernabeu and PSG / OM at the Parc des Princes.
Trips to Buenos Aires and Casablanca are expected to follow.
Everything has been designed to accommodate groups, but it is also possible to book a private trip for friends and / or family.
A seat in the most lively grandstand
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Our idea was to create the most exhilarating football experiences in the world, authentic, with soul
,” explains Eric Cantona, who designed each trip in partnership with the start-up Dharma. On the program, in particular, experiences such as workshops to learn songs with fans, the visit of emblematic districts in the company of historians or the discovery of street art frescoes. But also tactical briefings with specialists such as a journalist from
El Pais
for Real Madrid or the author Jean Baptiste Guégan for PSG. The highlight of the show remains the experience at the stadium, seated in the most lively grandstand: the Kop at Anfield stadium in Liverpool, the Virage at the Parc des Princes in Paris, Stretford End at Old Trafford in Manchester.
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Have you heard of FC United and what they stand for? Do you know the songs of Stretford end? Beyond its aestheticism, do you know the true meaning of Marcus Rashford's fresco? All this represents the very essence of football, whether you are in Liverpool, Buenos Aires, or Casablanca
,
”
says Eric Cantona
.
The accommodations are not from the world of football but are all of a relatively high standard, such as the Nyx Hotel Madrid, the Hope Street Hotel in Liverpool or the Marriot Victoria & Albert Hotel in Manchester.
The price for stays starts at € 2,290 per person for three days and three nights including accommodation, activities, most meals, guides and tickets to the stadium.
Flights are not included.
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