302,000 fans back Eric Cantona for England manager; 282 vote 'no'

Updated 05/07/2016 at 15:42 GMT

Former France and Manchester United great, and Eurosport’s Commissioner of Football, Eric Cantona put himself forward to be England manager.

Eric Cantona.

Image credit: Eurosport

Cantona made his pitch in a video that has been seen over 15 million times across Eurosport's Facebook pages, with 8.6 million views and nearly 150,000 shares in the UK/Ireland alone.

We asked fans on our Facebook page to 'Like' to vote #CantoYes and support Eric's bid to take over the Three Lions following the embarrassing Euro 2016 defeat to Iceland.

Or they could respond 'Sad' to vote #CantoNo and reject the great man.

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The results were overwhelming:

#CantoYes - 302,000
#CantoNo - 288

*Number of Like and Sad reactions on UK/Ireland Facebook post, including reactions on shares

So, by an astonishing factor of over 1,000-to-one, the public have backed Cantona to replace Roy Hodgson - it's the stuff of North Korean elections..

However, it was not only fans who want Cantona, former team-mates were chiming in as well.

To add further weight to his claims, bookmakers opened odds on the 50-year-old becoming England’s next manager, with Paddy Power offering 200-1 while BWIN went as low as 66-1.

[STORY: Cantona’s odds slashed to 200/1 in bid to be next England boss]

Here is Cantona's pitch written form:

“Today, the self-appointed Commissioner of football declares his candidacy.

Here is my pledge:

I, Eric Cantona, potential future manager of England promise never to lose against a small frozen island where the goalkeeper is a movie director and the assistant coach is a dentist!

I, Eric Cantona, future manager of England, will pray to the Gods of Football to end the curse of the English goalkeeper!

I, manager of England, will ask the giant Harry Kane not to hit crucial free kicks or corner kicks but to be on the other end of it for the header! Especially if you are going to hit that f*****g free kick to the moon.

England's forward Harry Kane reacts during the Euro 2016 group B football match between England and Wales at the Bollaert-Delelis stadium in Lens on June 16, 2016

Image credit: AFP

I, manager of England, will not speak during matches with my hand on my mouth as if:

Number one: I have a big secret the rest of the world can’t know,

Number two: I am rapping some lines with my boys,

Number three: I just have a severe case of bad breath

Number four: all of the above

I, manager of England, ensure you that I have the right pedigree for the job. Indeed, I am born in 1966, the year England won the world cup. The one and only.

I, manager of England, promise to never criticize Wayne Rooney…unless he transfers to another club..

I, manager of England, accept to temporarily give up my official title “Eric the King” for a more humble “Eric the Boss”.

I, manager of England will bring a little bit of “Je ne sais quoi” to the team; I don’t know what exactly but it always sounds better in French.

I, manager of England, will take Sir Alex Ferguson as my special advisor and my good friend Peter Schmeichel for the assistant job. So for the same price, you will get Tintin and Captain Haddock!

So now, I suggest a referendum - another one - with these two options:

#CantoYES if you want me….. #CantoNO if, for some reason you don’t.

My future and yours are in your hands."

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