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Last updated : 24 May 2004 By editor

It looks like French soccer legend Eric Cantona has put his shirt on England winning Euro 2004 as he strikes this arty pose.

Cantona drew a cross of St George on his chest and stomach with the typically enigmatic words: "You play to fight the idea of losing."

The former Manchester United star was idolosed by fans with the chant: "Ooh, ah, Cantona."

He showed he had lost none of his famed eccentricity as he stripped off to take part in the FIFA 100 Exhibition, which opens on June 2 at the Royal Academy of Arts in London.

The display features the 125 greatest living players, selected by Pele to mark 100 years of FIFA.

England captain and ex- United team-mate David Beckham also took part. He posed with a ball behind his head as if about to take a throw-in — and kept his shirt ON.