Cape Town – Former Manchester United forward Eric Cantona gave a strange yet inspiring speech after accepting his UEFA President’s Award.
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The 53-year-old, going against the black-tie dress code and donning a red flannel shirt and flat cap, had the audience dumbfounded with his chosen words when taking the stage.
“As flies to wanton boys are, we to the gods, they kill us for their sport,” Cantona said.
“Soon the science will not only be able to slow down the ageing of the cells, soon the science will fix the cells to the state and so we will become eternal.
“Only accidents, crimes, wars, will still kill us but unfortunately, crimes, wars, will multiply. I love football. Thank you.”
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Draw for the 2019/20 Champions League group stage, made in Monaco on Thursday:
Group A
Paris Saint-Germain (FRA), Real Madrid (ESP), Club Brugge (BEL), Galatasaray (TUR)
Group B
Bayern Munich (GER), Tottenham (ENG), Olympiakos (GRE), Red Star Belgrade (SRB)
Group C
Manchester City (ENG), Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR), Dinamo Zagreb (CRO), Atalanta (ITA)
Group D
Juventus (ITA), Atletico Madrid (ESP), Bayer Leverkusen (GER), Lokomotiv Moscow (RUS)
Group E
Liverpool (ENG), Napoli (ITA), Red Bull Salzburg (AUT), Genk (BEL)
Group F
Barcelona (ESP), Borussia Dortmund (GER), Inter Milan (ITA), Slavia Prague (CZE)
Group G
Zenit Saint-Petersburg (RUS), Benfica (POR), Lyon (FRA), RB Leipzig (GER)
Group H
Chelsea (ENG), Ajax (NED), Valencia (ESP), Lille (FRA)
- Compiled by: Tashreeq Vardien