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Do not go gentle into that good night, Old age should burn and rave at close of day; Rage, rage against the dying of the light. To say that the two of the greatest players of all time are not fading away despite ageing will be an understatement. The debate of which one is the greater between Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo looks far from settled after more than a decade and the two greats are showing no signs of stopping down. For instance, Cristiano Ronaldo is 34 and went to Serie A- a league known for being rough for attackers – for a new…

Sadio Mane scored twice as Liverpool ensured there will be four English sides in Friday’s Champions League quarter-final draw with a hugely impressive 3-1 win away to Bayern Munich to progress by the same score on aggregate. The Senegalese’s stunning opener was quickly cancelled out by Joel Matip’s own goal. But Virgil van Dijk’s towering header restored the visitors’ lead 21 minutes from time and Mane added a third with a diving header of his own to which an ageing Bayern side had no response. Here, AFP Sport looks at three things we learned from Liverpool’s triumph at the Allianz…

Jurgen Klopp said his Liverpool side proved they are “back on the European stage” after an impressive 3-1 win at Bayern Munich on Wednesday put them into the Champions League quarter-finals. Sadio Mane scored twice at the Allianz Arena to put last season’s finalists Liverpool through with a 3-1 aggregate last-16 win. “It’s a big step to get this club back on the European stage and I am really happy,” said Liverpool’s German manager. “If Barcelona, if Real Madrid come here, they know this is a hard place to win. “It’s a big step for us, let’s see what we…

We spend over 2,000 hours a year in close proximity with our colleagues, which means we may see our colleagues more than we see our own family. But the boundaries of when and how we should acknowledge our colleagues in social media spaces can get blurred. And no wonder: Although it may not seem novel now, employees communicating through instant messages, GIFs, heart emojis and a pointedly brief “k” is still a very young phenomenon. Facebook just turned 15 years old, and the first tweet ever posted was in 2006. Instagram direct messages did not exist as recently as seven years ago, and Slack just debuted in 2013.…

A cancer diagnosis can be devastating, regardless of the outlook. The news can also be hard on friends and family, as they struggle to figure out what they can do to help a loved one after the diagnosis. Beth Pauvlinch, who wrote about caring for her mother who lived with cancer in her book Two Women 1Disease, said various gestures, no matter how small, can go a long way for someone dealing with the illness. Small actions and encouraging words can mean more than you think. Curious about what they are or how you can help? Here are a few tips from…

Cristiano Ronaldo’s eighth career hat-trick in the UEFA Champions League inspired Juventus to pull off a stunning comeback against the Atletico Madrid. The Spanish side had a two-goal advantage from the first leg before they stepped in Turin, but their old nemesis haunted them again and knocked Los Rojiblancos out of the continental club competition. Astonishingly, since the 2013-14 season, Atletico Madrid have been knocked out of the Champions League five times by a team which had Ronaldo in their ranks (4 times for Real Madrid and once for Juventus). Ronaldo once again showed his class and helped Juventus to complete the improbable task of…

Chelsea players are “afraid” Eden Hazard might leave the club at the end of the season with Real Madrid reportedly interested, according to his team-mate Emerson Palmieri. Belgium international Hazard has been in excellent form this season for the Blues, scoring 13 goals and setting up another 11 in the Premier League. Hazard has long-since been linked with a move to Madrid and the return of Zinedine Zidane as head coach has exacerbated rumours of a close-season move. The diminutive forward has just over a year left on his contract and has previously claimed his mind is made up about…

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp acknowledged Champions League prize money is crucial to taking the club to the next level ahead of Wednesday’s clash with Bayern Munich. The Reds travel to Munich having drawn 0-0 at Anfield in the last-16 first leg last month, just about making Bayern favourites with some pundits. However, any score draw will see Liverpool progress and, having gone all the way to last season’s final before losing to Real Madrid, they are well aware of how financially rewarding a run in the competition can be. That added financial firepower helped them further boost the squad with…

Cometh the hour, cometh the man! Every single time the odds are stacked against him, Cristiano Ronaldo manages to shock everyone and pull a rabbit out of the hat. He is 34 years old, yet he is still depicting that you can rely on him to mount a comeback or to step up in the biggest of moments. It took two headers and a penalty to score his first hat-trick with Juventus, but it came when the Bianconeri needed him the most. They lost 2-0 to Atletico at the Spanish capital and very few teams have managed to overturn a 2-0 deficit against…

Juventus beat Atletico Madrid 3-0 in the second of the Champions League round-of-16 at the Allianz Stadium. An aggregate scoreline of 3-2 in the favor of the Old Lady propelled them into the Quarter finals. A Cristiano Ronaldo hat-trick was the difference between the two giants of football. After his performance, pundits all across the world hailed Ronaldo as the best ever to have played the game. Coming to the match, the first half started with Juventus being on top in terms of intent. That dominance was rewarded with a goal around the 27th minute mark, with Ronaldo rising above the defenders and thumping the ball into the back…