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October 21, 2019 | Empowerment

(CNN) — At an event where Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Virgil van Dijk have been in attendance, who would have thought a 53-year-old man dressed in a crumpled red flannel shirt and horizontal cap would be the headline act? Former Manchester United striker Eric Cantona stole the show using a bemusing speech, where he prophesied that humans would eventually become immortal and offered Shakespeare at Thursday’s Champions League draw. The Premier League winner abandon the viewer confused together using his acceptance speech after receiving the President’s Award in Monaco from UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin. READ: Barcelona drawn in Champions League’group of death’ “As flies to wanton boys are we to the godsand they kill us for their sport,” Cantona said. “Soon the science won’t just have the ability to slow down the ageing of these cells, shortly the science will correct the cells to the country and so we will end up eternal. “Only accidents, crimes, wars, could still kill us but sadly, offenses, wars, could multiply. I like soccer. Thank you.” Even the footballer-turned-actor slightly misquoted the Earl of Gloucester from the Bard’s”King Lear,” leaving the star-studded audience in a stunned silence, sharing awkward glances. READ: How the Champions League draw unraveled The world’s two greatest players from the past decade had no idea what was going on. Nor did the majority of the audience. Player turned pundit Gary Linekar, meanwhile, saw it for groups drawn in groups that were demanding. But given Cantona form for launch into monologues loosely based on soccer, we shouldn’t be surprised with this musing from the Frenchman. Back in 1995, after winning his fascination with a prison sentence for kicking the abusive football fan in the chest, he said:”When the seagulls follow the trawler, it is because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea” Whether footballer or philosopher, Eric Cantona never fails to entertain. Read more: http://midriks.com/twins-vs-tigers-mlb-pick-august-31st/

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