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The duo are inseparable rivals of the decade like any other sport has had in the past, Muhammad Ali & Joe Frazier in Boxing, Bjorn Borg & John McEnroe in Tennis, these two thrive due to each other, its almost as if they are parasites feeding of each others brilliance, trying to one-up each other on every step of their careers.

Currently the Portuguese captain Ronaldo has 69 goals in his account while Messi sits on 68.

Its just a matter of 'when' rather than 'if' the all-time scoring record of 71 goals held by Spaniard Raul will be surpassed.

The degree of competitiveness can be measured from the last 5 years since Ronaldo came to Madrid, he has netted 54 goals in 53 Champions league appearances whereas Messi scored 51 times in 55 matches.

Prior to this move, Ronaldo had scored only 15 goals in 52 appearances for Man Utd & Messi scored 17 goals in his 35 games for Barca.

It is quite evident that these two legends need each other. Ronaldo & Messi are destined to chase each other in the hunt for more trophies, achievements, records & goals till they finally hang up their boots. 

One thing is for sure, barring any injuries, the mark for most goals scored by a player in Champions League is set be exchanged multiple times between the two of them for seasons to come.

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Suresh Raina hammered one of the best T20 hundreds ever seen in world cricket. Feel sorry for KKR who piled up 180 in the finale, riding on their 14-match winning streak. KKR's bowling looked lackluster without Sunil Narine who was banned from bowling in the final. Raina brutalized KKR bowling attack but with such perfection, he launched 8 resounding sixes in his unbeaten 109 off 62 balls. 

The beauty of the sixes he hit over long off and long on against spinners cannot be described in words. Great use of the feet, high backlift, ball meeting the middle of the bat, perfect follow-through, it was totally copybook style.

Earlier, Kolkata got off to a blistering start thanks to openers Uthappa 39(32) & Gambhir, 80(52) who fired after a long time. Manish Pandey 32(19) & Yusuf Pathan 20(9) finished off the innings with a late flourish to take Kolkata to 180/6 in 20 overs.

Pawan Negi had a dream finale as he picked up 5 wickets for just 22 runs in his 5 overs whereas Ashish Nehra was having a nightmare, he was hit around the park going for 54 runs in his 4 overs.

In reply, CSK lost Dwayne Smith in the 1st over, but after that it was just Raina going all over the distance again and again. He murdered the KKR bowling like a butcher, getting to 50 off just 27 balls, duly accompanied by Brendon McCullum 39(30) nurturing together a partnership of 118 runs off 74 deliveries. Raina was unstoppable and a treat to watch as he raced from 50 to 100 with some towering sixes of the spinners. He completed his 100 off 59 balls.

In the end Dhoni sealed the title with a six, CSK getting home in 18.3 overs, thus ending Chennai's trophy drought after 3 years.

Pawan Negi was named Man of the Match for his five wicket haul whereas Suresh Raina bagged the Player of the Tournament award for his consistent performances.

UEFA has announced their modified disciplinary rules where bookings of players on a yellow card will be voided following the quarterfinal stages of the UEFA Europa League and UEFA Champions League.

“Following a recommendation by the UEFA Club Competitions Committee - in order to implement in UEFA club competitions a rule which is already in force in the UEFA European Football Championship - the Emergency Panel decided that, as of this season, all yellow cards from the beginning of the group stage will expire on completion of the quarter-finals” a statement posted on UEFA’s official website read., 

"Bookings will therefore not be carried forward to the semi-finals."

Xabi Alonso,Real Madrid midfielder had to miss the Champions League final last year after picking up his 3rd yellow card in the semi-final against Bayern Munich. However, he will still be unavailable to play in Real Madrid’s UEFA Super Cup tie against Sevilla due to his ban because of his celebration on the pitch during the Champions League final.

Roy Keane and Paul Scholes had suffered the similar fate when they had to sit out of the 1999 Champions League final for Manchester United.

Germany's World Cup-winning team returned home on Tuesday to celebrate the country's fourth title with huge crowds of fans. (Fans helped us win World Cup: Schweinsteiger)

The team's plane touched down at Berlin's Tegel Airport midmorning after circling the "fan mile" in front of the landmark Brandenburg Gate. (Runners-up Argentina receive Heroes' welcome)

Captain Philipp Lahm carried the trophy off the aircraft to cheers and a chorus of "Football's Coming Home" from fans gathered on the airport's viewing terrace. (Sepp Blatter gives 9.25 marks out of 10 for World Cup)

He was followed by midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger, draped in a German flag and sporting a bandage under his right eye, the result of a cut in the 1-0 win over Argentina in the final on Sunday.

From the airport, the team set off for downtown Berlin in a bus painted with the years of Germany's World Cup victories: The previous occasions were in 1954, 1974 and 1990.

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