Ali Mabkhout, the UAE’s all-time leading goalscorer, has become the latest footballer to join the Asian Football Confederation’s “Break the Chain” initiative to help combat the coronavirus.
The Al Jazira striker, 29, was included in the continental governing body’s most recent online video, in which he implored football fans to adhere to governmental guidelines in their respective countries.
Speaking from his home in Abu Dhabi, Mabkhout said: “I urge everyone to follow the local regulations and to stay at home, for our own health, for the health of our community, our families, the elderly, the children and everyone we care about.”
In the past two weeks, more than 100 Asian stars have contributed to the campaign, designed to emphasise the importance of the World Health Organisation’s guidelines in limiting the spread of the virus. The initiative calls for fans to stay at home.
Football in the UAE is currently postponed following a directive from the Football Association on March 15. The suspension, which covers the Arabian Gulf League, was last week extended "until further notice".
MATCH INFO
Uefa Champions League final:
Who: Real Madrid v Liverpool
Where: NSC Olimpiyskiy Stadium, Kiev, Ukraine
When: Saturday, May 26, 10.45pm (UAE)
TV: Match on BeIN Sports
The most expensive investment mistake you will ever make
When is the best time to start saving in a pension? The answer is simple – at the earliest possible moment. The first pound, euro, dollar or dirham you invest is the most valuable, as it has so much longer to grow in value. If you start in your twenties, it could be invested for 40 years or more, which means you have decades for compound interest to work its magic.
“You get growth upon growth upon growth, followed by more growth. The earlier you start the process, the more it will all roll up,” says Chris Davies, chartered financial planner at The Fry Group in Dubai.
This table shows how much you would have in your pension at age 65, depending on when you start and how much you pay in (it assumes your investments grow 7 per cent a year after charges and you have no other savings).
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Age
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$250 a month
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$500 a month
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$1,000 a month
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25
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$640,829
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$1,281,657
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$2,563,315
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35
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$303,219
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$606,439
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$1,212,877
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45
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$131,596
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$263,191
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$526,382
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55
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$44,351
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$88,702
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$177,403
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RESULT
Kolkata Knight Riders 169-7 (20 ovs)
Rajasthan Royals 144-4 (20 ovs)
Kolkata win by 25 runs
Next match
Sunrisers Hyderabad v Kolkata Knight Riders, Friday, 5.30pm
