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“John Terry is an exemplary captain, who has treated me very well since I arrived”.

A similar situation two years prior had seen Manchester City fail to win any silverware and sack then manager Roberto Mancini before the conclusion of the Premier League season and less than a year after the club had won their first top division title since 1968.

Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany backed defender Eliaquim Mangala to eventually prove his worth in the Premier League.

The former Stoke No 1, playing in place of the suspended Thibaut Courtois, made several crucial saves against Manchester City but was unable to stop the Blues crumbling to a 3-0 defeat against Manchester City on Sunday.

Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia on Sunday will be the venue for the Gold Cup final between rank outsiders Jamaica and pre-tournament favourites Mexico.

Mexico triumphed in Philadelphia to claim its seventh title in the Gold Cup era and 10th CONCACAF championship overall, while Jamaica missed out on a maiden trophy in its first continental final. Finally in the 80th minute Jamaica would score. And at very opportune time...

The match was not even physical at that point; Panama parked the bus and waited for the 90th minute, which is when the worst of the match arrived: an alleged handball by Mr. Torres inside the box, which only Mr. Geiger saw and called a penalty kick, which was scored by Andres Guardado.

For a coach in his position, the trick is to win enough in the short term to stick around to possibly see through those long-term results.

Or it can maintain the status quo, leaving fans, players and the U.S. Justice Department to continue questioning its fairness, objectivity and honesty.

But then El Tri started to find the gaps in the defense, and a yellow card for Jamaica helped lead to Mexico’s first goal. They may have fallen short of qualifying for an October 9 rematch with the U.S. for a spot in the 2017 Confederations Cup, but they also exited the...

Panama won the shootout 3-2 after extra time ended with the score 1-1.

Breda (The Netherlands), July 23: India will seek their first victory in women’s Volvo global Under-21 hockey tournament when they face New Zealand here on Friday.

It proved a protracted, frustrating and ultimately meaningless indignity for U.S. coach Jurgen Klinsmann and his players to complete this miserable week.