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MANCHESTER, England -- Yaya Toure retired from international football with the Ivory Coast on Tuesday -- and wont be playing again for Manchester City either unless his agent apologizes for comments about club coach Pep Guardiola.The midfielders representative, Dimitri Seluk, recently said Guardiola humiliated his client by leaving him out of Citys squad for the Champions League group stageThat irritated Guardiola, who said that since then Yaya is out.I accept if Mr. Dimitri Seluk came in a press conference or (spoke to) his friends in the media -- because he has not the courage to call me -- and apologized to Manchester City, his teammates, and the trainer, Guardiola said.When that happens, Yaya will be part of the group and he will have the same chance to play all the games.Until then, the 33-year-old Toure wont be adding to his one appearance this season, a virtually dead match in the Champions League playoffs. He didnt even make the substitutes bench for Citys other seven matches so far. City has won all eight games.What do I need to apologize for? Seluk told Sky Sports. Guardiola wins a few games and he thinks he is king.I dont say anything special, and secondly, I live in a democratic country where I can say what I want. Guardiola wont tell me what I say and what I wont say. My opinion is my opinion.An integral part of Citys team since signing for the English club in 2010, Toure struggled for form last season and isnt deemed fit enough by Guardiola to play Citys high-energy pressing game in the Spanish coachs first season at Etihad Stadium.Guardiola previously coached Toure at Barcelona, and sold him to City.Now City coach, Guardiola has showed he is not afraid of taking on big personalities at the club, having also sent longtime goalkeeper Joe Hart on loan to Torino for the rest of the season.I cannot imagine in my period when I was a football player (at Barcelona), my (agent) going to the media and speaking against (former Barca coach) Johan Cruyff, about this and about that, Guardiola said. Maybe its a new era now, the new period changing, but Im an old guy. I am old generation, and (an) old-generation manager has to make his players his job and trainers his job.Seluk is an outspoken agent, and even complained in 2014 that City showed Toure -- a four-time African player of the year -- a lack of respect by not giving him a cake for his 31st birthday.Today, (agents) believe they are more than they are, Guardiola said. If he has a problem call (director of football) Txiki Begiristain, the club, and they can talk. Until he doesnt speak, Yaya is not going to play.Seluk said he believes Guardiola should respect Citys history and called on the coach to also apologize to both Toure and Hart.Hours before Guardiola spoke out, Toure announced in a statement on his Twitter page that he would no longer play for Ivory Coast.He played 113 times for his country, captaining the Ivorians to the Africa Cup of Nations title last year.The fact that I am 33 now, the intensity of training and the multitude of games are not the reasons why I am making this decision, Toure wrote. Football is everything to me, and it gave me so much in my career that I no longer feel able to set myself new goals as a player with the Elephants of Ivory Coast. Cheap Broncos Jerseys . In Europe, top teams seem to be largely happy with their squads after spending nearly $1 billion in the off-season. 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Authentic Custom Broncos Jersey .Y. -- Paul Byron and Matt Stajan scored as the Calgary Flames started a five-game road trip with a 2-1 overtime win over the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday afternoon. NEW YORK -- Sure, Monica Puig would have loved another week between the Olympics and the U.S. Open to come down from the high of becoming Puerto Ricos first gold medalist.Then again, thats not how the tennis calendar works. Puig realizes that if she wants to climb back to those heights, shell need to figure out this sort of turnaround.For now, shes a 22-year-old who was seeded 32nd at the U.S. Open and lost her first-round match in straight sets. Zheng Saisai, ranked 61st, upset Puig 6-4, 6-2 on Monday.These are new waters for me, new territory, Puig said. Im going to have to start getting used to it.She noted that Angelique Kerber, the player she beat in the gold-medal match, was able to come right back from a draining run in Rio de Janeiro to reach the final at Cincinnati. Kerber, in contrast, is 28 and an Australian Open champ and Wimbledon runner-up this year.Shes been there, Puig said. She knows what its like. She knows shes No. 2 in the world. Shes tested the waters out a little bit.Im brand new to this.And back when Kerber was brand new to being a major champion just a few months ago, she lost in the first round of her next Grand Slam. Garbine Muguruza, also 22, struggled as well following her French Open title.A lot of people go through this, Puig said. Its not just me.She upset Kerber, Mugguruza and a third major champ, Petra Kvitova, on her stunning run to gold.dddddddddddd Less than a week ago, Puig was in Puerto Rico, riding in a parade with other Olympians through streets packed with admirers -- her victory a joyous respite from the islands economic crisis.Then it was back to the grind of tennis. When she took the court Monday, with plenty of Puerto Rican fans cheering her on, she knew she wouldnt be viewed as the player who has never made it past the fourth round at a major or the second round at the U.S. Open.A lot of pressure, a lot of expectation, Puig said.Once it starts becoming a little bit more of a habit, she added, then Ill feel comfortable.Zheng, another 22-year-old, upset Agnieszka Radwanska at the Olympics. Shell be seeking to reach the third round at a Grand Slam for the first time when she faces 59th-ranked Kateryna Bondarenko.And Puig will get back to working on how to start making some magical runs at the majors.I need to keep racking up as much experience as I can, Puig said. You know what? This isnt going to be the last of me. I know Im going to keep working hard. The Olympics was something that happened because of all my hard work. ' ' '