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Player-manager Vincent Kompany in action for Anderlecht

Kompany calls for match appearance limit for players

Vincent Kompany believes a cap should be placed on the number of matches top professionals can play in a calendar year

Vincent Kompany: 'There is so much to look forward to'

Pep is the man for City, no matter what - Kompany

Vincent Kompany insists Pep Guardiola is the right man to bring further success to Manchester City - despite seeing his former club fall behind Liverpool in the Premier League title race.

Soccer • 13 Jan 20

City should get Pep's contract sorted - Kompany

Vincent Kompany has urged Manchester City to tie manager Pep Guardiola down to a new long-term contract.

Soccer • 23 Dec 19

Anderlecht fined for Kompany's lack of credentials

Belgian giants Anderlecht were fined the maximum €5,000 on Tuesday by the Belgian FA for allowing Vincent Kompany to coach their team without the required diploma.

Soccer • 15 Oct 19

Vincent Kompany gets a final chance to wave goodbye to Manchester City fans tonight

Kompany to watch his own testimonial from the sidelines

Vincent Kompany is to miss his own testimonial due to a hamstring problem.

Premier League • 11 Sep 19

Vincent Kompany after this year's FA Cup
victory for Manchester City

Kompany set Champions League goal in Man City farewell

Vincent Kompany told his Manchester City team-mates winning the Champions League was their next target as he announced he was leaving the club, it has been revealed.

Soccer • 16 Jul 19

Kompany feels he has had the ideal role model in former Barcelona boss Guardiola

Kompany aims to emulate Guardiola at Anderlecht

Vincent Kompany has promised to be "as driven" as Pep Guardiola as he embarks on a career in management at Anderlecht.

Soccer • 25 Jun 19

Craig Bellamy will work with Vincent Kompany at Anderlecht

Bellamy joins Kompany as Anderlecht Under-21 coach

Craig Bellamy has signed a three-year deal to become Under-21 coach of Anderlecht, linking up with former Manchester City team-mate Vincent Kompany.

Soccer • 20 Jun 19

Vincent Kompany will part company with Manchester City to take over at Anderlecht

Kompany to take up player-manager role with Anderlecht

Vincent Kompany has ended his 11-year association with Manchester City and been appointed player-manager of Belgian side Anderlecht.

Soccer • 19 May 19

Vincent Kompany left Manchester City on the verge of winning the title

Laporte hails City skipper Kompany

Aymeric Laporte hailed the influence of Vincent Kompany after Manchester City's inspirational captain struck a stunning winner in Monday's critical clash with Leicester.

Soccer • 07 May 19

Manchester City's Vincent Kompany applauds the fans

Kompany: Everyone was saying 'don't shoot'

Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany said he ignored calls "not to shoot" from his team-mates as he fired in from long range to earn his side a crucial 1-0 win over Leicester City in the Premier League on Monday.

Soccer • 07 May 19

Vincent Kompany pleads his innocence after tackling Mo Salah

Kompany: 'I thought it was a great challenge'

Vincent Kompany defended his controversial tackle on Mohamed Salah in Manchester City's 2-1 victory over Liverpool by describing it as a "great challenge".

Soccer • 04 Jan 19

Vincent Kompany: 'It came from the guts'

Title race still in Liverpool's hands, says Kompany

Vincent Kompany described Manchester City's performance as one of the best he has seen after beating Liverpool 2-1 to move within four points of the Premier League leaders.

Soccer • 03 Jan 19

'It certainly wasn't on purpose,' says Kompany

Kompany insists there was no malice in Lennon tackle

Vincent Kompany insists there was nothing malicious in his controversial challenge on Aaron Lennon in Manchester City's defeat of Burnley on Saturday.

Soccer • 21 Oct 18

Manchester City suffered a surprise first day defeat to Lyon

Guardiola ready for 'five finals' in Champions League

Pep Guardiola has warned his Manchester City side they cannot afford another slip-up as they resume their Champions League campaign at Hoffenheim on Tuesday.

Soccer • 02 Oct 18

Vincent Kompany's testimonial proceeds will go to help the homeless in Manchester

Kompany pledges testimonial cash to homeless charity

Premier League football star Vincent Kompany will donate proceeds from his testimonial season to tackle rough sleeping in Manchester.

Soccer • 27 Sep 18

Willy Boly 'heads' home the opener for Wolves

Wolves hold Man City for a well-earned point

Aymeric Laporte rescued a point for Manchester City as the champions were frustrated by battling Wolves.

Soccer • 25 Aug 18

Manchester City defender Danilo reacts to the 3-2 derby defeat to United

Dunphy: City are like McIlroy; all duck or no dinner

Eamon Dunphy says Manchester City "haven't a hope" of winning the Champions League as long as manager Pep Guardiola continues to ignore defensive responsibilities.

Soccer • 09 Apr 18

Manchester City's threw away a chance to win the title against their fiercest rivals

'We don't want to be clowns watching them lift title'

When Manchester United went in at half-time on Saturday, trailing Manchester City 2-0, manager Jose Mourinho had a blunt message for his players who had been totally outclassed as their rivals closed in on the Premier League title.

Soccer • 08 Apr 18

Vincent Kompany and Marouane Fellaini in action at Old Trafford in 2015

Don't downplay the Manchester derby, says Kompany

Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany believes the derby against Manchester United is the biggest fixture of the season and he would feel the same even if the two teams were not involved in the Premier League title race.

Soccer • 05 Dec 17

Vincent Kompany scores for City yesterday

Kompany warns rivals of an improving City

Vincent Kompany has warned their rivals that Manchester City are hitting peak form at just the right time.

Soccer • 16 Apr 17

A leg injury has sidelined Vincent Kompany

Kompany remains an absentee for Man City

Vincent Kompany has been ruled out of Manchester City's FA Cup fifth-round replay against Huddersfield at the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday.

Soccer • 28 Feb 17

Jonny Evans could bolster West Brom's defence for their trip to Arsenal

Premier League team news: Evans in line for return

The festive soccer season kicks off in earnest on tomorrow with eight Premier League clashes. Get all the latest team news for those games here.

Soccer • 26 Dec 16

Pep Guardiola insists that Manchester City must be 100% against Burnley

City's Vincent Kompany out until New Year

Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany is set for yet another spell on the sidelines after sustaining knee ligament damage, his manager Pep Guardiola confirmed.

Soccer • 25 Nov 16

Vincent Kompany receives treatment following a clash with keeper Claudio Bravo

Knee injury consigns Kompany to sidelines again

Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany is facing another spell on the sidelines with a knee injury.

Soccer • 22 Nov 16