Vincent Kompany out of Euro 2016: Manchester City and Belgium captain to miss finals through injury
Belgium and Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany has confirmed that he will miss Euro 2016 after suffering yet another injury setback.
Kompany, 30, has struggled throughout the season with a number of injury problems, and lasted just six minutes after limping out of City's Champions League semi-final defeat at Real Madrid on Wednesday.
The centre-back was reported to have flown to Barcelona on Thursday to seek specialist help regarding his groin injury, but has now admitted defeat in his hopes to be fit for when the European Championships kick off in France on June 10.
Kompany released a Facebook post on Saturday evening which read: "I'll miss the Euros. To me that's very sad news.
"So I could be standing here, feeling sorry for myself. I could fear for my career, as others may do. I could give up.
"That is not me. I decide on my future. There is a bigger picture to everything in life and only failing to see it, will cause me to fail.
"I am a hard worker and a fighter and if you are too, then you know that, to people like us, success can come in many forms. We trust ourselves when the going gets tough.
"I trust my friends and teammates to do well and do us proud at the next European Championships in France. I am now officially their most fervent supporter and I will be there to support them.
"Written from my hospital bed, never giving up."
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