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MIAMI -- Chris Bosh has almost certainly played his final game for Miami, with the All-Star forwards latest health setback convincing the Heat that his plan to play again is no longer feasible.Just like that, the last remaining piece of Miamis Big Three grouping is gone.Heat President Pat Riley delivered the news Monday, revealing that the team is essentially out of options with Bosh -- especially after he failed a physical last week and wasnt able to get cleared by team and other doctors to get back on the floor.Chris is still open-minded, Riley said. But we are not working toward his return.Bosh did not offer any immediate reaction to Rileys words. He released another video through LeBron James Uninterrupted digital platform -- Boshs method of getting his message out in recent weeks -- a couple hours after Riley spoke, but there was no mention of what the Heat said about his status.Its not a mention of if Im going to play again -- its when, Bosh posted Monday to Twitter.If so, it doesnt seem like itll happen in Miami, and teammates said they were disappointed by the news.I never thought it was going to go that way, Heat point guard Goran Dragic said. Im always a positive guy. Its hard to accept that because CB, first of all, hes a great friend, a great teammate. This morning when I found out, I was in shock. But the health is first. Hes got a beautiful family and hes got to take care of them.Bosh is married and a father of five, with nearly $76 million left on his contract -- money thats guaranteed whether he plays or not. The Heat can make moves in February in an effort to get Boshs contract off their salary cap going forward, provided he doesnt play in the interim. NBA rules stipulate that a player needs to be sidelined for a year before a team can begin such maneuvering.Ive been talking to him all summer, James told The Associated Press on Monday, speaking in Cleveland at Cavaliers media day. Its unfortunate what hes going through, but I support him in whatever he wants to do. ... Thats my brother and I look forward to seeing the next chapter.Bosh first dealt with a clot in February 2015, one that formed in his leg and went to his lung. The next clot saga started this past February, when another formed in his leg and a CT scan later found at least one other clot elsewhere -- though Bosh hasnt said where.I love CB dearly, Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said Monday. It was tough to watch CB and his family go through this the last couple years. Your heart just goes out to him.Bosh wanted to return in last seasons playoffs, but wasnt cleared. Riley said any speculation that the Heat are deliberately holding Bosh out in an effort to get freed from his contract is misguided.We never, ever thought about that, Riley said. If we didnt care about Chris, we would have played him in the playoffs.Bosh said in another video earlier this month that Heat doctors wrote him off this past February when the second clot saga began, telling him then they believed his career was over. Riley strongly disagreed with Boshs assessment, insisting the team worked for months to help Bosh get healthy and back on the floor.He wasnt just written off. Was not, Riley said. That may have been his perception because he simply didnt want to believe whats out there.With Bosh out of the mix, that means 11 of the 19 players who got minutes for the Heat last season are no longer with the team. Of the starters from Miamis last game -- Game 7 of the Eastern Conference semifinals in Toronto -- only Dragic and Justise Winslow remain, with Dwyane Wade, Luol Deng and Joe Johnson all signing elsewhere this summer.Wade, Bosh and James were part of that celebrated Big Three in Miami, going to the NBA Finals in each of their four years together and winning two championships. Among the many framed photos in Rileys office is one of that trio, the players each having signed the print in silver ink with the inscription To Coach.Theyre all gone now.James left in 2014 to return to Cleveland. Wade left this summer to sign with Chicago, his hometown team. And now Boshs days with the Heat are done, barring some sort of seismic change in Miamis thinking or the interpretation of his medical data.There is not a next step for us, Riley said. 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And yet, just occasionally, even hes reminded that this is not his native tongue.There was the time at his opening press conference when he spoke of delivering titles. In Germany, the word title and trophy are interchangeable. He was not promising the Premier League but rather the sort of trips that will take Liverpool to Wembley on Sunday. Another example came earlier in this competition when, after the semi-final victory over Stoke, Klopp told Sky Sports that Liverpool will win the cup regardless of their opponent in the final. Sometimes I dont use the words will and want in the right way, he explains.The German word will is the English word want, so thats a little bit of the problem. Of course, I am not sure that we will win this but we want to, for sure. Thats the only reason you are part of a competition like this.Liverpool havent been part of these occasions enough. While its only four years since the club won the Capital One Cup under Kenny Dalglish, Klopp is still able to call it a long time without fear of contradiction. Expectations are always there at Liverpool.Raising those expectations can be a delicate balancing act. Roy Hodgson paid the price for dampening them, while Brendan Rodgers brought hope before crushing disappointment. Klopp feels like the man to unleash them, but he too acknowledges the scale of the task. Aguero v Sturridge Could this be the key battle in the Capital One Cup final on Sunday? The whole situation is a challenge, he says. Liverpool is a club with a big, big, big history and all the clubs in the world have a big history if the present is not too successful. If you have never had success then nobody knows how it is but in Liverpool everybody knows how it was. Thats part of the problem.There is a lot of pressure on the situation. Thats normal. The challenge is to stay cool enough to handle the pressure in the moment so that you can succeed in the future. It needs time, nobody wants to hear it but thats the truth, if you want to have success in the future you have to be ready to work now. Thats the job.There are many reasons why Rodgers lost that job. But for all the transfer follies, a final-day thrashing at Stoke, the loss of key players and Premier League matches, for Liverpool fans returning to Wembley, its memories of an FA Cup semi-final that will flood back on Sunday.The sight of a disjointed team tactically outwitted by Tim Sherwoods Aston Villa ended Rodgers hopes of delivering silverware and crystallised the situation at Anfield. If that brings bad memories, Klopps own return to Wembley sparks mixed emotions. Jurgen Klopps previous Wembley experience ended in Champions League defeat The 2013 Champions League final between Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich couldve been his crowning glory. But Arjen Robbens late goal denied his side. It was two things, one of the best days in my life and one of the worst days in my life, he admits.Thats how it is if you go to a final and cant win it. The qualification for the final was a great journey and to lose the final is not the best thing, of course. But its a great stadium so it was not because of the stadium. Everything is okay with me and Wembley.Although Klopp won the double with Dortmund in 2012, cup finals havent been particularly kind to the 48-year-old German. He still recalls Mats Hummels being denied a second-half goal that would have given his side the lead over Bayern in the 2014 cup final.It was a goal and everybody saw afterwards that it was a goal at a very important moment and it would have decided the game, he recalls. But the referee disallowed it and then they make the goal so you lose the final.Even his final match as Dortmund boss failed to provide the perfect ending - beaten 3-1 by Wolfsburg. So any empathy with his Manchester City counterpart Manuel Pellegrini, a man looking to bow out with a trophy, comes with a caveat. I lost my last final with my former club so its not a guarantee, he says.Just because you want to give a present doesnt mean you can give a present. I have maximum respect for the work Manuel did but we are not Santa Claus, they have a few other opportunities and if they want they can take one of these. I have maximum respect for the work Manuel did but we are not Santa Claus. Jurgen Klopp on why there will be no presents for Man City Klopp gives the impressiion that he fancies his chances against Pellegrini and its easy to imagine why after that 4-1 away win in November.dddddddddddd Liverpool overwhelmed City that day with an energy that brought the worst out in their hosts. They seemed sluggish by comparison.It was really good, says Klopp. It was one of our best games, for sure, but it was necessary against Man City because you cant play at 60, 70, 80 or 90 per cent, you have to bring your best on the pitch. Thats what we did in this game.Usually you use the last two or three games before to analyse but in this case when you have already played against each other you use that game too. We will do the same but its different. More important is the moment. That was long ago. Simon Mignolet believes winning the League Cup this weekend could have a similar effect on Liverpool as it did on Chelsea at the start of Jose Mourinhos reign Of course, in that time the style of Man City didnt change, they break the rhythm all the time, they play really cool and slow until they speed up and they accelerate and they have outstanding individual quality.You have to try to give them as many questions as possible in the game, so they cannot do what they want to do, whats easy for them, whats their plan. So we will be prepared, no doubt about this, and we have to show our best performance. Man City 1 Liverpool 4 Will Liverpool win again? Five clues from the last clash. Those performance levels have fluctuated more than he would have liked since arriving to much excitement in October. So whats Klopps verdict so far? Not great, he says. It could have been better, it could have been worse. But we feel in a good way, thats the truth.We know about all our problems. We know about all our good things that we have done until now. Of course, at the end we can say it is not enough points, thats how it is, but there are always reasons for this, thats all we can say.What I recognised since Ive been here, every one of the players is obviously keen to win titles, to win cups - its not possible for us this year in the league to win something so we have to be fully concentrated in this tournament. We have to handle the pressure.If you want something with all you have, it sometimes makes the pressure too big. Football is a game and you have to act like youre in a game, you have to gamble, you have to be cheeky, enjoy the game, if you only feel pressure then you cannot play your best football.How cheeky hell be on Sunday remains to be seen. There wont be a repeat of the infamous 1996 FA Cup final - I heard about this, one time in the past there was one Liverpool squad who came in white suits - but his squad will be suited up. And they will be ready.Its a final so its not important how good you are usually, it is only important how good you are in this game so its a big chance for us. Its a chance and thats all I need. You should not waste opportunities of winning titles and cups and Im ready for winning something. You should not waste opportunities of winning titles and cups and Im ready for winning something. Jurgen Klopp on the search for silverware this Sunday Im not the guy to sit here and say for sure, we will win it because I know football. [But] for all the effort of our supporters - the time, money and kilometres - they put in to go to the games, it would be really nice if we could celebrate this big thing together.And in the perfect setting? The name is a really good sound. Wembley, Klopp adds, appearing fascinated by the very word as it tumbles from his lips. Going there is one of the best things you can do in life - sports life - and one time is not enough.Im there for a second time… hopefully with a better ending.Also See:Lessons from Man City 1-4 LiverpoolKey battle: Aguero v SturridgeCapital One Cup final previewLiverpool handed injury boost ' ' '