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Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning will not only have to answer questions about his future in the coming days, but will also have to clarify the severity of a reported quad injury. An ESPN report on Monday said Manning played the past month of the season with a torn right quad. The Denver Post somewhat refuted that, saying Manning played with a strained quad and not a full tear. A quadriceps strain is a tearing of the muscle fibers in one of the four quadriceps muscle, most commonly occurring in the rectus femoris. The ESPN report said Manning has a torn rectus femoris. Manning initially suffered the injury in Denvers Dec. 14 victory over the San Diego Chargers. He received treatment on the injury after the Chargers game and was listed on the injury report thereafter with a thigh injury. The 38-year-old Manning fell to 11-13 in the playoffs with nine one-and-done exits following Sundays Divisional Playoff loss to the Colts. Manning finished 26-of-46 passing for 211 yards and a touchdown in the 24-13 defeat. The five-time league MVP was left mulling his future after the game. My mindset right now is just disappointment after todays game, Manning said. I kind of need to process this game and well meet tomorrow, kind of need to process this game, so Im disappointed right now. Manning completed 77-of-121 passes for 990 yards, three touchdowns and six interceptions during the month of December. For the season, Manning completed 66.2 percent of his passes for 4,727 yards with 39 touchdowns and 15 interceptions. The Broncos are expected to discuss Mannings health in season-ending news conferences with coach John Fox and general manager John Elway later this week. Justin Verlander Astros Jersey . CNN and Gazzetta dello Sport reporter Tancredi Palmeri broke the news via Twitter Tuesday afternoon. Italian Football Association President Giancarlo Abete has also resigned, according to Palmeri. 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The Suns also sent guards Kendall Marshall, Shannon Brown and Malcolm Lee to Washington so the deal will work financially.Australias three largest cities — Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane — will host matches at Asian Cup matches, as well as the national capital of Canberra and the industrial city of Newcastle.Heres a look at the five venues for the Jan. 9-31 tournament (group in parentheses; groups listed at end):___SydneyStadium Australia, capacity 83,500.Matches (7): Jan. 10 — Uzbekistan vs. North Korea (B); Jan. 13 — Oman vs. Australia (A); Jan. 15 — Qatar vs. Iran (C); Jan. 19 — Qatar vs. Bahrain (C); Jan. 23 — Quarterfinal, 1D vs. 2C; Jan. 26 — Semifinal, winner match 25 vs. winner match 27; Jan. 31 — Final, semifinal winners.Sydney is Australias largest city and its Harbour Bridge and Opera House help make it the countrys biggest tourist attraction. The stadium in western Sydney, site of the 2000 Summer Olympic opening and closing ceremonies and athletic events, annually hosts the National Rugby League grand final and major rugby union tests.____MelbourneRectangular Stadium, capacity 30,000.Matches (7): Jan. 9 — Australia vs. Kuwait (A); Jan. 11 — Iran vs. Bahrain (C); Jan. 14 — North Korea vs. Saudi Arabia (B): Jan. 16 — Palestine vs. Jordan (D); Jan. 18 — Uzbekistan vs. Saudi Arabia (B); Jan. 20 — Japan vs. Jordan (D); Jan. 22 — Quarterfinal, 1A vs. 2B.Melbourne, capital of Victoria state, is Australias second-largest city and its most sports-centric, with Australian Rules football matches attracting hundreds of thousands of spectators each season. The stadium is the newest venue in the tournament, opened in 2010, and is situated directly across from the Melbourne Park sports precinct and close to the Melbourne Cricket Ground.____BrisbaneBrisbane Stadium, capacity 52,500.Matches (7): Jan. 10 — Saudi Arabia vs. China (B); Jan. 12 — Jordan vs. Iraq (D); Jan.dddddddddddd 14 — China vs. Uzbekistan (B); Jan. 16 — Iraq vs. Japan (D); Jan. 17 — Australia vs. South Korea (A); Jan. 19 — Iran vs. United Arab Emirates (C); Jan. 22 — Quarterfinal 1B vs. 2A.Brisbane, capital of Queensland state, is the northernmost venue in the tournament, about an hours flying time from Sydney and two hours from Melbourne. The stadium is home to the popular Brisbane Broncos, six-time champions of the National Rugby League.___CanberraCanberra Stadium, capacity 25,000.Matches (7): Jan. 10 — South Korea vs. Oman (A); Jan. 11 — United Arab Emirates vs. Qatar (C); Jan. 13 — Kuwait vs. South Korea (A); Jan. 15 — Bahrain vs. United Arab Emirates (C); Jan. 18 — China vs. North Korea (B); Jan. 20 — Iraq vs. Palestine (D); Jan. 23 — Quarterfinal 1C vs. 2D.Canberra is Australias new capital city, established in 1911 and designed by American architect Walter Burley Griffin. The lake which now bears his name is a focal point of the citys Parliament and downtown area and is about 10 kilometres (6 miles) from the stadium.____NewcastleNewcastle Stadium, capacity 33,000.Matches (4): Jan. 12 — Japan vs. Palestine (D); Jan. 17 — Oman vs. Kuwait (A); Jan. 27 — Semifinal, winner match 26 vs. winner match 28; Jan. 30 — 3rd Place, semifinal losers.Newcastle is located about 160 kilometres (100 miles) north of Sydney and can be easily reached by train or car in about two hours. The city has a population of about 550,000 and has two professional teams — A-League footballs Jets and the National Rugby Leagues Knights.____Group A — Australia, South Korea, Oman, Kuwait.Group B — Uzbekistan, Saudi Arabia, China, North Korea.Group C — Iran, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain.Group D — Japan, Jordan, Iraq, Palestine. ' ' '