Silva, the City wizard who helped to redefine English soccer
(World News USA)

There`ll be no standing ovation in a full stadium for David Silva after his final appearance for Manchester City. He won`t be grabbing a microphone — Pablo Zalabeta-style — and making a triumphant speech to City`s fans, either. Not that it`s his style, anyway. Indeed, whisper it but there`s an outside chance, if circumstances dictate, that the man they call “Merlin” — after the mythical wizard — might already have worn the club`s blue shirt in a competitive game for the last time. Now, let`s take the best-case scenario: How about Silva ending his decade-long, era-changing City career by lifting the Champions League trophy as captain? Whatever happens over the coming days during the finale of...