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MOSCOW -- The Russian city of St. Petersburg said Friday it has fired the general contractor building a trouble-plagued stadium which is to host World Cup matches in 2018.The stadium, provisionally called Zenit Arena, has taken almost a decade to build, prompting Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev to publicly call it disgraceful. The stadium, which is to host a semifinal match, is set to cost more than 39 billion rubles ($620 million). Until the ruble dropped sharply in value in 2014 against the backdrop of international sanctions and a low oil price, the same ruble budget was worth more than $1 billion, making it one of the most expensive soccer stadiums in history.St. Petersburg City Hall said in a statement that it is firing Transstroy, the general contractor, over the repeated delays and cost overruns. City Hall also said it has gone to the police because it has allocated $39 million for the construction which has been unaccounted for.Over the years the demands of general contractor Transstroy came down to three ideas: we wont be able to commission the stadium on time, give us more money and dont control us, Deputy Governor Igor Albin said in the statement. The general contractor has discredited itself by breaking its contract obligations and dragging its feet on crucial production and managerial decisions.Along with the missing money, the city hall says there are only 1,200 workers at the construction site, not 3,000 as the city thinks there needs to be to complete the construction on time.The stadium was to be completed this year and used for the 2017 Confederations Cup.Vadim Tyulpanov, chairman of a Russian parliamentary commission overseeing the World Cup preparations, told Russian news agencies on Friday after a tour of the construction site that the city halls decision could mean that St. Petersburg would not be able to host the Confederations Cup as planned.Im not in a position to give advice to the city hall but I do think that replacing the general contractor six months before (the planned completion) is wrong, he said. If the stadium is not commissioned in December we wont be able to host the tournament in June.Tyulpanov said the stadium is 85 percent complete.State news agency Tass quoted City Hall spokesman Andrei Kibitov saying that the stadium will be built on time.We will fulfill all obligations for the construction on time, Kibitov said. St. Petersburg is getting ready to host the Confederations Cup, and the St. Petersburg government monitors this issue on a daily basis.Russian news agencies on Friday quoted Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko as saying that he trusts the city government and would not interfere.The governor has given his guarantees, training and test events are scheduled, and the Confederations Cup is set to be held in St. Petersburg, Mutko said. Yeezy Boost 350 V2 Citrin Italia . -- The proud fathers huddled near the Dallas Stars dressing room, smiling, laughing and telling stories while wearing replica green sweaters of their sons team. Yeezy Boost 380 Italia . 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You come [here], you owe a responsibility to the fans, our fan base and the organization -- to yourself -- the respect for this game to grind it out.Starting tomorrow were going to get after it, Collins concluded. And those that dont want to get after it? Ill find some who do. Because in Las Vegas there is a whole clubhouse of guys that want to sit in this room. And thats all I have to say.The loss was the Mets 11th in 15 games and dropped them to 57-57, but it was dispiriting to be swept by a team that arrived in Queens 21 games under .500.They managed just four hits to suffer their first shutout since June 28. And they gave up four more stolen bases (including one by pitcher Braden Shipley); Arizonas 13 for the three-game series was the most the Mets have allowed in a series since 1990. There was a wild pitch. There was a passed ball.Still, the Mets stand three games back for the second NL wild card spot but have three teams to leapfrog to get there.Collins might very well have been making the final move he can to pull his team out of a funk before it costs him his job. In leaving the room after the tirade, he did not take questions about his job security. That might have been intentional. But he also did not shirk responsibility for the state of the team.ddddddddddddhey got here because of the grind-it-out at-bats. Thats how they got here because thats how this organization has been built the last few years. We know its possible, Collins said. And yes, some guys are having a bad time, but you cannot say woe is me at this level. You cannot do it. Everybody is too good here.Nobody feels sorry for you because everybodys been humbled. Those who get out of it stay here a long time. Those who dont, you keep looking up and they keep getting a little time here and a little time there but they dont stay. I want the ones who can stay.Its my responsibility. I get it. I write the lineup every day. I am the one who decides who comes in to pitch. You know what? Thats my job -- Ill stand up and be accountable. Thats what I do. But I know one thing: There has to be passion to come and play. There better not be a sense of, This is what I do for a living. People who pay to see me play are going to see my best effort.According to some in the clubhouse, a few players also spoke after Collins got after them.No berating, nothing about that, second baseman?Neil Walker said of Collins meeting. Its about keeping the positive, putting the blinders on, coming here on a daily basis with energy and playing hard.Said Kelly Johnson: Hes the manager of the team. Coming in from his perspective, he can speak his mind and get out what he wants to get out. I think we have a good group of guys that can take it and learn from it, hear it and use it to get better. When you have a group that pushes back and goes in different directions, thats when things go downhill. But we dont have that group. ... This is one of the best clubhouses Ive ever been in.Collins didnt single any one player out for blame, but he did hold up Walker as an example. On his own fly out, Walker was at second base by the time the ball had come down.Thats how you play the game, Collins said. Not throw your hands up, stop at first at the 45-foot line. You play the game correctly. Every one of us is responsible. ' ' '