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PORTO, Portugal (AP) — Jorge Costa, who captained Porto to the 2004 Champions League title, died Tuesday of cardiac arrest, the club said. He was 53. Costa, a central defender who made 50 international appearances for Portugal, was Porto’s director of football at the time of his death. The club’s said in its announcement that Costa embodied Porto’s values: “dedication, …

Fenerbahce boss Mourinho, who managed Costa at Porto between 2002 and 2004, fought back tears and paid tribute to his former captain at a news conference before Wednesday’s Champions League third-round tie against Feyenoord. “If he could speak with me now he would say ‘do your press conference, tomorrow play the game mister and win the game – forget about …