Man City fine Tevez, who might take legal action against coach Mancini

Not all is well at high flying Manchester City. After their 6-1 trashing of Manchester United over the weekend the Sky Blues still have a matter to sort, the issue of Argentinian Carlos Tevez and his unwillingness to come on as a substitute during a Champions League match last month in Munich.

The club on Tuesday fined Tevez four weeks wages, which add up to around 1 Million Pounds, for what they say are five accounts of breach on contract, then as per signed contract there is "an obligation to participate in any matches in which the player is selected to play for the club when directed by a club official".

This as per the clubs stand point is not given. The following had happened in Munich that Tuesday night in September. English Premier League side Manchester City are guests to German Bundesliga giants FC Bayern Munich in the UEFA Champions League. Manchester City coach Roberto Mancini's side are 0-2 down and with about 35 minutes of play left he wants to make a substitution to strengthen his attack. The Italian wants to replace an off-colour Edin Dzeko with a fresh Carlos Tevez, but the Argentinian refuses for unknown reasons to come on. A verbal argument on the bench starts with other players also seen to be involved, while in an unconnected incidence the substituted Dzeko is angry and says some words towards his coach.

Tevez has 14 days to appeal the sentence, while his management meanwhile maintain that Mancini had not asked Carlos Tevez to come on against Bayern Munich and that such a move by the club is damaging to his reputation. And to project Tevez's reputation he could take coach Roberto Mancini to court in a defamation case.

Any such move would escalate the matter, but Manchester City stand by their coach and it looks more and more likely that Tevez will leave Manchester City in the January transfer window.


Here the original report from September 28: Scandal in Munich, Tevez refuses to come on as a sub .