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Manchester City’s Argentine (1) ____________ Carlos Tevez has seemingly ended his career at the club by (2) ____________ to play in a European Champions League match. City coachRoberto Mancini has insisted Tevez is 'finished' with the club. Tevez was named as a substitute in Tuesday’s (3) ____________ Euro clash with German side Bayern Munich. He wasangry that he did not come on as the first substitution. When Mancini asked him to play for the (4) ____________ 35 minutes of the game, Tevez refused, leading to an angry (5)____________ of words between player, manager and other team officials. Manchester were (6) ____________ 2-0 when Mancini asked Tevez to play. The coach wanted Tevez to use histrademark (7) ____________ and eye for goal to help (8) ____________ at least a draw. | | losing
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Tevez is a (9)____________ Manchester City captain. He has had a troubled time at City since controversially moving there from (10) ____________ rivals Manchester United in 2009. In December 2010 hehanded in a transfer request citing family reasons and a breakdown in (11) ____________ with the club. He said he wanted to move to London because it was nearer his home inArgentina, (12) ____________ a 15-minute difference by air. A furious Mancini said: "If one player (13) ____________ a lot of money, plays for Manchester City in the Champions Leagueand he (14) ____________ like this, for me he can't play. Never.” He added: "When one player (15) ____________ to go on to help his teammates in a match as important as this, it isvery disappointing." Tevez’s only post-match (16) ____________ was, "It is his (Mancini's) decision”. | | earns
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