Carlos Tevez to face Manchester City disciplinary hearing
By Gadiola Emanuel - 12:27:00 PM
Tevez has scored 53 goals in 91 games for Manchester City
Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez is expected to face a disciplinary hearing by Friday, BBC Sport understands.
City launched an inquiry and suspended Tevez, 27, after he allegedly refused to come off the bench in the 2-0 defeat by Bayern Munich in September.
A statement released on Wednesday said: "There is a case for Carlos Tevez to answer of alleged breaches of contract.
"He will face disciplinary proceedings. Carlos will be required to report for training on Thursday."
After Tevez apparently refused to appear as a second-half replacement in the Champions League loss in Munich, City boss Roberto Mancini said: "He refused to come on the pitch. If I have my way, he will be out. He's finished with me."
But Tevez said the dispute was a "misunderstanding" and
"confusion on the bench", with the Argentina international feeling his
disagreement with Mancini was over warming up and not a refusal to play.
City suspended Tevez for two weeks while they conducted an inquiry, calling the forward to the club for questioning on Monday
Professional Footballers' Association chief executive Gordon
Taylor told BBC Sport: "Manchester City have conducted things in a
proper manner and they feel the evidence, as far as I am aware of,
justifies a charge.
"There are a number of options to consider but ideally I would like a situation where both parties can walk away from it.
"The transfer window is not open until January. We've got the
position of the manager and the position of the player to consider when
trying to make sure both sides of the dispute can keep their heads up
high.
"The most extreme option could be termination if the evidence
justifies that or it could be a suspension without pay, or a fine. That
fine could be anything from two weeks up to six weeks, with the
approval of the PFA."
Tevez has scored 53 goals in 91 appearances since joining City in the summer of 2009.
In May, he captained Mancini's side as they beat Stoke City
in the FA Cup final at Wembley to win the club's first major trophy in
35 years.
However, Tevez has twice asked for a transfer away from Manchester.
His first request, which was later withdrawn, came in December 2010 when the former West Ham man said he was homesick.
Tevez again asked to leave City in July, citing family
reasons, and looked set to move before a proposed deal with Brazilian
side Corinthians fell through.
A move elsewhere failed to materialise and BBC Sport learned
that Tevez, who has failed to score in five appearances this season, had
given up on leaving City before the end of the summer transfer window.
by BBC sports 
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