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Tevez to sue Souness over TV comments

  • 04-11-2011 12:12am
    #1
    Blatter
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    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2057339/Carlos-Tevez-sue-Graeme-Souness-TV-blast-Manchester-Citys-defeat-Bayern-Munich.html
    Tevez to sue Souness over TV blast after Manchester City's defeat at Bayern Munich


    Carlos Tevez is planning to take libel action against Sky pundit Graeme Souness in the latest fall-out from the Manchester City striker’s non-appearance in the Champions League defeat at Bayern Munich in September.
    Souness was critical of Tevez’s behaviour after manager Roberto Mancini claimed that the striker had refused to come on as substitute and would never play for City again.

    Tevez, who is keen to take the matter to court in what would be an unprecedented case against a TV football analyst, has received the backing of two leading media specialist QCs this week.
    They feel he has a strong defamation claim against Souness after City charged the player with refusing to warm up and failing to follow instructions rather than refusing to play.
    And the players’ union, the PFA, have ensured Tevez has been fined a fortnight’s wages of £400,000 rather than the four weeks City originally imposed.
    Souness said on Sky Sports, with clips still on YouTube: ‘I’m in disbelief. How selfish can you get? Tevez is one bad apple. He can undo all the good work that has been done at City. He’s a disgrace to football. He epitomises what the man in the street thinks is wrong with modern football. It is totally unacceptable. He’s a football player and he is paid to play.’


    Tevez has maintained throughout the saga that he never refused to come on as a substitute.

    Sky would make no comment.

    Daily Mail so slight pinch of salt at the moment, but it wouldn't surprise me if it was true.


Comments

  • #2
    yabadabado
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    Tevez really is a ****


  • #3
    Cypher_sounds
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,209 ✭✭✭Cypher_sounds


    Nothing surprises me with Carlos Tevez now, I will be glad when he retires from football which is sad considering the talent he has. If he hadn't of been acting the boll1x ever since the end of last season he could be top scorer in the league right now, awful character.


  • #4
    Paparazzo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,397 ✭✭✭Paparazzo


    It's amazing how I liked Tevez when he started in the english premiership compared to what I think of him now. He's level with Stephen Ireland at the moment.


  • #5
    killwill
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,785 ✭✭✭killwill


    Who translated it for tevez???


  • #6
    Brain Stroking
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    Two words: Eamonn Dunphy


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  • #7
    Blatter
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,832 ✭✭✭✭Blatter


    Brain Stroking wrote: »
    Two words: Eamonn Dunphy

    There must be a different law in Ireland.

    Dunphy would be bankrupt at this stage if libel cases could have been brought against him for abusing players.


  • #8
    monkey9
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    I'll assume this is nonsense!!!


  • #9
    UnitedIrishman
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    monkey9 wrote: »
    I'll assume this is nonsense!!!

    Daily Mail. Quite possibly.


  • #10
    JPA
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,813 ✭✭✭✭JPA


    Whenever I see articles like this I substitute Tevez for Kia whatshisname.
    I'd say Tevez hasn't a clue what's going on half the time.


  • #11
    Mikeyt086
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,825 ✭✭✭Mikeyt086


    Blatter wrote: »
    There must be a different law in Ireland.

    Dunphy would be bankrupt at this stage if libel cases could have been brought against him for abusing players.

    "Cristiano Ronaldo is a puffball" springs to mind.


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  • #12
    Blatter
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,832 ✭✭✭✭Blatter


    Mikeyt086 wrote: »
    "Cristiano Ronaldo is a puffball" springs to mind.

    He's said worse. And plenty of times at that.

    I remember he called Niall Quinn a ''creep'' in his vigorous defense of Roy Keane.

    He must have used the word disgrace(what Tevez is apparently unhappy with) hundreds of times.


  • #13
    tolosenc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,889 ✭✭✭tolosenc


    Souness has accused players of rape in the past, so it may be that...

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYg3hJdq96I


  • #14
    Sir Gallagher
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,836 ✭✭✭Sir Gallagher


    Blatter wrote: »
    He's said worse. And plenty of times at that.

    I remember he called Niall Quinn a ''creep'' in his vigorous defense of Roy Keane.

    He must have used the word disgrace(what Tevez is apparently unhappy with) hundreds of times.

    One of the funniest TV moments of all time.


  • #15
    mikemac
    Closed Accounts Posts: 19,986 ✭✭✭✭mikemac


    Not surprised the PFA stepped in and got it reduced to two weeks

    Clubs have tried that many times before and then the union has to step in for their members


  • #16
    MrStuffins
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,323 ✭✭✭✭MrStuffins


    Tevez is wasting his time here! It's not exactly libel though is it? Souness called him a disgrace and selfish.

    If Souness said Tevez was a closet homosexual, he has a case. But what is he going to say?

    "Your honour, i think you'll find if you view my recently taken X-Rays that I am, in fact, not an apple. Not to mention a bad one!"


  • #17
    _blank_
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    Has Souness actually been on Sky since then?

    At the time I thought to muself that Souness was in a very "RTE" mode that night, with his strong words against Poor Carlos.


  • #18
    Crazy Horse 6
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,474 ✭✭✭Crazy Horse 6


    Would'nt surprise me if Souness never worked for sky again tbh. They don't like pundits telling it like it is in England for whatever reason (libel?) which is the reason it is so bland and boring.


  • #19
    stovelid
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    Just sort it out in a bare knuckle fight. Souness would kill him with one hand tied behind his back.

    CT really sums up everything that is horrible about top level football today. The fact that he might salvage his career at city with a mere apology (if its not a ploy by city to shift onus on to him knowing he won't do it ) is a moral failure of staggering proportions.


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