Tevez scores on Chinese Super League debut

AFP, SHANGHAI: Carlos Tevez scored on his Chinese Super League debut for Shanghai Shenhua as he started repaying wages that have reportedly made him the world's best-paid player.
The former Manchester United, Manchester City and Juventus striker struck from the penalty spot and had a hand in two others as Gus Poyet's team beat Jiangsu Suning 4-0 on Sunday.
Jiangsu finished second behind Guangzhou Evergrande last year but their horror start to the season was compounded when 50-million-euro signing Alex Teixeira was sent off in second-half injury time. According to Argentine media, 33-year-old Tevez commands a salary of 38 million euros ($40 million) a year at Shenhua, a figure that would lift him above Cristiano Ronaldo as the world's highest-paid footballer.
Tevez's signing in January came just before Chinese football authorities announced a crackdown on “irrational” spending including a cap on transfer fees, wages and the number of foreign players per team. Poyet said Sunday's win was the perfect response after Shenhua were dumped out of the AFC Champions League last month in a shock 2-0 home defeat to Brisbane Roar.

Tevez scores on Chinese Super League debut

AFP, SHANGHAI: Carlos Tevez scored on his Chinese Super League debut for Shanghai Shenhua as he started repaying wages that have reportedly made him the worlds best-paid player. The former Manchester United, Manchester City and Juventus striker struck from the penalty spot and had a hand in two others as Gus Poyets team beat Jiangsu Suning 4-0 on Sunday. Jiangsu finished second behind Guangzhou Evergrande last year but their horror start to the season was compounded when 50-million-euro signing Alex Teixeira was sent off in second-half injury time. According to Argentine media, 33-year-old Tevez commands a salary of 38 million euros ($40 million) a year at Shenhua, a figure that would lift him above Cristiano Ronaldo as the worlds highest-paid footballer. Tevezs signing in January came just before Chinese football authorities announced a crackdown on irrational spending including a cap on transfer fees, wages and the number of foreign players per team. Poyet said Sundays win was the perfect response after Shenhua were dumped out of the AFC Champions League last month in a shock 2-0 home defeat to Brisbane Roar.