Under-performing Tevez takes aim at Chinese football


Football player Carlos Tevez attends a news conference after joining Shanghai Greenland Shenhua Football Club in Shanghai, China, January 21, 2017. REUTERS/Stringer

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Carlos Tevez has criticised the standard of Chinese footballers, claiming the country will be unable to match the sport's leading nations "even in 50 years".

The Argentinian striker, who joined Shanghai Shenhua in January from Boca Juniors, made the comments in an interview broadcast on French television on Thursday after a difficult nine months in the Chinese Super League.

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