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BUENOS AIRES - Disappointment at losing his first choice place for Argentina and exhaustion have led Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez - formely of West Ham and Manchester United - to consider retirement after the World Cup, despite being only 25, usually a peak age in a footballer's career.

"My chance passed. I had my possibility and I couldn't take advantage of it. When the team needed goals I couldn't provide them," Tevez said.

"So it's logical that other lads should be in front of me," he added of players like Gonzalo Higuain, now coach Diego Maradona's first choice as central striker.

Tevez, speaking to Argentine reporters in Madrid where Maradona's team face Spain in a friendly on Saturday, said retirement had crossed his mind.

"It's complicated, there's my family, the desire to return to Boca Juniors, but I think about it. It crosses my mind to hang up my boots if we win the World Cup, although I have a contract (with Manchester City) until 2014," he said.

"I'm a bit tired of so much football, so much football. I want to enjoy my family a bit. I'm very keen to stop and get a bit of calm. I've already won a lot. Living for football has saturated me."

Tevez has been very successful already, being voted South American footballer of the year three times in a row, winning the Libertadores Cup and the world club title with Boca in 2003, the Brazilian league title with Corinthians in 2005 and an Olympic gold medal with Argentina in 2004.

In England, he helped West Ham avoid relegation in 2007 and Manchester United lift two Premier League titles and be crowned European and world club champions last year.

Tevez, who last month said he sometimes wanted to quit the national team, added that he got fed up with criticism of Maradona's side as they struggled in the World Cup qualifiers.

"We were criticised a lot, sometimes rightly so, but to have people say we didn't play well because of the money or we don't love the (Argentina) shirt, don't sing the national anthem, there's a lot of ill will," Tevez said.

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But he wanted more football, didn't he?

I Don't Care abt Argentina in the WC, except maybe that they should qualify so that we can have competitive WC Finals... England All the Way!


Oh and yeah, Tevez is not right in the head..

well then it was better if he was at United ,a few substitute appearances were gud enough,wats the use of calling for more futbal and then sayin this too much and i want to retire?

Navpreet wrote:

I Don't Care abt Argentina in the WC, except maybe that they should qualify so that we can have competitive WC Finals... England All the Way!


Oh and yeah, Tevez is not right in the head..

In all fairness England will again go crashing down. They are big time bottlers although Capello might take them to a semi at most.

ankit7 wrote:

well then it was better if he was at United ,a few substitute appearances were gud enough,wats the use of calling for more futbal and then sayin this too much and i want to retire?

No use but he is pure stupid.

the main thing dat he is pissed at is dat he is still not d regular starter for manshitty :lol!
....but cudn say it infront of media bcoz money has shut his mouth...

mrportuguese wrote:

the main thing dat he is pissed at is dat he is still not d regular starter for manshitty :lol!
....but cudn say it infront of media bcoz money has shut his mouth...

No. I don't think that is the main reason. He is really thick to observe all that.