Tevez backed by PFA chief

THE Professional Footballers Association (PFA) have backed Carlos Tevez in his increasingly bitter battle with Manchester City.

The players’ union yesterday issued a statement supporting the Argentinian’s insistence that he did not refuse to play in the Champions League loss at Bayern Munich last month.

City this week fined Tevez four weeks’ wages — believed to be around £800,000 — for misconduct after finding him guilty of five breaches of contract.