Carlos Tevez, from Fort Apache misery to mega-money
Published : Saturday, 31 December, 2016 at 12:00 AM Count : 673
Buenos Aires, Dec 30: From the violent streets of Buenos Aires' notorious Fort Apache, the son of an alcoholic mother and without money to even buy a pair of boots, Carlos Tevez is now football's biggest earner. The fiery Argentine striker, who will bank a mind-boggling 38 million euros a year with Chinese super club Shanghai Shenhua, has come a long way in his 32 years. Abandoned by his parents, Tevez was adopted by his uncle Segundo Tevez who he quickly learned to call 'papa'. Thanks to Segundo, the young Tevez found a way out of the everyday bloodshed which was a depressing way of life for his neighbourhood, family and friends. On one occasion, his best pal was gunned down and killed by a bullet in the head in a shootout with police following an