As players reach the tail-end of their careers, they tend to realise: 'Oh, wait. My boyhood team IS a cash-laden team in the middle of the Arabian desert.' There are other footballers who move onto the suddenly fashionable MLS, while Carlos Tevez has indeed moved 'home' to Argentina. Still, his move was a strange one. He was in peak form for Juventus and could've gone on to achieve even more glory. Surprisingly, EA have actually boosted his stats despite the move whereas players usually get gently lowered as they move on.
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