Carlos Tevez's English should be better than what it is

Footballers are no different from human beings.

You go to Holland, France, Germany, every community, the tiniest village, they have magnificent, pristine sports facilities.

In football, time and space are the same thing.

Football needs its roots, it needs its connection with the supporters. But those in charge seem to think they can do without them.

As a freshman at Miami I started of as a reliever for the first few games and quickly moved into the rotation as the Saturday started for conference play. That year was very successful, I was name a Freshman All-American as well as 2nd Team All-MAC.

When I got drafted I was sitting at home with my Mom watching the draft live on the internet when my name popped up on the screen. We both jumped up in joy and I immediately called my Dad who was out of town for work. Everyone was thrilled and then about 10 minutes late Matt Anderson (the Marlins scout who drafted me) called to give me the news as well and to start negotiating a contract.