Carlos Tévez was sent off with a straight red card while playing a World Cup qualifier for Argentina last week, and Tim Vickery, the BBC's South America football writer, says that the ensuing suspension could ruin Tévez's place in the Argentina side. Tévez didn't start in Manchester United's Champions League match Tuesday home to Sporting Club de Portugal (generally called Sporting Lisbon, but announcer Derek Rae noted that the Portuguese aren't so, uh, sporting if you call them that), but he came on at half and transformed a sleepy Man U side that trailed 1-0. Tévez scored the equaliser by deflecting a Cristiano Ronaldo shot (at least he was originally credited with the goal; it was hard to tell from the TV replay, but it perhaps was an own goal), and Ronaldo scored the winner on a brilliant free kick in stoppage time. United clinched their group with one game remaining before the knockout stage.
As much as I miss watching Tévez in claret and blue, it is some consolation to see him shine on the Champions League stage.
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