Former Manchester United striker Carlos Tevez reveals the reason. Why he didn’t speak English at all for over two years at Old Trafford was because he was loyal to Argentina. Therefore resenting the empire in the case of the war for the Falkland Islands.
The dispute between Argentina and the United Kingdom in the British holdings of the South Atlantic Ocean in the early ’80s.
With military might, Britain won the 74-day war for the deaths of 255 personnel. While Argentina lost 649 UFABET.
Because Tevez has an uncle who went to fight in the aforementioned war and then returned to his hometown in fear and became an alcoholic. That made Tevez not eager to learn the language of the enemy nation.
“I don’t want to study English. I want them to come and study Spanish.” Interview with ‘dsports radio’.
“There was an uncle who played for River Plate. He was the only one in our family who supported ‘Mionario’. Because the rest supported Boca Juniors.
“He initially played for the reserve team. Then, in order to compete for the debut with the big team. He was drafted to fight at the Malvinas Island War (Falkland Islands).”
“You suffered so much after coming back that you became an alcoholic. It became something that stuck with me because we were close. ”
“Over seven years playing in England I told myself – I’m here to work. But will not learn English – that’s the whole reason. Never told anyone until now.”
Besides United, there are West Ham and Manchester City where Carlos Tevez plays.