Tevez charged after driving offence

Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez has been charged by police with driving with his license suspended and without insurance.

The Argentina striker was arrested last week and released on police bail.

The 29-year-old Tevez, who was banned from driving in January, was stopped by police driving in Macclesfield near Manchester last Thursday.

He was formally charged yesterday and will appear at Macclesfield Magistrates’ Court on April 3.

Tevez had previously pleaded guilty to two counts of failing to supply information over incidents in which his car was clocked speeding. As well as being banned for six months, he was ordered to pay fines and cost totalling 2,300 dollars

Tevez scored a hat-trick for City in a 5-0 win over Barnsley in the FA Cup quarterfinals on Saturday, taking his season’s tally in all competitions to 15.