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United confirm Tevez exit

Author: Rose Young
Date: 21/06/2009

Manchester United have revealed that Carlos Tevez is leaving the club despite being offered a five-year contract.

The future of the Argentina striker has been the subject of intense speculation as his two-year loan deal was set to expire this month.

Initial reports claimed that United were unwilling to make the £30million payment to the owners of Tevez's economic rights to make the loan deal into a permanent transfer.

But although the Red Devils have revealed that Tevez is on his way out of Old Trafford, they have denied being unwilling to sign him on a permanent basis.

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Elsewhere, Chelsea are to appeal the Champions League bans handed down to Didier Drogba and Jose Bosingwa by UEFA.

Striker Drogba was banned for four games and handed a further two-match suspended punishment after his angry reaction to Chelsea's semi-final exit at the hands of Barcelona.

The Ivory Coast international faced up to Norwegian referee Tom Henning Ovrebo at the final whistle of the 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge, after Barca had scored a dramatic late equaliser to reach the final of away goals.

Bosingwa was banned for three games for his post-match outburst, having referred to the match official as a cheat before later retracting his comments.

Chelsea have now confirmed they are to appeal the bans and also the £85,000 fine they were handed for the improper conduct of players and fans.

Arsenal have completed the signing of Belgium international defender Thomas Vermaelen for an undisclosed fee from Dutch club Ajax.

The versatile 23-year-old has penned a long-term contract with the Gunners.

Wigan Athletic's new manager, Roberto Martinez, has made his first signing since taking charge, snapping up Espanyol midfielder Jordi Gomez on a three-year contract.

In Formula One, the FIA are to launch legal proceedings against the eight teams who have threatened to walk away from the sport next season due to concerns over budgetary limitations.

Ferrari, McLaren, Renault, Toyota, BMW Sauber, Brawn GP, Red Bull Racing and Toro Rosso have all decided to withdraw from Formula One next season and have threatened to set up a breakaway circus.

The FIA's latest statement confirmed: "The actions of FOTA (F1 Teams Association) as a whole, and Ferrari in particular, amount to serious violations of law including willful interference with contractual relations, direct breaches of Ferrari's legal obligations and a grave violation of competition law.

"Preparations for the 2010 FIA Formula One World Championship continue, but publication of the final 2010 entry list will be put on hold while the FIA asserts its legal rights."

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