Manchester City's Carlos Tevez has been charged with driving while disqualified and without insurance, Sky News reported on Wednesday.
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The Argentina striker was arrested last week and released on police bail.
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The 29-year-old Tevez, who was banned from driving in January, was stopped by police driving in Macclesfield near Manchester last Thursday.
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He was formally charged on Wednesday and will appear at Macclesfield Magistrates' Court on April 3.
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Tevez had previously pleaded guilty to two counts of failing to supply information over incidents in which his car was clocked speeding.
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As well as being banned for six months, he was ordered to pay fines and cost totalling £1 540. His legal team told Manchester Magistrates' Court in January their client did not understand the word 'constabulary' on official letters from the police.