Tt proved a deal too far, for now at A least, but the mooted transfer of Carlos Tevez, a homesick Argentine footballer, from Manchester City to Sao Paulo's Corinthians for l00m reais ($64m) suggests that something is afoot in Brazil's most popular sport. Mr Tevez's deal was scuppered in part by the closing of Brazil's domestic transfer window. But his teammate Jo moved back to Brazil, as did Denilson, from Arsenal in London. They join a growing list of A-list players who have left rich European clubs to play at home long before they are clapped out. Some of the best are now disinclined to leave in the first place. ' Neymar, of Santos, seems to have opted to stay at home and make money from charging advertisers to allow his mohi-can to appear on billboards, rather than seek a fortune in Europe.
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