Soccer Player Carlos Tevez Checked Himself Into A Clinic Because He Got Depressed And "Ate And Ate"

Today, in totally unexpected ledes, comes this one from the Daily Mail:

Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez has revealed he sank into a deep depression, developed an eating disorder this summer and had to spend time in a clinic."

And, in unexpected quotes ...

Tevez told the People: "I'm not the shit that they say I am. I had a personal crisis this summer. I put on five or six kilos and had to check myself into a clinic. I was depressed and so I ate and ate. Only my family and my friends know this.

Depressed Tevez suffered eating disorder and checked into a clinic over Man City saga [Daily Mail] (H/T Tomuban)

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