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'A footballer can live six months or a year without getting paid': Carlos Tevez urges elite players to take pay cuts in bid to help clubs through financial trouble due to coronavirus

Former Manchester United, Manchester City and West Ham forward Carlos Tevez believes top-flight footballers should offer to cut their wages during the coronavirus crisis.

Argentina's Superliga was one of the last domestic competitions to announce a suspension on March 17 and Tevez, who now plays for Boca Juniors, is on hiatus after the government announced a nationwide lockdown.

Barcelona's squad including Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez have all taken a 70 per cent wage cut to ensure the club can continue to operate during the lockdown in Spain, while players such as Cristiano Ronaldo, Kylian Mbappe and Robert Lewandowski have all made donations to support organisations battling the spread of COVID-19.