Soccer: Manchester City have fined Carlos Tevez four weeks' wages after finding him guilty of misconduct. The player has also been warned as to his future conduct following an investigation into his behaviour on the bench during last month's Champions League defeat at Bayern Munich.

The fine amounts to approximately £1 million (€1.14m).

The 27-year-old, who attended a disciplinary hearing last Friday, was also suspended for two weeks but that punishment is deemed to have already been served.

Tevez was suspended for two weeks while City conducted their investigation into claims by manager Roberto Mancini that he refused to come on as substitute during the game at the Allianz Arena on September 27th.

Tevez has denied those allegations and blamed a misunderstanding, saying he had merely refused to warm up, something he deemed unnecessary as he had already done so.

The club, however, in a statement posted on their website, have found the Argentinian guilty of five breaches of contract.

Tevez has 14 days to decide whether to appeal to the City board of directors.

“Following a detailed investigation and associated hearing, a disciplinary panel has upheld the charge of misconduct,” a statement read. “Five separate breaches of contract formed the basis of the decision by the panel.

“As a result Carlos Tevez has been fined four weeks' wages and has been suspended for a period of two weeks (deemed to have already been served). He has received a written warning as to his future conduct.

“Carlos Tevez has been informed in writing of the decision of the disciplinary panel, and the club has written to the Professional Footballers Association for ratification of the fine.”

The statement concluded by listing the five contractual obligations found to have been breached by Tevez, as follows:

1. An obligation to participate in any matches in which the player is selected to play for the club when directed by a club official.

2. An obligation to undertake such other duties and to participate in such other activities as are consistent with the performance of the player's duties and as are reasonably required of him.

3. An obligation to comply with and act in accordance with all lawful instructions of any authorised official of the club.

4. An obligation to observe the statutes and regulations of Fifa and Uefa, the FA Rules, the League Rules, the Code of Practice and the Club rules, including but not limited to breach of Rule E3(1) of the FA Rules (obligation on the player at all times to act in the best interests of the game and not act in any manner which is improper or which brings the game into disrepute).

5. An obligation not to knowingly or recklessly do anything or omit to do anything which is likely to bring the club or the game of football into disrepute or cause the player or the club to be in breach of the rules (as defined in the contract) or cause damage to the club.