Carlos Tevez's unveiling at Boca Juniors was third biggest in football history

Updated 15/07/2015 at 14:49 GMT

Carlos Tevez entered football's hall of fame on Monday after it was revealed that his Boca Juniors unveiling is the third biggest in football history.

Carlos Tevez

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An estimated 60,000 people packed La Bombonera to welcome Tevez home from a decade abroad playing for the likes of Manchester United and Juventus.

The Argentine striker will wear the number 10 shirt previously worn by Diego Maradona and it was confirmed after his unveiling that the ceremony was the third biggest in football history, behind Cristiano Ronaldo and the aforementioned Maradona.

Here are the top 10 football player unveilings:

Premier League

Premier League Preview: Pochettino, Klopp, Arteta and Guardiola look ahead to weekend games

00:01:53

11 hours ago

Cristiano Ronaldo to Real Madrid in 2009: 80,000 people

Diego Maradona to Napoli in 1984: 75,000

Carlos Tevez to Boca in 2015: 60,000

Kaka to Real Madrid in 2009: 50,000

James Rodriguez to Real Madrid in 2014: 45,000

Fernando Torres to Atletico Madrid in 2015: 45,000

Neymar to Barcelona in 2013: 40,000

Ronaldinho to AC Milan in 2008: 35,000

Thierry Henry to Barcelona in 2007: 30,000

Gareth Bale to Real Madrid in 2013: 25,000

Premier League

'My brain always takes me to the place where we're lifting the Premier League' - Arteta

00:03:08

12 hours ago

Premier League

Guardiola: 'I would have preferred to play the UCL semi-finals' rather than extra rest

00:01:17

13 hours ago

Premier League

Pochettino says leaving Chelsea 'is not going to be the end of the world' if he departs

00:03:06

13 hours ago

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