Mario Balotelli Appreciation Thread

[mojo risin]

Right cant find the original one so thought i would start a new one with this email i got a few hours ago - total legend and this his list of things so far

Driving around Manchester dressed as santa handing out £20 notes
Turning up at a petrol station and telling everyone there to fill up their cars, which he paid for
Putting up 24 homeless people in the Hilton for NYE
Scoring twice and then getting sent off on his Manchester city debut
Survived a usually fatal disease at birth
£10,000 in parking fines.
Car has been impounded 27 times.
£300,000 fine for throwing darts at the youth team.
Won £25,000 in a casino, gave £1,000 to a tramp outside the casino.
Threw tomatoes at a Serie A manager.
Threw Water Balloons at a Serie A disciplinary hearing.
Started a fight with 4 bouncers after breaking the "no touching" rule at a strip club.
The "bib" saga.
Had a £120,000 Audi imported, wrote it off within a week.
Had his friend approach girls in a nightclub and say "Balotelli will see you now"
Sent to the shops by his mother to buy essentials for the house, came back with a giant trampoline and a Vespa and a Scalectrix.
Has started fights at training with Kompany, Boateng, Tevez and Richards.
Was frequently seen at the AC Milan superstore while playing for Inter Milan.
Went on TV wearing an AC Milan shirt with his name on the back while playing for Inter.
Whilst playing for Italy under 21's, he is fouled, he sits on the pitch for 3-4 minutes ignoring the opposition, his team mates and the referee.
He is then offended when he gets sent off and protests about it.
Winks at Ferdinand after FA cup semi final and celebrates in front of the United fans.
After the cup final on live TV, he says " I have been sh*t this season, am I allowed say sh*t on TV?
Was stopped by police going around his hometown of Hulme with £ 25,000 cash in the passenger seat. When asked why he replied " because I'm rich"
Had to be physically hauled away by Zanetti for refusing to let Samuel Eto'o take a penalty that he had earned.
Once broke up with a girlfriend via text whilst she was presenting a live show.
Slept with an Italian model while his girlfriend was downstairs.
Drove his car into a women's prison because he wanted to "look around"
Has connections with the Italian mafia, he has testified in court at a Mafia trial.
Once accused a child who asked for his autograph on the training ground that he was bunking from school. When child answered that this was the result of bullying, drove the child and his mother to the headmaster's office, summoned the bully from class and brokered a truce.
Brought his Ipad on to the bench for Italy's international against the Faroe Islands because he wanted to play games on it.
Was seen in a Manchester shopping centre "hi-fiving" city fans the day after City had beaten United 6-1.
Became the face of a firework safety campaign a few days after setting his house on fire from letting off fireworks indoors.
Hands £50 notes to strangers when out shopping in Manchester.
Chanted "Rooney, Rooney" at the prostitute who claimed to have slept with Wayne Rooney.
Italy had just brought out a brand new home kit, at the start of the second half for their first match wearing the new kit, Balotelli came out in the old kit, claiming he didn't like the new one. Nobody else had changed.
Turned the landscaped back garden of his house into a Quad bike track.
Age: 21

[Rimsky]

He's a headcase and honestly don't think he's worth all the nonsense! Think he's the worst of City's attackers by a good distance,cool as a cucumber with the pen but everything he did prior was brutal! Can anyone actually tell me the last time he played well for a full game?

[robbie fowler]

He's a headcase and honestly don't think he's worth all the nonsense! Think he's the worst of City's attackers by a good distance,cool as a cucumber with the pen but everything he did prior was brutal! Can anyone actually tell me the last time he played well for a full game?

He'd walk on to any team in the prem!

[roxi8]

Class act, always contributes something in every game he plays.
Sometimes it's bad but alot of the time its good quality stuff

[Rimsky]

He'd walk on to any team in the prem!

Obviously not,he's hardly first name down on the teamsheet at City now is he??? Think he's actually third choice striker,fit or not! At least half a dozen better strikersin the Prem than him

[robbie fowler]

He hasn't been fit the last few games. Before that he started every week scoring something like ten in ten.
Walk on for united chelsea arsenal and the rest. Kids got talent, he's just a headcase to boot

[BigDougie]

Says a lot about Balotelli that people are actually prepared to believe everything on the list. Doesn't matter if it's true or not, if you start a sentence with the words " did you hear about Balotelli .. " you can pretty much say what you like.

[Bish_Bosh]

Obviously not,he's hardly first name down on the teamsheet at City now is he??? Think he's actually third choice striker,fit or not! At least half a dozen better strikersin the Prem than him

Ballix!

[The Guvnor]

smashing player, smashing personality, seems to be a big hit amongst the squad and I'd have to disagree with you Hedger about not having him about a title challenging squad, he's not a disruptive influence on the field, not the greatest work rate but he's a match winner.

[no.7]

Hes at it again:

Mario Balotelli gatecrashes Inter Milan press conference

Manchester City's Mario Balotelli has gatecrashed new Inter Milan boss Andrea Stramaccioni's first press conference, during a surprise visit to his ex-club.
Mario's antics

• March 2010: Balotelli angers Inter Milan fans by posing in an AC Milan shirt
• March 2011: The Italian throws a dart at a Manchester City youth team player
• May 2011: The striker takes a bullied truant back to school and gives the antagonists a ticking off
• July 2011: Substituted in a friendly after backheeling wide when through on goal
• October 2011: Escapes unhurt when a firework is launched inside his home
• March 2012: Fined one week's wages by City for breaking curfew
• March 2012: Gatecrashes new Inter Milan coach Andrea Stramaccioni's first press conference during a surprise visit to the club

The 21-year-old striker unexpectedly walked in, to laughter from the crowd, and shook hands with Stramaccioni, who exclaimed: "What a surprise!"
Balotelli had driven to the Serie A club's training ground in a Ferrari to greet his former team-mates.
Stramaccioni took over when Claudio Ranieri was sacked on Monday.
Balotelli entered the press room as Stramaccioni was being formally unveiled as Inter's new manager.
The striker shook his hand and those of other people at the top table before leaving, continuing his reputation for unpredictable antics.
Balotelli knows Stramaccioni, who has been promoted from youth team coach, from his time at the club.
Stramaccioni led the youth side to a win over Ajax in the NextGen Series final - an international tournament for youth teams - on Sunday.
Inter Milan dismissed former Chelsea boss Ranieri, who took charge at the San Siro in September last year, after only one win in their last 10 league matches.
Following Sunday's defeat by Juventus, Inter sit eighth in Serie A, 22 points behind their local rivals AC Milan, who top the table.
Inter were also knocked out of the Champions League at the last 16 stage by Marseille earlier this month.

[Ronaldo23]

brilliant reading about him, nutcase, but hes over rated