Moments of Mario Balotelli madness

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November 10, 2016 1:02 PM

Here are the top 10 Mario Balotelli madness in football.

Mario Balotelli has been of good behaviour in recent times, soaring through an air of form with OGC Nice in the French Ligue 1. He is quite on a scoring spree, ain’t he?

Fact or fiction, these moments are the top moments that will have you chuckling to yourself and remembering how lucky we are that Mario Balotelli is no longer much of the troublemaker we know. (Or maybe don’t just stop holding your breath yet)

1. Mario Balotelli had to be separated from Manchester City teammate Jerome Boateng after the two players were involved in a furious bust up in training. (December, 2010)

2. Mario Balotteli stirs up a little bit of a commotion as he refuses to let Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson take a penalty in a Europa League game vs. Besiktas. (February, 2015)

3. BIB Fail! Mario Balotelli has failed to put on a bib on several occasions the most notable, he had to get a Manchester City staff member to help him put a bib on against Dynamo Kiev. (Mar 2011)

4. High-flying-Balo: In an Europa League clash vs. Dynamo Kiev (March 2011), Mario Balotelli carelessly flew into a tackle like a ninja and spiked an opponent in the midsection. He was red carded, City was knocked out of the competition.

5. Aside his dressing room spat with Yaya Toure, Balotelli also had an on-pitch argument with Alexsandar Kolarov in City's 3-3 draw with Sunderland. (2012)

6. He stomped on an opponent's head (January 2012) as he stumbled backwards and connected his foot with the head of Parker the Spurs midfielder.

7. During Italy's 1-0 defeat to Uruguay, Balotelli started the second half wearing the Azzurri’s old shirt instead of their new kit which was unveiled before the match (November, 2011)

8. In a crazy fight with his manager for showboating, he was benched for showboating and missing a wide-open goal in L.A. (July 2011). Instead of applying a simple finish, he tried an extravagant pirouette style backheel which saw his effort wide off the post. He was afterwards subbed and the pair exchanged angry words when Balotelli made his way off.

9. Why always me? One and only: The Italian posed the question that everyone but him knew the answer to after scoring against Manchester United following his fireworks calamity in October 2011 Amongst all the nonsense, it's easy to forget that when Mario is in the mood, he is one of the most gifted footballers on the planet.

10.The Hulk celebration: He scored two goals to win the Euro 2012 semi-final for Italy against Germany, including this absolute net-buster. What a strike! (October 2011) Mario Balotelli posed as Hulk in what would turn into a media photoshop frenzy! The 'Hulk' celebration was so popular that it even made it into the FIFA 13 game!

Written by Michael Adusei

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