Balotelli given number 9 shirt for Italy

[mcmanus]

Don't dare to criticise or the angry mob will round on you. The way I look at it; we started the season brillantly without him, ended the season brillantly without him and had a circus inbetween.

Oh really? Did you miss the ubiquitous videos of the last few minutes or are you having a laugh?

Balotelli is a rough Kohinoor, who is being cut every day by one of the best cutters in the business. Time will tell whether the cutter is successful in getting the most brilliance from the diamond, or whether the diamond will fail us and shatter, even in the hands of an experienced diamantaire.

Mario has a season with a Championship winning team to prove his brilliance and dazzle us all with his genius. Whether he will or not is up to him!

I needed the online dictionary for that. ;)

Go on Mario lad. More interested in watching him than anyone else.

 

[Unknown_Genius]

Interesting.. he decided to use his real parents surname on this UEFA tournament too..

Italian FA list for UEFA EURO has Mario Baruwah Balotelli on it.

I wonder if this means their relationship is improving? There was a good interview with Balotelli's biological dad a few years ago, he came across well and obviously still had great affection for Mario, despite their much publicised falling out. There was no trace of bitterness or resentment.

 

[MSP]

Hm, I had somewhere in my mind that he was with them once recently but not sure