Mario Balotelli is the Premier League’s best entertainer... on AND off the pitch
Posted Thursday, October 27, 2011 by The Sun
Row ... Balotelli tries and fails to score with a backheel against LA Galaxy
And Balotelli had to apologise to Inter fans for appearing on TV in the shirt of hated rivals AC Milan.
An unsettled upbringing may explain the player's wild streak.
His Ghanaian birth parents, Thomas and Rose Barwuah, put Mario in the care of Italians Francesco and Silvio Balotelli when he was aged two.
Mario claims they "abandoned" him. But the Barwuah's claim they only let the Balotellis foster him because they could help with medical care for Mario, who had problems with his intestines.
Mancini, who had also managed Balotelli at Inter, believed that he could tame Balotelli's wild ways when he signed him for Man City.
It quickly proved to be optimistic.
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