Mario Balotelli: the ups and downs of a difficult child

In Italian football, as nowhere else in the world, a lot of talented players that have great potential and at the same time terribly ill-tempered. Which cost Antonio Cassano - one of the most skilful players, "A" series, which, despite this, managed to induce self-hatred a good half of their fans behavior. Provocations Marco Materazzi also entered the history of world football.

However, all these colorful characters pale in comparison to the great and terrible Mario Balotelli. Biography player is notable not only and not so much his sporting exploits, as all sorts of scandals and silly antics.

A difficult childhood

Next scorer was born in 1990 in Palermo, when Italy hosted the FIFA World Cup. Mario childhood was not straightforward. A child from a family of immigrants from Ghana, he underwent major surgery on his stomach in the age of two.

The parents were unable to pay for expensive medical treatment and transferred to the child care service. In the end, he was adopted by Francesco and Silvia Balotelli Concesio from the Italian province of Brescia, who by that time had already had two children. Giovanni and Corrado become real brothers Mario and help for parents to take care of it.

Balotelli retained throughout his life a grudge against their biological parents for what they have given up on him. According to him, his only family lives is in Brescia, and no other, he does not know.

Boy, not so long ago, it is between life and death, love football. The first team of seven boys became "San Bartolomeo". Then followed a series of little-known Italian clubs, and as a result of the age of 17 he joins the strongest at that time, the team of Italy - Milan "Inter".

Young Hope "Nerazzurri"

Arrival time Mario Balotelli mill "black and blue" coincides with the period of work as a coach Jose Mourinho. Even then, the football player began to show his difficult character and constantly arguing with already well-known specialist.

Mourinho, who could not bear encroachments on their authority, unhesitatingly sent rowdy in reserve for any disciplinary violation.

However, Mario Balotelli, whose photos are increasing in all editions of the Italian football, has outstanding technique and gave great hope. Tall and athletic, he thus had excellent coordination of movements, it has been swift, plastic and sharp. Already in the second year of his stay in the Mario team scored 10 goals for the season.

To spoil relations with the coach, he recovers against himself and the fans of "Inter". Who knows what he was thinking footballer when throwing black and blue T-shirt with the emblem of the club on the lawn when defiantly appeared in public in the form of arch-rivals of "Milan". Increasingly, young player spends time in nightclubs, not paying enough attention to training. Finally, Jose Mourinho patience snapped, and he asked the club management to get rid of the talented but troubled player. It did not help that Mario confidently spent the 2008/2009 season and scored 11 goals in the national championship.

expensive purchases of Arab sheikhs

In 2010, Balotelli goes in the "Manchester City". The owners of the club - the sheikhs of the UAE, without thinking, laid out 35 million pounds for the infamous player. Together with the team of Mario took third place in the Premier League and has earned the right to play in the Champions League. The following season was the most successful of his career. "Super Mario" scored 17 goals in all competitions, making a great contribution to the victory of the club in the national championship. In the rank of champion of England, he is sent to the European Championship in 2012 as part of the Italian national team. The main game of the tournament becomes a match with the Germans in the semi-finals, where Mario Balotelli scored two goals and outputs the team for the match in the first place. In the finals, however, the differences could not be him or his partners.

In England Balotelli continues to kink. He manages to set fire to his own house, trying to get into the women's prison, shoot darts young players, "Manchester City". Clear explanations for his actions he was not able to give, and it becomes a nightmare for the respectable English club. No wonder that when the fall of its gaming performance, get rid of it immediately and sell in the "Milan" in 2013.

From England to Italy and back to

As is often the case with him, after a disastrous season, Mario Balotelli takes on the mind and great spend their first year in the new team. In the second round of the season 2012/2013 Series "A", he scored in almost every game, but in his first full season of "Milan", he became the best scorer of the club with 14 goals.

English "Liverpool" thought that ever difficult teenager finally corrected, and decided to buy it to replace the departed Luis Suarez. However, time spent as a part of this team, it was a nightmare for Balotelli. During the entire season, he hardly differs only in one match. Last but not least "thanks" slurred Mario game, "Liverpool" failed the entire tournament.

Player loaned to "Milan", but even there his affairs went wrong. Mario Balotelli scored just one goal in all games, the club refuses to further extend the lease. No one was waiting for him back in the "Liverpool".

Agent footballer desperate publicly begged for another chance for his ne'er-do-ward, which no longer want to take to itself even second-rate clubs.

Suddenly, salvation has come to the Cote d'Azur. French "Nice" signed a contract with the striker. The first half of the season 2016/2017 the player spent well, began to hammer again. What's next - no one knows.

Mario Balotelli. Personal life

In a series of constant scandals, between drunken fights in nightclubs footballer manages, like, to establish a serious relationship with Raffaella Pico. In December 2012 they had a daughter. But here, Balotelli decides to ruin everything. The whole world, he announced that he would refuse to acknowledge paternity before the results of genetic examination, which as a result is positive.

In 2013, he has a new passion - Fanny Neguesha.

Mario Balotelli - a vivid example of how irresponsible behavior, lack of sense of reality is able to destroy a career, even the most talented football player. Not all are able to pass the test of fame, money and recognition.