With ‘Super’ Mario Balotlelli’s move to Liverpool all but done, we at BBM can’t wait to have the moody Italian back in the Premier League! He’s had his highs and his lows but, we are going to take a look at some of Balotelli’s best moments in his career so far. We’ll take a look at his on field and off field antics and throw in a few of his classic qoutes, memes and a couple of his wonder goals for good measure.
“I can categorically tell you Mario Balotelli will not be at Liverpool,” Rodgers said on 4 August. Well, Brendan we think you were telling porkies.
Welcome back to the Premier League, you mental lad!
“Kiss To All Who Hate Me”
He’s always one for controversy and with his own Instagram Baolotelli has another platform to share his crazy antics with the world and his fans! Holding up a shotgun, Mario adds the caption “Kiss to all who hate me”. We’d rather not be on the receiving end of that kiss!
Celebrations
You can’t tell with this boy if he actually enjoys his job. His collection of goal celebrations range greatly but we’d like to share with you those moments when the internet does what it does best. Photoshop!
You’re Subbed!
You’d expect your players to take every game seriously, even if it’s a pre-season friendly against MLS giants LA Galaxy. The then manager Roberto Mancini had to haul off Mario Balotelli in the early stages of the game after he attempted an audacious shot on goal. Mancini was no where near impressed and got the Italian subbed off straight away. If it had gone in, though, we may have been discussing one of the cheekiest goals ever scored.
Great Quotes
“No, I don’t know him, but next time I play Arsenal, I will keep a close eye on him,” and “Perhaps I can show him my Golden Boy trophy and remind him that I won it.”
Remember when Balotelli was throwing darts out of a window? Here’s what the man had to say to explain his behaviour, “I was bored”
On being on the end of a routine search after he crashed his Audi, police found £5,000 in cash. The obvious thing is to ask for the reason for having such a large amount of cash on him. Possible answering too honestly isn’t the best but, Balotelli responded with “Because I’m rich”
On discussing Wayne Rooney, Mario boasted by saying “He’s good, but he is not the best in Manchester.”