Ten things you did not know about: Mario Balotelli

When we see the name Mario Balotelli, we know that whatever follows would not be the usual regular stuff and it is just the same this time too. Mario or Super Mario is simply the most eccentric footballer in the world right now, for his antics on and off the field. We also know that if he pursued his game more seriously he would match up to the best in the world nevertheless, he very talented as he has shown on a lot of occasions.

Here’s goes some special stuff about ‘Super’ Mario:

1. Mario was stopped by the police while he was driving around his hometown carrying £25,000 in the passenger seat. When the police questioned him about it, he answered: “because I’m rich”.

2. Mario once drove into a women’s prison with his car because he was “curious” to know what it looked like. (He’s totally loco, don’t you think?)

3. Mario was once sent to John Lewis by his mother to do some necessary shopping, instead he returned with a giant trampoline, a brand new Vespa and a Scalectrix.

4. Mario went on air wearing an AC Milan jersey while he was still playing for Inter.

5. Mario has had a race track built in his backyard.

6. Mario once wore an old jersey to an international match against Uruguay. When asked, he said: “I don’t like the old one”.

7. THIS!!!

8. Mario once caught a young fan asking for his autograph, to whom he asked as to why he wasn’t in school. The kid replied saying that he was being bullied. Mario took the boy and his mother to the school, gave the bully a talking to and also talked to the headmaster about the issue. Sounds like something he totally wouldn’t do, right?

9. Stealing Aguero’s gloves. Here. Take a look.

10. Mario is suspected to have connections to Camorra- a mafia-esque crime syndicate.

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