By Ollie Irish

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This is Greek model Betty Kourakou. She's the girlfriend of Inter striker Mario Balotelli. Or was. It's hard to keep up with Super Mario.

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We're glad to see that after one or two fashion misfires, Mario Balotelli has gone for the simple yet effective 'nekkid but for a strategically draped flag' look for his Italian Vanity Fair cover shoot. We approve. (via ONTD)

With a quarter of the season now passed, it is as good a time as any to reflect on the players and teams who have excelled and disappointed. First up are the transfers that have not met with expectations or values this season.

In evaluating a players performance after 10 games it is important to remember that not everyone will hit the ground running.

Inter Milan striker Mario Balotelli's future appears to be in doubt after another falling out with...
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This was the week in which Ji-Sung Park revealed he's fuelled by frog juice, Inter's Balotelli was pictured wearing an AC Milan shirt, the press ran out of words to describe Lionel Messi and Juventus goalkeeper Antonio Chimenti broke his hand punching a table.

88th minute after Rodrigo Taddei brings down Thiago Motta. The Inter midfielder then takes the free kick and passes the ball to Balotelli who runs down the left flank with Totti and Taddei in hot pursuit. See what happens after Balotelli rounds the corner heading towards the Roma goal. Simply shocking.

Italy international Mario Balotelli has joined English Premier League club Manchester City from Inter Milan on a five-year deal for an undisclosed fee. The 20-year-old striker made his debut for a new look Azzuri side in a 1-0 loss to the Ivory Coast on Tuesday. An undoubtedly talented player, Balotelli was the subject of much [.

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Though Mourinho will forever love Internazionale, let's all remember that he really wasn't a huge fan of Italian calcio. "I am very happy at Inter but not in Italian football," the former Chelsea coach told Sky Sports. Asked why, he said: "Because I don't like it and it doesn't like me, simple.

Drenthe: I'll be joining Liverpool

Real Madrid defender Royston Drenthe has revealed he is set to leave the Bernabeu for Liverpool.
The former Netherlands under-21 star has been well-linked with a move out of the Spanish giants and is now confident he will be playing his football in the Barclays Premier League next season.

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BREAKING NEWS! There's a hawt new WAG in the Prem. Say hello to Melissa Castagnoli. She's dating Man City striker Mario Balotelli (who scored on his City debut more of which later today), she's Italian, and she's a beauty queen who no doubt wants to save the planet. Most importantly, she looks like this:

Welcome to Manchester, Melissa.

I'm sure everybody has read it in the soccer tabloids of late, that Super Mario Balotelli was seen wearing a Milan shirt - the rossoneri kind. Well, here is the incriminating evidence.

Roma host Sampdoria on Sunday night on the back of six straight victories.

Inter host relegation-threatened Atalanta on Saturday with all eyes set on the Nerazzurri's controversial striker Mario Balotelli.

Balotelli threw his Inter jersey on the pitch after coming on as a second half substitute against Barca but is set to play this weekend.

Overall Outlook - So here we go, the big wild card. We'll assume for the sake of this analysis that Milner and Balotelli are in and that Ireland, Robinho, RSC, Jo, Bellamy, and SWP are either out or marginalized to the point of pretty much being out. The first big myth of last season at Eastlands is that the attack was potent while the back line let them down in their quest to rise up to

By Ollie Irish

Man City players – except spoilsport Mario Balotelli – wore fancy dress costumes for their Christmas party in Manchester last night. The theme? Spots. No idea why. It's difficult to say which City star looks like the biggest twat here – Joe Hart does wear it well, but Gareth Barry is very "gay Luigi".

Sorry we're late to this.

This past weekend Heart Attack Ray Hudson issued an opine (2nd video) on Lionel Messi during Barcelona's 5-1 thrashing of Espanyol....and recommended a little YouTube ditty on the star from Catalan country (1st video) showcasing Messi's refusal to go down.

We would be remiss not to give Messi and Ray Hudson their just due, especially after we witnessed Carlos Tevez and Mario Balotelli yesterday seemingly get blown over by the wind on multiple occasions.

Sebastien Frey (Fiorentina) The Fiorentina goalie is once again being linked with the two European super powers. Mario Balotelli (Inter Milan) Balotelli will not travel for Friday's match in Sicily...
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Hot news all week has been the discussion over young Mario Balotelli at Inter. First a wave of discussion about a rift between Balotelli and manager Mourinho, resulting in the player being left out...
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Shockly left behind are Marco Borriello and Giuseppe Rossi. Also absent are the usual suspects of Antonio Cassano and young Mario Balotelli both we already knew would never make the final list. Elder...
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The young Inter striker Mario Balotelli spoke about all the transfer rumours surrounding him, and he made sure he left every single possible option open, except a move across town to AC Milan! He has been linked with a move to Arsenal and Man City since publicly falling out with Jose Mourinho last season, but he [.

The young Inter striker Mario Balotelli spoke about all the transfer rumours surrounding him, and he made sure he left every single possible option open, except a move across town to AC Milan! He has been linked with a move to Arsenal and Man City since publicly falling out with Jose Mourinho last season, but he [.

Inter intend to use the £25 million from Mario Balotelli's sale to reunite head coach Rafael Benitez with Dirk Kuyt, according to the Daily Mail.
The Spaniard brought Kuyt to Liverpool when he was in charge and intends to kick off his San Siro reign with his signature. With Balotelli poised for a big money exit to Manchester City, Benitez has a void to fill up front.

La rivoluzione azzurra è iniziata. In attesa di scoprire sul campo, nell'amichevole del 10 agosto prossimo contro la Costa d'Avorio, come si presenter , l'Italia di Cesare Prandelli è gi nata ed è composta, al suo interno, da tanbte facce nuove e tanti calciatori che non hanno vissuto l'era Lippi e quella Lippi bis per motivi più o meno condivisibili.

I mentioned in my previous post that I received a 2009/2010 Inter Milan home shirt of Mario Balotelli, signed by the Italian forward. Along with a couple of photos of the shirt, I've also put up a couple of photos of a signature I got from Julio Cruz, retired Argentinean striker who played most notably for Inter Milan and lastly Lazio.

Two award ceremonies, two players, two very different reactions...

Mario Balotelli after being presented with the Golden Boy trophy, organised by the Turin newspaper Tuttosport and voted for by European journalists to honour the most talented footballer under the age of 21.

Eric Lichaj did well against Bale, but stunk up the joint against City.

We tuned into the Man City v Aston Villa match for one reason today, to watch Villa's American right back Eric Lichaj. The 22 yr old was impressive in shutting down Gareth Bale in their loss to Spurs two days ago, and we though maybe he could replicate the performance today.

First off, the fans attack the players outside restaurants.
Just ask the Torino boys, who were trying to enjoy a pleasant little birthday party. Being a disappointed 10th place in Serie B a year after being relegated certainly doesn't warrant "slaps, threats of death and assaults at home, and pushes.

When he's not having racist taunts being yelled at home from both his own and opposing fans or having Serie A owners say how the entire country hates him, Mario Balotelli is apparently sitting in his car, endlessly honking the horn. From Football Italia:

Inter striker Mario Balotelli has been fined €38 for repeatedly honking his horn on Milan's Corso Buenos Aires, according to Il Giorno.

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IL TABELLINO:
INTER: Julio Cesar, Lucio, Maicon, Samuel, Zanetti, Muntari (55' Cordoba), Sneijder, Stankovic (75' Quaresma), Balotelli, Milito, Pandev (56' Eto'o). A disp.: Toldo, Materazzi, Mariga, Aranutovic. All.: Mourinho.
GENOA: Amelia, Bocchetti, Criscito, Mesto, Moretti, Papastathopoulos, Milanetto, Rossi, Zapater, Sculli (62' Palacio), Suazo (54' Jankovic, 68'Palladino).

Inter striker Mario Balotelli
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In this modern world in which ethnicities amalgamate, thus making individuals more diverse than ever before in human history there has been one aspect that has remained- the close-mindedness of our past.

Seeing and following Mario Balotelli, I can sympathize with him.

guest writer: Juan Arango/SimplyFutbol Seeing and following Mario Balotelli, I can sympathize with him. Although I was born in New Jersey and speak with no hint of a Latin accent I am not considered...
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Inter have kicked the plan to sign Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas into long grass and they will focus their transfer efforts into landing Steven Gerrard from Liverpool instead, according to Tuttosport.
Fabregas has been the number one objective on Jose Mourinho's transfer list, but Inter have realised that signing him will be difficult.

Ecco i convocati di Mourinho per la sfida al CSKA Mosca, in programma Martedì alle 18.30 al "Luzhniki" di Mosca. Il tecnico Portoghese lascia a casa Santon, alle prese con un problema alla caviglia e ritrova anche in Champions League, Mario Balotelli. Da verificare le condizioni di Julio Cesar e Ivan Cordoba: contro il Bologna hanno subito due pestoni.

Inter were expected to emerge from this tie with relative ease yet the first-leg in Milan showed the Russian team will not give up without a fight. The Nerazzurri were able to record a 1-0 victory and will play in Moscow having secured only a slender lead. The Italian champions will probably focus on scoring a goal early on in order kill off the resistance of CSKA and play the rest of the match with a more comfortable cushion considering an Inter goal would require the Russians to respond with three goals if they wanted to qualify.

Dün gece ŞL yarı finalinde Inter rakibi Barcelona'nın favori olduğu maçta hem de 1-0 geriden gelerek 3-1 gibi bir skorla galibiyet elde etmiş ve final için avantaj sağlamışken gecenin sonunda Balotelli yine olay adam olmayı başardı. 75. dakikada Milito'nun yerine girdikten sonra pek etkili olamayan ve bu kısa süre içinde tribünlerden de tepki alan Balotelli kazanılan maçın ardından önce bir hışımla sırtındaki Inter formasını yere fırlattı ardından da soyunma odasına giderken tribündeki Interli taraftarların hışmına uğradı.

Bayern Munich's Franck Ribery leaves the field after being shown the red card for a foul on Lyon's Lisandro during the Champions League semifinal first leg soccer match between Bayern Munich and Lyon in Munich, southern Germany Wednesday, April 2...

For all of you hardcore soccer players and fans out there I'm sure you have know who Mario Balotelli is. If you are just a casual fan and don't know who he is, please look him up and learn about him because he is continuing on his terrible path to becoming the most laughable professional [...]

Paolo Bandini (is that your real name?) wrote a fantastic article about Balotelli for the Guardian today, one that made me forgive Mourinho for whoopin' my side (even though Mourinho had a post-game spat with his my man Xavi), and then Brooks Pecks dug up some real juice on the feud between Materazzi and Balotelli (as tattletaled by Invisoboy himself aka Zlatan Ibrahimovic).

With the World Cup in full swing and everyone concentrating on the massive England v Germany game this afternoon, the Sunday papers seem to be struggling for stories. All the Arsenal transfer rumours seem to be old ones rehashed to fill space between the England stories! First of all we have the Ajax youngster Christian Eriksen.

After struggling to secure a regular place last season under Jose Mourinho, Inter Milan striker Mario Balotelli is now looking forward to next season and do well with the Italian champions. Speaking about new manager Rafa ...

UPDATE: According to ESPN Soccernet, Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini admitted that Inter Milan want too much for Mario Balotelli right now. Mancini told Gazzetta dello Sport,

"When Manchester City want to buy a player, other clubs ask much more than is normal," he said.