It wasn't even close. 76% of you voted for Andrei Arshavin in the poll while Robin van Persie
was a distant second at 58%. To put it another way, the difference between 5th place and 2nd place
was just over 10%. It's a comfortable win for the little Russian and here's why.
First, he had to overcome the negative press that those racists at Zenit were spewing in order
to make themselves look like the better party in this deal.
Don't let Mario Balotelli's young age fool you. But this kid has the qualities
that could become Italy's future football star. He could save Italy's slumping performance. Italy
only went to the finals in 2006 World Cup because one Italian dived at the expense of
Australia.
In his debut season in 2007-2008 for Inter Milan, Balotelli amassed three goals
and three assists in 11 games.
