Mario Balotelli claimed he once was close to joining Barcelona, while he blasted Liverpool as a club and called playing for Manchester City a "dream". The troubled striker is presently playing ...

A player that was never too far from controversy when he was younger, Mario Balotelli once named an 11 of who he thought were ...

Nice striker Mario Balotelli has claimed he came close to joining Barcelona earlier in his career. Once tipped to become one of the best players in the world as a youngster at Inter Milan ...

Now, he was at Barcelona and the most talked about centre ... Brendan paused before he spoke again: ‘The gamble is Mario Balotelli.’ My instant reaction was, ‘Uh-oh.’” ...

Balotelli has had a bit ... email bulletin We have more newsletters Mario Balotelli has joked that he'd still like a move to either Real Madrid or Barcelona. Former Manchester City striker ...

That was in 2005. Balotelli soon outgrew the club, earning an ultimately unsuccessful trial with Barcelona before joining Inter Milan in 2006. Salvioni said: ‘Mario is an all-round talented player.

Barcelona were given a torrid time by Espanyol ... Instead, it was overshadowed by the racist abuse directed at Mario Balotelli by a portion of the Lazio support. It was encouraging that the ...

Barcelona defender Marlon has said he was told by Mario Balotelli to join Sassuolo amid reports the Nice striker could be set to join him at the Serie A club before the Italian transfer deadline ...

"I hope City beat Barcelona," Balotelli told Spanish daily Marca. "My former team-mates are there, but it will be very tough. Barcelona are one of the favourites at the moment." Balotelli hasn't ...

Free agent Mario Balotelli is close to a Serie A return ... (Football Insider) Barcelona believe a contract renewal with Brazil winger Raphinha will happen. The 27-year-old's current deal runs ...

Deemed surplus by their clubs, players like Mario Balotelli, Bastian Schweinsteiger ... Milan and would replace Luis Suárez, who went to Barcelona after being barred from soccer for four months ...

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