10) The milk-run
Sent to the shops for a bottle of milk by his mother, Mario returns with a Vesper, a trampoline and Scaletrix. Standard.
11) Winding up his own supporters
Back in 2010 when playing for Inter Milan, Balotelli accepted a gift of an AC Milan shirt, before being snapped wearing it later on. Earlier this summer, he took to Twitter to support Raheem Sterling, despite every Liverpool fan on the planet being vehemently against the wantaway winger.
12) Training ground fight with Roberto Mancini
Perhaps nobody has tried to help Balotelli quite as much as his former Inter and City mentor Roberto Mancini, but the pair famously came to blows at the training ground – after Mario put in a nasty challenge on Scott Sinclair.
13) ‘Im shit!’
Balotelli answers a question remarkably honestly after an FA Cup final victory!
14) Why? Because I’m rich
Balotelli is pulled over by police, who search his car and find £25k in cash in his boot. Asked why he was carrying the money, Mario politely answered: ‘Why? Because I’m rich.’ Fair enough!
15) Doesn’t like the new Italy shirt
What should a footballer do if he doesn’t like his side’s new jersey? Simply wear the old one, of course. And this is exactly what Balotelli did in his country’s friendly clash with Uruguay in 2011. The cheek!
16) Penalty steal
With Steven Gerrard unavailable, vice-captain Jordan Henderson had been put on penalties by manager Brendan Rodgers during a Europa League clash with Besiktas last season. But this didn’t deter the Italian from totally ignoring team orders, taking the ball for himself and casually slotting home the penalty.
Daniel Sturridge and then Gerrard in the studio were not amused in the slightest.
17) Bullseye
While at City, Mario was fined £300k for throwing darts at youth team players.