Was he always a guaranteed starter for the national team?

Nov 10, 2014 ... Italy coach Antonio Conte insists Mario Balotelli should not receive any special treatment. Conte was speaking after calling up the Liverpool striker. Nov 7, 2019 ... The racial abuse suffered by Mr Balotelli, born in Sicily to Ghanaian parents and the first black player to represent Italy's national football ... Apr 2, 2015 ... Mario Balotelli knows how to take a free-kick. The Liverpool ... It takes the pro footballers little time to realise that Van Velzen ... Mar 9, 2012 ... 'We don't want professional footballers to be like Michael Owen or Ashley Cole, people that think the world owes them something. In conversation ... Dec 12, 2009 ... Born in Sicily to Ghanaian parents, Inter Milan's Mario Balotelli personifies a refusal to accept a multi-ethnic society. Dec 18, 2024 ... Tabby Brown, 45, died suddenly in October 2023 just days after returning from the Dominican Republic where she had gone for liposuction ... Nov 12, 2019 ... The striker may be a maverick, but the abuse he gets is a stain on the sport, and Serie A in particular. Mario Balotelli Italy · Full name Mario Balotelli · Birth date August 12, 1990 · Birth place Palermo, Italy · Current age 34 years 251 days · Height 6 ft 2 in ... Oct 25, 2012 ... Mario Balotelli is a big fan of Nicki Minaj and turned up with gifts for her Los Angeles: Nicki Minaj snubbed Italian footballer Mario Balotelli. The Balotelli Generation. Issues of Inclusion and Belonging in Italian Football and Society. by Max Mauro (Author). Monographs ...