Balotelli - legend!

Paparazzo · 10-05-2011 1:21pm #1

Never thought I'd put those 2 words in the same sentence. Here's the story:

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/bizarre/3571579/Mario-Balotelli-helps-City-fan-being-bullied-at-school.html

The Manchester City star helped a young autograph hunter being picked on at school - by confronting the bully himself.
The striker questioned why the young lad was playing truant with his mum outside the club's Carrington training ground rather than attending school.
After the fan revealed that he was being bullied, Mario drove the youngster and his mum over to the school in question and demanded a meeting with the headteacher.
The Blues ace got the youngster to confess what had been happening and made him identify the culprit. The lads eventually shook hands before Mario got into his white Maserati and sped off.
A source said: "Mario feels strongly about bullying and thinks it's out of order.
"He had no qualms about sorting the mess out as he felt the lad should not be missing out on school."

He gets plenty of bad press, but fair play to him here!

AnCapaillMor · 10-05-2011 1:25pm

anything to get out of training.

racso1975 · 10-05-2011 1:30pm

"Mario feels strongly about bullying and thinks it's out of order.

Unless your firing darts at the youth team!!!

GavRedKing · 10-05-2011 1:36pm

The amount of abuse he suffered in Italy probably made him feel for the kid.

Good to see a bit of compassion from Mario for the kid.

CiaranMT · 10-05-2011 1:42pm

No doubt he was the victim of it growing up as a talented black footballer in Italy. Fair play I say.

stovelid · 10-05-2011 1:45pm

Another legendary story below. Hope it's true. I think I saw it first in Popbitch.

A particularly amusing story has been circulating around Greater Manchester Police stations since Mario Balotelli wrecked his custom-kitted Audi R8 over the Bank Holiday weekend.

On arriving at the scene of the crash, officers went through the standard procedure of taking names, statements and administering a breathlyser test, which all passed without a hitch.

However, on giving Balotelli a quick pat down, police quickly found £5,000 hanging out of his back pocket.

Smelling something fishy, curious coppers asked the 20-year-old what he was doing driving around with that sort of wedge tucked into his jeans. A deadpan Balotelli simply replied:

Because I am rich.

http://www.thespoiler.co.uk/index.php/2010/09/06/mario-ballotelli-puts-in-an-early-contender-for-quote-of-season

jester77 · 10-05-2011 1:45pm

Nice one, fair play to the lad

Wasn't it him that also came out with the classic "because I'm rich" when asked by the police why he had so much cash on him?

Lukker- · 10-05-2011 1:49pm

I think he's a great personality and the league would definitely be worse off without him.

LeixlipRed · 10-05-2011 1:51pm

Lukker- wrote: »

I think he's a great personality and the league would definitely be worse off without him.

If he'd only start playing football too.

GavRedKing · 10-05-2011 1:53pm

I also heard the " Because I'm rich " story somewhere.

What would you expect him to say though in fairness.

dobsdave · 10-05-2011 2:22pm

'why the young lad was playing truant with his mum '

Young lad, you're doing it wrong.

Chardee MacDennis · 10-05-2011 2:26pm

racso1975 wrote: »

Unless your firing darts at the youth team!!!

he wasnt technically, he wasnt aiming at anyone just throwing them out an open window - not thinking there may be someone below - shows you he's thick but not malicious.

IvySlayer · 10-05-2011 2:33pm

The Sun wrote:

The lads eventually shook hands before Mario got into his white Maserati and sped off.

Mitch Connor · 10-05-2011 2:36pm

So Mario bullied the bullying victim into going to his headmaster. Awesome

;-D

3hn2givr7mx1sc · 10-05-2011 2:39pm

dobsdave wrote: »

'why the young lad was playing truant with his mum '

Young lad, you're doing it wrong.

Maybe she caught him mitching and then brought him to watch City train as some sort of a sick, sick punishment?:P

RasTa · 10-05-2011 2:41pm

Seems to be a new 'crazy' story every week. I expect him to rescue someone's cat from a tree in the next installment of his adventures. His PR person must be doing well.

Headshot · 10-05-2011 2:42pm

He probably shot Bin Laden

Sir Gallagher · 10-05-2011 3:13pm

"Because i'm rich"

fcking brilliant, i hope that's true.

DOC09UNAM · 10-05-2011 3:18pm

Man he's one odd fellow, didn't he give a wad of cash to a homeless chap aswell?

Bit of a personality alright.

MagicMarker · 10-05-2011 3:21pm

Later that day, the child was viciously beaten for being a rat.

Pinturicchio · 10-05-2011 3:49pm

I like this one too. He wins a penalty and then tries to stop Eto'o from taking it because he wants to take it himself. Zanetti had to lead him away by the hand.

Guy:Incognito · 10-05-2011 4:17pm

Pinturicchio wrote: »

I like this one too. He wins a penalty and then tries to stop Eto'o from taking it because he wants to take it himself. Zanetti had to lead him away by the hand.

I hate when players pull that crap. Not sure if Eto'o was designated penalty taker at the time but you see it in other games. Why the **** do certain players think the middle of a match is the time to throw a strop and demand to take a penalty off the normal taker?

Pauleta · 10-05-2011 4:30pm

Guy:Incognito wrote: »

I hate when players pull that crap. Not sure if Eto'o was designated penalty taker at the time but you see it in other games. Why the **** do certain players think the middle of a match is the time to throw a strop and demand to take a penalty off the normal taker?

Balotelli doesnt play by the rules. Thats why we love him :cool:

Aidric · 10-05-2011 5:16pm

RasTa wrote: »

Seems to be a new 'crazy' story every week. I expect him to rescue someone's cat from a tree in the next installment of his adventures. His PR person must be doing well.

Indeed. Heavy smell of PR off this one. The kind of story that could very easily be made up.

IvySlayer · 10-05-2011 5:39pm

Pinturicchio wrote: »

I like this one too. He wins a penalty and then tries to stop Eto'o from taking it because he wants to take it himself. Zanetti had to lead him away by the hand.

Hah! Zanetti is calm, like when your dad has to walk you up the street cos you're bouncing off the walls when you were younger

JohnnyRyan99 · 10-05-2011 5:53pm

There is no odder man on this planet than our Mario!

10-05-2011 6:34pm

JohnnyRyan99 wrote: »

There is no odder man on this planet than our Mario!

Stephen says hello.

Paparazzo · 10-05-2011 9:00pm

peterswellman wrote: »

[IMG]http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2010/10/steveireland-524x377.jpg[/URL] Stephen says hello.[/img]

Mario pisses all over Stephen Ireland. Ireland has zero likable qualities. Mario is funny

conor678 · 10-05-2011 9:09pm

From Football 365 Media watch:
From The Daily Mirror:

'Yet another eyewitness report of Mario Balotelli's pulling style, as witnessed at top Manchester eaterie San Carlo: "He was in there eating as usual, and some superfit WAG wannabe walked in. He yelled 'Hey!' at her, food tumbling from his open mouth... but, of course, she trots straight over. He didn't say a word - he just handed his phone so that she could input her number."

We don't care what you might say - we love him

Paparazzo · 10-05-2011 9:17pm

conor678 wrote: »

From Football 365 Media watch:
From The Daily Mirror:

'Yet another eyewitness report of Mario Balotelli's pulling style, as witnessed at top Manchester eaterie San Carlo: "He was in there eating as usual, and some superfit WAG wannabe walked in. He yelled 'Hey!' at her, food tumbling from his open mouth... but, of course, she trots straight over. He didn't say a word - he just handed his phone so that she could input her number."

We don't care what you might say - we love him

Classy!

speedboatchase · 10-05-2011 11:46pm

Massive whiff of Max Clifford off that story. Why was the mother okay with her son not going to school? How did they all fit in Balotelli's Maserati? Considering how much of a big deal this would've been for the school, why has nobody came out since to confirm the story?

Similar make-up guff as the homeless man story - if that had actually happened the guy obviously would've sold his story to the press too.

I love Balotelli's regular crazy antics (wearing a Milan jersey while at Inter, driving into a women's prison, that glove hat), I don't need fictional PR-heavy ones!

Jordonvito · 11-05-2011 12:14am

Thought this was a funny story about how he has amassed 10k worth of parking tickets in Manchester already! He must just park wherever he feels, fair enough I suppose!

http://www.goal.com/en/news/9/england/2011/04/25/2457200/manchester-citys-mario-balotelli-averages-three-parking

Chucky the tree · 11-05-2011 12:21am

speedboatchase wrote: »

Massive whiff of Max Clifford off that story. Why was the mother okay with her son not going to school? How did they all fit in Balotelli's Maserati? Considering how much of a big deal this would've been for the school, why has nobody came out since to confirm the story?

Similar make-up guff as the homeless man story - if that had actually happened the guy obviously would've sold his story to the press too.

I love Balotelli's regular crazy antics (wearing a Milan jersey while at Inter, driving into a women's prison, that glove hat), I don't need fictional PR-heavy ones!

Sold his story to the press? Lol the press already knew about it, why bother paying for it?

newballsplease · 11-05-2011 12:30am

peterswellman wrote: »

Stephen says hello.

THAT is one dodgey looking air freshner?!:eek:

speedboatchase · 11-05-2011 12:38am

Chucky the tree wrote: »

Sold his story to the press? Lol the press already knew about it, why bother paying for it?

Still would've been picked up as a story - how it affected his life since, any message he wanted to give to Mario etc. We live in a world now where prostitutes can sell stories that have been censored by superinjunctions and can't actually be revealed over and over, with tiny new details. Tabloids would've loved to speak to that homeless guy, had he been real

Vincent Vega · 15-05-2011 12:39am

what.. am i goin to be on the telli?:pac:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0jEfLmoBCA

Pauleta · 15-05-2011 3:40am

The chap is a legend. He doesnt give a **** what people think, he is Balotelli :cool:

eagle eye · 15-05-2011 3:50am

I really like the lad. I think he is a good guy but has demons and battles real hard to keep them under control and sometimes he just can't but thats gonna happen. Gotta like a kid like that though.

Seaneh · 15-05-2011 6:53am

speedboatchase wrote: »

How did they all fit in Balotelli's Maserati?

Because they only have one current model that is a two seater and its not the model he owns....

They don't generally make super cars, they make Grand Touring cars.

Woody_FX · 15-05-2011 9:40am

Wow that was a nice move by MArio

m@cc@ · 15-05-2011 10:07am

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpL9eQ6mm-k

barryd09 · 15-05-2011 10:46am

Whos Mario Balotelli?

Aidric · 15-05-2011 11:59am

The word legend has lost all meaning, it truly has.

Balotelli - legend!

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