The Complete History of Mario Balotelli's Shenanigans

Wylin' 'cuz he's young.

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Soccer, perhaps more than any other sport, has seen its share of remarkably volatile personalities. From Diego Maradona to Eric Cantona, there's something about being a soccer superstar—usually an attacker—in the spotlight that can lead to stories you would need to read to believe. The mentality that attackers want to attack the metaphorical publicity train off the pitch is all too prevalent with arguably the game's most notorious renegade personality, Mario Balotelli. With his time in England now behind him, Balotelli looks forward to his new challenge with AC Milan. We've taken this opportunity to look back at some of the more controversial moments of the young Italian's career, so far. It's a celebration, bitches. So light some fireworks (literally) as we take a look back at the Complete History of Mario Balotelli's Shenanigans. 

Written by Adam Silvers (@silversurfer103)

Calling Out His Biological Parents

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Teammate Materazzi Shows Him the Door

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Showing Off Rival Jersey Incites Outrage

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Shirt-Tossing Tantrum

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Taking a Teammate's Jersey

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Super Mario Thought He'd Lose a Balloon When He Crashed His Audi

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Women's Prison Crashing

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Teammate Fight #1

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New Glove Hat Makes Him Look Like a Rooster

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Caught Cheating on His Girlfriend With Her Best Friend

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New Haircut is Road-Tested

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A "Grass Allergy" Caused His Face to Swell

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"Mario Bibotelli"

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Manchester Love Triangle

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Bullseye

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Starting Fights In the Wink of an Eye

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27 Car Impounds

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San Carlo Score

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Bullying the Bullies

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He Swears He Played Like Poop

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Who Needs a Parade When You're Mario Balotelli?

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Nightclub Hubbub

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Mobbin' Out

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Speed Demon

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Backheel Backfire

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So Homesick That He Threatened to Breech His Contract

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Mario vs. The Training Prop

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Teammate Fight No. 2

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Bringing His iPad on The Players Bench

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Making Friends in Prison

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Mafia Witness

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The Beautiful Bicycle Kick

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The Accidental Fireworks Arsonist

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Why Always Me?

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Manchester City Serenade

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Fireworks Are Bad!

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Supporting His Local Street Artists

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Getting Annimated

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Burned at the Stake

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Curry Caper

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Putting His Stamp on the Game

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He Doesn't Even Go Here

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A Final Good-Bye

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Fake Out

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Balotelli Eternal

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