Tag: Brescia
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Balotelli is throwing his talent away – Mancini
Italy coach Roberto Mancini admits Brescia striker Mario Balotelli is blowing his career. Balotelli is being dumped by Brescia after a bust-up with management. “I care for him, regardless of all the things he does,” Mancini told RAI Sport. “I trained him when he was still just a kid, I played him and he was…
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Brescia to terminate Balotelli’s contract for missing training
Brescia are set to terminate Mario Balotelli’s contract after the Italy striker failed to return to training ahead of Serie A’s restart this month, Italian media reported on Saturday. The 29-year-old Balotelli signed a three-year contract with his hometown club last year after they earned promotion to the top flight for the first time since…
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Man gets 5-year ban over Balotelli racist abuse
A 38-year-old man who racially abused Brescia striker Mario Balotelli in a Serie A game has been given a five-year football banning order from Italian police. Balotelli kicked the ball towards opposition fans who targeted him with abuse and threatened to walk off the pitch during their league clash at Hellas Verona on November 3.…
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Napoli hold off Balotelli’s Brescia to earn narrow win
Napoli survived a second-half fightback from Brescia to move into fourth place in Serie A with a 2-1 home win on Sunday as Mario Balotelli opened his account for the visitors. Carlo Ancelotti’s side held a two-goal lead at halftime, thanks to strikes from Dries Mertens and Kostas Manolas, but Balotelli pulled one back as…