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Mario Balotelli can earn a recall to the Italy national team, according to Andrea Pirlo after the forward scores his first goal for Brescia | Goal.com US
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Mario Balotelli hits back at supporters over 'Italian blood' racist banner | Mario Balotelli | The Guardian
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Hit or miss? Gianfranco Zola, Mario Balotelli and the most high-profile Italians to have played in the Premier League as Sandro Tonali completes Newcastle move | Goal.com US
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Mario Balotelli: Mancini says striker should return to Italy squad based on merits - Sports Illustrated
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Serie A news: Marseille striker Mario Balotelli wants to end his career in native Italy - Sport360 News
![Napoli, Italy. 29th Sep, 2019. Mario Balotelli italian striker Brescia Calcio during the Serie A football match SSC Napoli vs Brescia Calcio on September 29 2019 at the San Paolo Stadium (Photo Napoli, Italy. 29th Sep, 2019. Mario Balotelli italian striker Brescia Calcio during the Serie A football match SSC Napoli vs Brescia Calcio on September 29 2019 at the San Paolo Stadium (Photo](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2A1YJEM/napoli-italy-29th-sep-2019-mario-balotelli-italian-striker-brescia-calcio-during-the-serie-a-football-match-ssc-napoli-vs-brescia-calcio-on-september-29-2019-at-the-san-paolo-stadium-photo-by-antonio-balascopacific-press-credit-pacific-press-agencyalamy-live-news-2A1YJEM.jpg)
Napoli, Italy. 29th Sep, 2019. Mario Balotelli italian striker Brescia Calcio during the Serie A football match SSC Napoli vs Brescia Calcio on September 29 2019 at the San Paolo Stadium (Photo
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World Cup 2014: Mario Balotelli racially abused during training as Italy prepare for tournament - Irish Mirror Online
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Confederations Cup: Italy striker Mario Balotelli set to miss semi-final match against Spain | The Independent | The Independent
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Mario Balotelli injures hamstring in Italy training and returns to Liverpool | Mario Balotelli | The Guardian
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Mario Balotelli Smashes Wall After Being Red Carded Playing For Italy: Nightly Soccer Report - World Soccer Talk
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Mario Balotelli handed Italy recall - and can ruin Cristiano Ronaldo's World Cup dream - Irish Mirror Online
![FILE - Italy's Mario Balotelli prior to the start of the friendly soccer match between Saudi Arabia and Italy at Kybunpark Stadium, in St. Gallen, Switzerland, May 28, 2018. Mario Balotelli is FILE - Italy's Mario Balotelli prior to the start of the friendly soccer match between Saudi Arabia and Italy at Kybunpark Stadium, in St. Gallen, Switzerland, May 28, 2018. Mario Balotelli is](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2NM0HH2/file-italys-mario-balotelli-prior-to-the-start-of-the-friendly-soccer-match-between-saudi-arabia-and-italy-at-kybunpark-stadium-in-st-gallen-switzerland-may-28-2018-mario-balotelli-is-back-in-the-italy-squad-more-than-three-years-after-his-last-appearance-in-an-azzurri-shirt-italy-coach-roberto-mancini-included-the-striker-in-a-35-man-squad-announced-monday-jan-24-2022-for-a-three-day-training-camp-this-week-ahead-of-the-world-cup-playoffs-in-march-gian-ehrenzellerkeystone-via-ap-file-2NM0HH2.jpg)
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Euro 2012 Roberto Mancini believes Italy must play Manchester City prodigy Mario Balotelli against England - Mirror Online
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Ghanaian-born Italian striker Mario Balotelli allegedly gives half of his salary to Children in Africa | GhHeadlines Total News Total Information
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Mario Balotelli World Cup 2014: Italy striker demands a kiss (on the cheek) from the Queen if Italy beat Costa Rica | The Independent | The Independent
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What happened to Mario Balotelli? Current club, where former Italy star plays and what he's done since Man City | Sporting News
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There are strikers in Italy... trust me!' - Mario Balotelli takes swipe at Roberto Mancini after he moaned about lack of options | Goal.com US
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European Championship final: Mario Balotelli, Italy picked to triumph over Spain - lehighvalleylive.com
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Former Man City striker Mario Balotelli earns first Italy call-up since 2018 - Manchester Evening News
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Study Shows Black Italian Soccer Star Mario Balotelli Received More Than 4,000 Racist Social Media Messages
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Scoring the Goals That Sank Germany, Balotelli Says it Loud: He's Black, Italian and Proud | TIME.com
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