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Over the past three years, Mario Balotelli has become one of the most-discussed footballers in the world. However, among the stories involving grass allergy, car crashes, dart throwing, bib problems, fireworks and visits to women's prisons, coverage ...

Italy go into their second game of Group A against Japan tomorrow knowing that a win will all but see them qualify for the semifinals of the Confederations Cup.Mario Balotelli's drive and and a stunning free-kick from Andrea Pirlo -- who was making h...

Italy go into their second game of Group A against Japan tomorrow knowing that a win will all but see them qualify for the semi-finals of the Confederations Cup.Mario Balotelli's drive and and a stunning free-kick from Andrea Pirlo - who was making h...

Italian striker Mario Balotelli is confident the Azzurri can make the Confederations Cup final after starting the tournament with a 2-1 win over Mexico.

Italian striker Mario Balotelli is confident the Azzurri can make the Confederations Cup final after starting the tournament with a 2-1 win over Mexico.

RIO DE JANEIRO -- Mario Balotelli claimed he didn't realize that, in the Confederations Cup, two yellow cards equals a one-game ban. Which may or may not explain why, after scoring Italy's winner in the 2-1 victory over Mexico at the Maracana, he cel...

RIO DE JANEIRO -- Three quick talking points from the Azzurri's 2-1 win over El Tri: 1. If you play possession-based football, you really need to convert your chances. Italy had two or three in the first 10 minutes but could easily have gone a goa...

From being heralded as the new symbol of Milan and signing a new contract that would see him remain with the club until 2018, Stephan El Shaarawy faces a completely different scenario four months on. The 20-year-old ended last season as the Rosson...

Italy boss Cesare Prandelli has allayed fears of an injury to Mario Balotelli, revealing the striker is likely to be fit for Sunday's Confederations Cup clash against Mexico.

#INSERT type:image caption: Italy celebrate Mario Balotelli's goal END# Italy moved level with Brazil at the top of Confederations Cup Group A after beating Mexico at the Maracana. Andrea Pirlo, playing his 100th game for his country, put Italy ahe...

Mario Balotelli showed off his strength and rapidly developing talent by scoring the winner in Italy's 2-1 victory over Mexico on Sunday at the Confederations Cup.

When Cesare Prandelli took over as coach of the Italian national team, he vowed to make fans once again "fall in love" with the Azzurri. You could argue most bosses at the international level face a similar challenge, at least as far as the bigge...

Cesare Prandelli is a mild-mannered, arm-around-the-shoulder kind of coach. The Italy Commissario Tecnico isn't usually one to raise his voice. But prior to last Friday night's World Cup qualifier against the Czech Republic, he was heard shouting at ...

Opening up his jacket, Milan chief executive Adriano Galliani withdrew a pen from an inside pocket and handed it to Stephan El Shaarawy, who was to use it to sign his name on a contract that would run through 2018. It was the last day of February...

Italy coach Cesare Prandelli has warned Mario Balotelli to "understand he will always be the subject of provocation" after the striker's angry reaction on Twitter to his red card against the Czech Republic on Friday.

Last night's World Cup qualifier between Italy and Czech Republic was a terribly drab affair with Italy failing to manage a single shot on target over the course of 90+ minutes as the game dawdled slowly to a stale 0-0 finish. That said, there was...