It's the making of Mario! City's problem boy helping to usher in a brave, new era for Italy
Posted Sunday, July 01, 2012 by Dailymail
As he stood tall, shirt off, torso rippling and the colour of his skin proudly exposed, Mario Balotelli seemed keen to make a point in Warsaw's National Stadium on Thursday.
Was it a riposte to the Gazzetta dello Sport cartoonist who had depicted him as King Kong prior to the England match? Was it a final, definitive answer to Italian fans who had racially insulted him and displayed banners saying 'No to a multi-ethnic national team' two years ago in a friendly match against Romania?
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Sitting comfortably: Mario Balotelli takes a break during training
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