Mario Balotelli

Football: Balotelli on a slippery slope at Nice

After a near-perfect start to his season at Nice, Mario Balotelli appears to be on a slippery slope after being sent off for dissent in a Ligue 1 game on Saturday.

Teammate blasts Mario

Italian striker Mario Balotelli was labelled as moody, individual and difficult to talk to by Nice teammate Valentin Eysseric on Friday.

Balotelli slams Bastia fans

Italian striker Mario Balotelli slammed Bastia fans and accused them of making "monkey" chants throughout Friday's 1-1 draw against Ligue 1 leaders Nice in Corsica.

Balotelli gets 2-match ban

Mario Balotelli was handed a two-match ban Thursday after being sent off for an off-the-ball incident in last month's 0-0 draw at Bordeaux, his club Nice said.

Football: Nice striker Balotelli banned for two matches

Mario Balotelli has been banned for two games after being sent off near the end of Nice's 0-0 draw with Girondins de Bordeaux on Dec. 21, Ligue 1's disciplinary said on Thursday.

Nice stumble as Monaco close gap

Mario Balotelli and Younes Belhanda were sent off in the dying seconds as Ligue 1 leaders Nice stumbled into the winter break with 0-0 draw at Bordeaux, allowing Monaco to trim the gap at the top to two points.

Football: Balotelli stirs Nice hopes of fairytale finish

Nice fans are dreaming of seeing their Mario Balotelli-fuelled underdogs do a Leicester and steal the French title from the likes of crisis-stricken Paris Saint-Germain.

Nice suffer first defeat

Table-toppers Nice suffered their first Ligue 1 defeat of the season on Sunday when they went down 1-0 after a hotly disputed penalty at Caen.

Mario butters up teammates

Mario Balotelli reportedly tries to win over his new OGC Nice teammates by giving them €15,000 worth of gifts.

February 19, 2017
February 19, 2017

Football: Balotelli on a slippery slope at Nice

After a near-perfect start to his season at Nice, Mario Balotelli appears to be on a slippery slope after being sent off for dissent in a Ligue 1 game on Saturday.

February 12, 2017
February 12, 2017

Teammate blasts Mario

Italian striker Mario Balotelli was labelled as moody, individual and difficult to talk to by Nice teammate Valentin Eysseric on Friday.

January 22, 2017
January 22, 2017

Balotelli slams Bastia fans

Italian striker Mario Balotelli slammed Bastia fans and accused them of making "monkey" chants throughout Friday's 1-1 draw against Ligue 1 leaders Nice in Corsica.

January 7, 2017
January 7, 2017

Balotelli gets 2-match ban

Mario Balotelli was handed a two-match ban Thursday after being sent off for an off-the-ball incident in last month's 0-0 draw at Bordeaux, his club Nice said.

January 6, 2017
January 6, 2017

Football: Nice striker Balotelli banned for two matches

Mario Balotelli has been banned for two games after being sent off near the end of Nice's 0-0 draw with Girondins de Bordeaux on Dec. 21, Ligue 1's disciplinary said on Thursday.

December 22, 2016
December 22, 2016

Nice stumble as Monaco close gap

Mario Balotelli and Younes Belhanda were sent off in the dying seconds as Ligue 1 leaders Nice stumbled into the winter break with 0-0 draw at Bordeaux, allowing Monaco to trim the gap at the top to two points.

December 20, 2016
December 20, 2016

Football: Balotelli stirs Nice hopes of fairytale finish

Nice fans are dreaming of seeing their Mario Balotelli-fuelled underdogs do a Leicester and steal the French title from the likes of crisis-stricken Paris Saint-Germain.

November 7, 2016
November 7, 2016

Nice suffer first defeat

Table-toppers Nice suffered their first Ligue 1 defeat of the season on Sunday when they went down 1-0 after a hotly disputed penalty at Caen.

September 11, 2016
September 11, 2016

Mario butters up teammates

Mario Balotelli reportedly tries to win over his new OGC Nice teammates by giving them €15,000 worth of gifts.

August 31, 2016
August 31, 2016

Football: Ballotelli to have medical at Nice

Liverpool's outcast Italian striker Mario Balotelli will have a medical at French side Nice amid transfer deadline day talks between the clubs.

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