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'He's a total rock 'n' roller. There's a bit of Mario in all of us - well, maybe not Gary Neville - but the rest of us most definitely.' - Noel Gallagher.Mario Balotelli is one of the most talked-about footballers in the Premier League: from his on-pitch talent to his off-pitch mishaps, he is one of those rare players whose fame has spread beyond Match of the Day and reached the water cooler. Everyone wants to know just what Super Mario will get up to next.Here, for the first time, fans are invited to take a glimpse into the private ponderings of the man who is famously unable to put on a bib without help who set off fireworks in his own bathroom who went to the shop for cleaning products and came home with a trampoline and a Vespa who is rumoured to be allergic to grass. Just what, exactly, is going on underneath that fabulous chicken hat?THE SECRET DIARY OF MARIO BALOTELLI is a must for ALL football fans and will have even Man U fans laughing out loud.

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Mario Balotelli is one of the most talked about footballers in the Premier League. Everyone wants to know just what Super Mario will get up to next. Here, for the first time, fans are invited to take a glimpse into the private ponderings of the man who is famously unable to put on a bib without help, who set off fireworks in his own bathroom, who went to the shop for cleaning products and came home with a trampoline and a Vespa, and who is rumoured to be allergic to grass. This is a must for all football fans and will have even Man U fans laughing out loud!

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'He's a total rock 'n' roller. There's a bit of Mario in all of us - well, maybe not Gary Neville - but the rest of us most definitely.' Noel Gallagher He may be football's latest superstar, but Mario Balotelli is just as famous off the pitch for his eccentricity and extraordinary antics. From the time he let off fireworks in his bathroom to the notorious bib incident, he's rarely out of the news. But in his secret diary*, as we follow Mario through one turbulent football season and the trail of mayhem he leaves in his wake, we discover that the headlines only tell half the story. Whether he's harbouring Silvio Berlusconi in his basement, designing a new Jelly Baby, patrolling the streets of Manchester as a caped crusader or trying to be the first Premiership footballer to go to the moon, the truth is stranger, and much funnier, than we could have expected. *not the actual diary of Mario Balotelli

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'He's a total rock 'n' roller. There's a bit of Mario in all of us - well, maybe not Gary Neville - but the rest of us most definitely.' Noel Gallagher He may be football's latest superstar, but Mario Balotelli is just as famous off the pitch for his eccentricity and extraordinary antics. From the time he let off fireworks in his bathroom to the notorious bib incident, he's rarely out of the news. But in his secret diary*, as we follow Mario through one turbulent football season and the trail of mayhem he leaves in his wake, we discover that the headlines only tell half the story. Whether he's harbouring Silvio Berlusconi in his basement, designing a new Jelly Baby, patrolling the streets of Manchester as a caped crusader or trying to be the first Premiership footballer to go to the moon, the truth is stranger, and much funnier, than we could have expected. *not the actual diary of Mario Balotelli

Author Biography

Mario Balotelli, 21, is an Italian footballer currently playing for Manchester City. He was once arrested inside the grounds of a women's prison.Bruno Vincent is the author of DO ANTS HAVE ARSEHOLES and DO BATS HAVE BOLLOCKS. He has never (to our knowledge) been anywhere near a women's prison.

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A hilarious insight into the weird and wonderful world of the Premier League's most endearingly eccentric player, Mario Balotelli

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'He's a total rock 'n' roller. There's a bit of Mario in all of us - well, maybe not Gary Neville - but the rest of us most definitely.' - Noel Gallagher.Mario Balotelli is one of the most talked-about footballers in the Premier League: from his on-pitch talent to his off-pitch mishaps, he is one of those rare players whose fame has spread beyond Match of the Day and reached the water cooler. Everyone wants to know just what Super Mario will get up to next.Here, for the first time, fans are invited to take a glimpse into the private ponderings of the man who is famously unable to put on a bib without help who set off fireworks in his own bathroom who went to the shop for cleaning products and came home with a trampoline and a Vespa who is rumoured to be allergic to grass. Just what, exactly, is going on underneath that fabulous chicken hat?THE SECRET DIARY OF MARIO BALOTELLI is a must for ALL football fans and will have even Man U fans laughing out loud.

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A hilarious insight into the weird and wonderful world of the Premier League's most endearingly eccentric player, Mario Balotelli

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Mario Balotelli is the footballing phenomenon of 2011: his every move and mishap is covered in the press and avidly discussed on Twitter.

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