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Mario Balotelli hits back after footage emerges of him falling in street during boozy night out with pals


MARIO BALOTELLI has hit back after footage emerged of him falling in the street during a boozy night out.

The Italian striker was caught on camera enjoying himself with pals over the weekend.

Mario Balotelli has hit back after footage emerged of him falling in the streetCredit: TikTok / leonardo.fabris
Balotelli rolled around in the street during a boozy night out with friendsCredit: TikTok / leonardo.fabris
The Italian striker took to his Instagram story to respond to the videoCredit: Instagram / mb459

A video of the 33-year-old quickly went viral on social media.

In the clip, Balotelli can be seen lying on the street as a friend attempts to lift him up.

The pair then both fall to the floor before Balotelli gets to his feet and runs after someone whilst laughing and smiling.

Balotelli has now fired back at the response to the video on social media.

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He shared a video to his Instagram story showing himself leaning back in a chair and speaking directly to the camera.

In the video, the former Manchester City forward said: “I wanted to tell you that I saw the video where I fall down with my friends, we roll around, joke, run.

“I don’t see the problem with having a night out with friends, having fun and joking around, without hurting anyone.

“What am I being judged for? Why didn’t you show all the photographs and videos I made with people? I was open to everyone.

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The video of Balotelli and his pals over the weekend quickly went viral on social mediaCredit: TikTok / leonardo.fabris
Balotelli told fans to ‘think about important things’ instead of the videoCredit: TikTok / leonardo.fabris
Balotelli is currently a free agent after leaving Adana DemirsporCredit: Getty

“Instead, after Italy play like that, the news that goes around is that I’m drunk… Come on, let’s think about important things.”

Italy were beaten 2-0 by Switzerland on Saturday as they were dumped out of Euro 2024.

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Balotelli’s career stats

Inter Milan, 2007-10 – 86 apps, 28 goals

Man City, 2010-13 – 80 apps, 30 goals

AC Milan, 2013-14 & 2015-16 – 77 apps, 33 goals

Liverpool, 2014-16 – 28 apps, 4 goals

Nice, 2016-19 – 76 apps, 43 goals

Marseille, 2019 – 15 apps, 8 goals

Brescia, 2019-20 – 19 apps, 5 goals

Monza, 2020-21 – 14 apps, 6 goals

Adana Demirspor, 2021-22 & 2023-24 – 51 apps, 26 goals

Sion, 2022-23 – 19 apps, 6 goals

Italy, 2010-18 – 36 caps, 14 goals

Honours – Champions League, Premier League, 3x Serie A, FA Cup, Coppa Italia, Italian Super Cup

Balotelli scored 14 goals in 36 caps for the Azzurri, including three strikes in six appearances at Euro 2012.

He is currently a free agent after leaving Adana Demirspor following the expiry of his contract on June 30.

Having re-joined the Turkish side in September, Balotelli scored seven goals in 16 league appearances last season.


Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk


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