In the wake of Liverpools Italian striker Mario Balotellis latest shirt-swap antic during a Champions League game, we look at five other moments of madness...
Before the split: Mario Balotelli with then girlfriend Fanny Neguesha at Miami Beach on July 6, 2014. Neguesha, who split with Balotelli last month, left him for a month in 2013 when he said that if Real Madrid make it to the Champions League final, he wo
1. Bad first impression
Just days after signing for Manchester City, Balotelli hits the headlines after crashing his Audi R8 en route to the club-s training ground. Balotelli is found to be carrying £5,000 in cash at the time of the accident and when police ask why, he reportedly replies: "Because I am rich."
Before the split: Mario Balotelli with then girlfriend Fanny Neguesha at Miami Beach on July 6, 2014. Neguesha, who split with Balotelli last month, left him for a month in 2013 when he said that if Real Madrid make it to the Champions League final, he would let Neguesha sleep with all their players. Pic/Getty Images
2. Dart shame
Balotelli once again showed his lack of maturity when it emerged he threw darts at City youth team players through a training ground window in March 2011. No one was hurt in the incident and he escaped punishment.
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3. Fireworks off the pitch
Balotelli had a run-in with the emergency services in October 2011 after a firework was set off in the bathroom of his home, triggering a fire. The next day, he scored in the Manchester derby and celebrated by revealing a T-shirt which read: "Why always me?"
4. Bizarre prison break
Balotelli and 17-year-old brother Enock were arrested strolling through the grounds of a women-s prison in Brescia, near Milan, in October 2011. Balotelli is said to have told police that curiosity got the better of him and "just fancied having a look".
5. Banned after Parker stamp
Balotelli is charged with violent conduct by the Football Association, and subsequently handed a four-match ban, after appearing to stamp on the head of Tottenham-s Scott Parker during a Premier League match in January 2012.
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