Secret Diary of Mario Balotelli
'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 hiding Silvio Berlusconi in his basement, 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
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.