FIFA refereeing chief Pierluigi Collina condemns rise in referee abuse as 'the CANCER that kills football'... as plans are approved to trial sin bins in bid to improve behaviour towards officials Yet the fireworks were only part of that story — 10 years ago today — from a 48-hour period that signified a changing of the guard in the modern rivalry of Manchester City and Manchester United. Harry Kane reveals the best defender he's ever faced, the Germany star he wished played for England and why Eric Dier is the worst team-mate to sit by on a flight Nowhere, though, is showier than Alderley Edge, where car enthusiasts gather every weekend to take pictures of the souped-up Ferraris and Lamborghinis that roar up and down the high street.

West Ham's stars are joined by their WAGs on a night out in Soho for their Christmas Party - as Karren Brady and David Sullivan drop in too - three days before they fly for Europa League game in Serbia Ex-Liverpool keeper Kirkland reveals he was 'taking the equivalent of six shots of heroin a day' and 'should have died' from addiction to a pill that's to be banned Gary Lineker, Alan Shearer and Micah Richards debate their England starting XI for Euro 2024 with the trio disagreeing on THREE positions Gallagher continued: “So I was saying to him about the, ‘Why always me shirt?’ and I asked where it was and he said, ‘Oh I don’t know, it’s in a holdall somewhere in my flat in Milan.’ And I said jokingly, ‘Can I have it?’ and he said, ‘Yeah, yeah, you can have it no problem.’ And I’ve seen him a couple of times after and said, ‘Can I have that shirt?’ and he’s saying, ‘Yeah no problem.’ See also: 2011–12 Premier League Balotelli's "Why always me?" shirt [ edit ] T-shirt "Why always me?"Football chiefs APPROVE plans to trial sin bins after crunch talks in London - with only team captains able to approach the referee in a bid to stamp out abuse towards officials

Lewis, Aimee (17 August 2017). "Twenty five memorable Premier League moments". CNN . Retrieved 25 December 2021. He was born Mario Barwuah in Sicily to immigrants from Ghana. When he was three, his parents placed him in foster care due to their inability to pay for his health care. The family that took him in was the Balotelli family, a Jewish family from Brescia, Italy. Mario eventually adopted Balotelli as his surname once his foster family decided to permanently foster him and has gone by that throughout his life to honor the family that took him in. Boxing's A Team! Ed Sheeran sits ringside forKatie Taylor's rematch with Chantelle Cameron in Dublin EXCLUSIVE: Sky Sports PULLED an interview with Mayor of Manchester Andy Burnham calling for the Premier League to drop their 10-point penalty against Everton... as the Toffees fan calls the move 'deeply troubling' As for the “Why Always Me?” shirt, Noel Gallagher made a bid for that when the singer interviewed Balotelli for BBC’s Football Focus.

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In the 22nd minute of the game, after scoring his first goal of the match, City's striker Mario Balotelli celebrated the goal by pulling his T-shirt over his head and revealing to the world the message "Why Always Me?" printed on his undershirt. Balotelli signed for City on 13 August 2010, concluding his experience at Inter Milan. After his move, rumours began to spread about his character, portraying the newly acquired striker as a "bad boy", but he denied most of the rumours about his personal life. [ citation needed] Balotelli used the slogan just one more time, on 18 May 2013, in one of his tweets, [34] in response to the interview conducted by CNN regarding his transfer to AC Milan, [35] even if he considers it one of the biggest mistakes of his career. "Why Always Me" was also used as the title for a 2013 biography of Balotelli written by Frank Worrall. [36] Celtic fans are goaded with racist and sectarian banners by Lazio's ultras during Champions League clash in... Doyle, Mark (20 April 2020). "Mythbuster: Balotelli set his own house on fire & many more madcap stories about Super Mario". Goal . Retrieved 31 December 2022. Jules Breach, Joe Cole and Joleon Lescott are forced to keep their cool as England fans chant 'Channel 4 is f****** s***' live on air after North Macedonia draw