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But Mario Balotelli won’t even make it in the 2008 Olympic squad because the teenager will be turning 18 years of age in August. Balotelli was Born in Palermo to Ghanaian parents. And was then adopted by an Italian family form Brescia before making his way to the Inter’s primavera side. Voilà his life story in less than 2 sentences! But Balotelli still can’t play for Italy because of stupid paper issues.

Super Mario , and when I say Super I mean Super had this to mention when he spoke to Corriere Dello Sport earlier this month;

“I feel like a Second Division citizen. The Italian law is unjust and needs to be changed,”

“Even having been born here, I am still not being recognised as a citizen and I find that to be enormously unjust. “I have turned down an invitation to play for Ghana because I want to wear the Azzurri shirt. The reason I did so is because I was born in Italy and I have always lived there, so I feel like an Italian.”

Hell I could play for the Azzurri (metaphorically speaking of course, and it probably be Baseball only) and this nerazzurro can’t? I totally agree with Mr. Balotelli about the crappyness of Italian bureaucracy

Let the boy play ! The U21 squad needs Balotelli ad he’ll be knockin’ on the Senior Squads door very soon. I can see it now, Euro 2012 a strike duo of Stefano Okaka Chuka and Mario Balotelli, that would be a powerful frontline !