12 shades of Mario Balotelli: A look at all the controversies over the years

Ever since Mario Balotelli has burst onto the footballing stage, controversies and unexplained eventshavealways surrounded him. Despite showing flashes of brilliance at times, his career has disappointingly been defined by the frequent shenanigans he has found himself involved in. The games most notorious renegade has a troubling off-field record as well. He has amassedover 10,000 worth of parking tickets and has had his luxury Maserat impounded 27 times.Liverpool have sought assurance that Super Mario will behave himself after having recently agreed ona16 million deal for him with AC Milan, and the striker must accept agood behaviour clause to complete the signing. Manager Brendan Rodgers puts stock in having the right characters in his dressing room, and Balotelli is seemingly prepared to turn over a new leaf Today is my last day at Milan, he was quoted as telling Sky Italia.Balotelli had once admitted that he sometimes does strange things; andat another time thatnobody could understand the reasons behind his actions because nobody had been through what he had. Therefore, it is just about possible that Liverpool will find themselves regretting their latest transfer move, one which makes them the biggest spender in thistransfer window. Following is a look at the kind of year they might have to face in the event that the typically non-conformist Italian decides to keep up his antics.

#1 Car Crashes and Womens\' Prisons (August-October 2010)

Balotelli’s move to England put him in a lot of suddenly-gained limelight and he went on a stunt-filled rampage in his first few months as a Manchester City player.

He crashed his Audi N8 on way to City’s training ground, and was found to be carrying £5000 in cash at the time of the accident. On being quizzed about it by the police, he explained – "I am rich.'' He had a run-in with the Italian authorities soon after, after he took his brother with him to investigate the grounds of Brescia women’s prison. He said that the existence of women inmates intrigued him and he had wanted to have a closer look.