Mario Balotelli notches up almost 10k in parking fines

Last updated : 25 April 2011 By Daily Mail

The Italian has racked up almost ?10,000 in parking fines and his white Maserati supercar has been impounded 27 times, leaving club officials with the laborious task of collecting the car.

And when police allegedly pulled him over to ask why he had ?25,000 in cash on his front seat, the arrogant bad boy retorted 'Because I can'.

Boy racer: Mario Balotelli has received almost ?10,000 worth of parking tickets

'Mario will drive from his luxury apartment to a restaurant a few streets away and leave the car on double yellows,' a City source told The Sun.

'The other week the Maserati misfired so he just abandoned it. Staff have had to bail it out 27 times.

'The valet the club uses empties the glovebox of tickets every time he cleans it. Mario doesn't seem to care. It's a drop in the ocean to him.'

Mario Balotelli's season

Balotelli has also had to pay out ?300,000 in club fines, most recently for throwing darts at a youth team player.

Since joining City last summer for a whopping ?24m, he has struggled to make an impression at Eastlands.

He has scored 10 goals in all competitions but has been booked just as often and was sent off against West Brom and Dynamo Kiev.

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Balotelli also enraged Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand after the two sides met in the FA Cup semi-final at Wembley earlier this month.

The City striker provoked the former England captain by winking in his direction and Ferdinand had to be restrained by his team-mates.

But Balotelli was also embarrassed when became an internet sensation after a video was released that showed him struggling to put on a training bib.

Here's another chance to see Balotelli's bib bother:

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Source: Daily Mail

Source: Daily Mail