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Mario Balotelli defends Ghana snub

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  • observers 7 years ago

    Copy and paste from yahoo.com. Lazy journalism.

  • peace 7 years ago

    They credited goal.com which is accepted. Please never assume you know okay?

  • COMMON SENSE 7 years ago

    THEY WILL NOT RESPECT YOU TO THE END OF YOUR LIFE,YOUR SMALL BOY AND THEY WILL ALWAYS CALL YOU MONKEY,SEE NOW THEY HAVE SACKED YOU FROM ITALIAN NATIONAL TEAM,YOU THINK YOUR SMART.

  • SMART FREMPAH 7 years ago

    I don't think he was sacked. He has incredibly lost form. His exploits in various teams including Liverpool attests to this. Don't comment blindly. Anyway, why can't we leave him to choose what he wants? Can you imagine i ...
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  • SAINT GHFUO, MEDIOCRITY STINKS CUUHH! 7 years ago

    WHEN WILL WE SEE A CHINESE, WHITE OR SOUTH AMERICAN PERSON SUITING UP FOR BSTARS OR REPPING GH IN ANYTHING. IT ALL COMES DOWN TO ECONOMICS.

  • DIAMOND 7 years ago

    You can't prove that he is not criticising goal.com for plagiarising yahoo.com, can you?

    Don't assume that he is criticising Ghanaweb, as he did not say so.

  • SAINT GHFUO, MEDIOCRITY STINKS CUUHH! 7 years ago

    WHERE DO U THINK THE BLACKS IN EUROPE, SOUTH AMERICA AND NORTH AMERICA ALL HAIL FROM? THEY COME FROM AFRICA. THE TREND WILL NEVER STOP. REGARDLESS WHERE U PLAY, HUMANS WILL BE HUMANS AND RAIN INSULTS. JUST DO WHAT MAKES U HAP ...
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  • Baba 7 years ago

    What makes him think as a black man he would be accepted as an Italian.

    I don't blame Balotelli, he was young and knew nothing and sincehe decided to cut off his biological parents at an early age he did not have the right ...
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  • The Great One 7 years ago

    He didn't cut his biological parents off. His biological parents sold him off (gave him up for adoption)

  • kwame kwaku 7 years ago

    Balotelli had illness that the biological parent's couldn't financially take care off, so they gave him up for adoption.

  • kweku trouble 7 years ago

    What do you mean by "sold off"? Either you don't know the story or you have a bad comprehension of the English language. If his parents didn't make that decision of giving him up for adoption, he may never have been who is no ...
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  • A.B.Y 7 years ago

    Don't mind him bro. Some people comment on issues through their anus. They have access to Internet,therefore writing thrash

  • Idii 7 years ago

    Is never true

  • Ray 7 years ago

    Stupid! Do u know the story? Don't u know how these whites are? Balotelli does not think. He is an easy prey, sorry 4 him.

  • Him 7 years ago

    You will continue to be called Black Monkey boy

  • BADWAM KRAKYE 7 years ago

    If they will continue to call Ballotelli Black Monkey Boy, then how would they call you AFRICANS BACK HOME studying under trees in the Trokosiland?.....APES !, I suppose. You're all morons.

  • King Marc 7 years ago

    He is right and has spoken as a matured guy.He is an Italian by birth and culture.Currently Europeans themselves know there are other citizens from other race.Whether he is called by other names or not is not the issue.The is ...
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  • kb 7 years ago

    An European would never accept a black as his fellow. ......Never no matter how best you try.......they can laugh with you and sit with you....deep down within them.............!

  • Amanaman 7 years ago

    Some of the stories about slave trade had it that a slave trader who was a Ghanaian and had many Europeans slave traders friends himself was deceived into visiting the whites. On the day of his visit, he wore a nice long suit ...
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  • Rastafara"I" 7 years ago

    No european born should play for this corrupt system!

  • Preach 7 years ago

    Everywhere there is corruption.....Only Ghanaians do theirs public...Cousin

  • The Great One 7 years ago

    Ghana is better off without another volatile character like Muntari. To have Muntari and Baloteli in black stars would have been horrible disaster.

  • DIAMOND 7 years ago

    To have Muntari and Balotelli in Black Stars would have helped us get the FA thieves fired long ago.

  • Osei Boakye 7 years ago

    Let's face it. Muntari & Balotelli in Black Stars would have won us many victories.

  • Kwame 7 years ago

    Why does the Ghana press keep reproducing this article any time Mario doesn't get selected for the Italian National Team? Just leave the guy alone. People are called names all over the world all the time, mostly due to ignora ...
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  • BADWAM KRAKYE 7 years ago

    PLEASE IF YOU HAVE TO CRITICIZE A GHANAIAN BORN PLAYER, IT SHOULD BE MARCEL DESAILLY. hE WAS BORN AND BRED IN GHANA UNTIL AT LEAST 8 BEFORE LEAVING FOR FRANCE. HE NEVER CHOSE TO PLAY FOR GHANA BUT AFTER HIS CAREER WANTER TO ...
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  • BADWAM KRAKYE 7 years ago

    PLEASE IF YOU HAVE TO CRITICIZE A GHANAIAN BORN PLAYER, IT SHOULD BE MARCEL DESAILLY. HE WAS BORN AND BRED IN GHANA UNTIL AT LEAST 8 YEARS BEFORE LEAVING FOR FRANCE. HE NEVER CHOSE TO PLAY FOR GHANA BUT AFTER HIS CAREER WANT ...
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  • poncho 7 years ago

    I don't know why ghanaweb writers are so lazy like this.....always 'copy and paste'

  • LEXIS 7 years ago

    you know its copy and paste yet you always read it. it means you don't know what to use your time for. you people complain about everything.

  • zorro 7 years ago

    We do not need him!

  • GH. Port HArcourt 7 years ago

    Yes! you are right not to play for Ghana. Because the mps and ministers are thieves!And Ghanaians are cowards not to kick them out.

  • maria 7 years ago

    it's hard for athletes with Ghanaian heritage to choose the ghana flag because the system is so bad and corrupt and dubious. so the talent prefers to stay away. Loads of black athletes end up adopting european or american na ...
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  • Paa Dico 7 years ago

    @Maria: nice article, just a point of correction; There's a blackman on the German national team, he plays defence. Incidentally his parent is Ghanaian, specifically from Sunyani. His half brother featured for the Black Stars ...
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  • maria 7 years ago

    Yes you're right! I forgot about him. Boateng is his name! Thanks for the correction and for the nice words about my comment.

  • DIAMOND 7 years ago

    "Look at the euro football tournament now and almost all the nations, except poland, iceland and germany have african footballers"

    With your broad definition of "african" ( because I've checked the roster of the nations), ...
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  • maria 7 years ago

    yes you are right. Forgot about him. Saw him play the other night....caused an unfortunate Penalty kick but then redeemed himself with a penalty kick against italy. Good player! but you get my point? right?

  • The Ruler Is Back 7 years ago

    Good you know this now. So its time to write the wrongs. A wise man does not commit to the same mistake twice. So fear not to make a wrong right. Just take the first step, even if it feels late spend time helping others make ...
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  • Aaaaaaaaahhh 7 years ago

    from the comments he's made i'm sure he will come one day....But still he dey fool....

  • Yaro Orimili Zagibida 7 years ago

    Prez John Dramani Mahama should adopt
    Mario Balotelli. Right away. Sharp Sharp. Quick Quick. He has vast soccer potential. Ghana will win the next world cup with him as our foremost striker.

  • LAWRENCE 7 years ago

    Bolotelli's dad hails from Konongo and as such, it is not allowed that Otani adopts an Ashanti. The other way round is possible.
    This is obvious; how can an Ashanti royal be adopted by Opotoni ?

  • Haruna 7 years ago

    Tell that to your so-called royals who have the "otani" blood in them. Your women don't want any part of your short stature, that is why they are trooping up North to "pepe" land in search of gold- Pepe dick.

  • LAWRENCE 7 years ago

    NO PEEPE NOR STINKY KORO AYIGBE IN MY FAMILY

  • samuel azumah 7 years ago

    ballo is a good player.now that,they did not beat germany,italy regrets his inclusion

  • DIAMOND 7 years ago

    "italy regrets his INclusion"?

    No, his EXclusion.

  • KING LOMOTEY 7 years ago

    Come and play for Asante Kotoko to redeem ur status of playing for the Black Stars, after showing ur commitment, & appealing to FIFA to reconsider your playing for Italy. You are still young.

  • DIAMOND 7 years ago

    He said he does not regret playing for Italy, and you're saying should appeal to FIFA to reconsider?

    No!
    He can play for any Ghanaian club, but he cannot change his play-for country.
    He is Italian.
    Let's respect that.
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  • komla ibrahim 7 years ago

    fool. he must come to the capital Club Phobia and not bush Club like foolish kotoko

  • Real Ghanaian 7 years ago

    You don't bite the hand that feeds you. You will go hungry if you do- fact. The capital you speak, was stood up with wealth created by the people you call bush men. Look around you in Accra and tell how many of the property y ...
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  • Yellow man 7 years ago

    There's another Nigerian guy playing for Italy now.Conte featured him in theffirst match and the relegated him to the bench.I told my neighbor that I will prefer to play for an unknown nation in football than to play for any ...
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  • Dominic Baamoah Wiredu.. 7 years ago

    Mario, you right to represent a country of your birth. and also you are a good person and a great football player, my hope is, this season the goals will start coming with a little more hard effort as you intend to do..Stay h ...
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  • joe 7 years ago

    Italians are good people but racism is a natural thing for them.they will help and give u everything but will always consider you as a second class citizen no matter what and that makes it difficult to be part of them wether ...
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  • Big Bro 7 years ago

    Baloteli is okay Ghana don't even need you anymore but try and visit your Grand parents please they already told you not to worry about giving them money..keep your money but they just want to meet you in person...

  • MATT OWU 7 years ago

    guys let us forget about this guy and pray for him so that his children get to know the roots of their grand parents

  • Kofi Totobi Kwakye 7 years ago

    We do not care which nation you choose to play for, the important thing is that you should protect your dignity because it is tied to ours. Learn from the likes of Joe Luis,Sugar Ray Robinson, Ali etc. they paved the way for ...
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  • leave them alone 7 years ago

    u are what u are inside not ur color.ur upbringing contributes to it .put a chicken among eagle it will behave like an eagle. he will always be an Italian for he is on

  • komla ibrahim 7 years ago

    stay Italian like you are. You are a proud African son even among the miniblack Italians, who call themselves White.. Balo go on and Keep the flag of black race high. May Allah be with you and us all. Ameen.

  • Addo Kuffour 7 years ago

    Black Ghanaian Italian u can go to hell we do not need u

  • Brown 7 years ago

    You have made a right move. Congratulations! Your career is secured. Your colleagues came and had been abandoned. Why should younger ones continue with it? Right one there!