MANCHESTER - Oh this is new, they were just the usual lies told by tabloids...
Mario Balotelli has thrown his weight behind a regional campaign to promote firework safety, after his bathroom caught fire due to the antics of one of his friends at the weekend.
The City striker hit the headlines for the right reasons on Sunday for a two-goal salvo in the 1-6 Manchester derby win at Old Trafford. But after also making the news the day before due to the incident at his house, Mario wanted to set the record straight.
And, with bonfire night less than two weeks away, Mario was keen to get an important message out.
“The newspapers got the story wrong about me and the fire at my house. I didn’t set any fireworks off, it was a friend of mine. I didn’t know anything about it until I heard the shouting coming from the bathroom," he said.
“Luckily, nobody was injured, and my friend apologised to me for the damage to my house. It was a really stupid thing for him to do, someone could have been really hurt, and I was really, really angry with him about it.
It is an important message that children should not mess with fireworks.
The City striker hit the headlines for the right reasons on Sunday for a two-goal salvo in the 1-6 Manchester derby win at Old Trafford. But after also making the news the day before due to the incident at his house, Mario wanted to set the record straight.
And, with bonfire night less than two weeks away, Mario was keen to get an important message out.
“The newspapers got the story wrong about me and the fire at my house. I didn’t set any fireworks off, it was a friend of mine. I didn’t know anything about it until I heard the shouting coming from the bathroom," he said.
“Luckily, nobody was injured, and my friend apologised to me for the damage to my house. It was a really stupid thing for him to do, someone could have been really hurt, and I was really, really angry with him about it.
It is an important message that children should not mess with fireworks.
They can be very dangerous if they are not used in the right way. People should follow the firework code.”
A new campaign, TREACLE, has been launched in Manchester to give information about enjoying fireworks in a safe manner.
from City official site
Mario Balotelli admits he was left speechless by the 1-6 win at Old Trafford (also: Old Toilet, lol).
The in-form Blues striker scored twice as Roberto Mancini’s men strode into a five-point lead at the top of the Premier League.
And the Italian international later dedicated his goals to City’s fans.
“The feeling was great. To win a derby away at Old Trafford is one thing, but to win it 1-6, none of us knew what to say. We were really happy,” he confessed.
"It was brilliant. It was a great atmosphere; it was a derby, so that’s what you expect. My first goal was a good goal. I’m a striker and sometimes you don’t think about what you will do.
Those types of goal, sometimes they go inside and sometimes they don’t. It was on target and it was a good goal, so I was happy.
I think the best goal we scored at United was Sergio’s, it was a good move. My second goal was a fantastic assist from Milner, and we played like a team for that one. Only a good team can score a goal like that.
A new campaign, TREACLE, has been launched in Manchester to give information about enjoying fireworks in a safe manner.
from City official site
Mario Balotelli admits he was left speechless by the 1-6 win at Old Trafford (also: Old Toilet, lol).
The in-form Blues striker scored twice as Roberto Mancini’s men strode into a five-point lead at the top of the Premier League.
And the Italian international later dedicated his goals to City’s fans.
“The feeling was great. To win a derby away at Old Trafford is one thing, but to win it 1-6, none of us knew what to say. We were really happy,” he confessed.
"It was brilliant. It was a great atmosphere; it was a derby, so that’s what you expect. My first goal was a good goal. I’m a striker and sometimes you don’t think about what you will do.
Those types of goal, sometimes they go inside and sometimes they don’t. It was on target and it was a good goal, so I was happy.
I think the best goal we scored at United was Sergio’s, it was a good move. My second goal was a fantastic assist from Milner, and we played like a team for that one. Only a good team can score a goal like that.
I think this win and this performance showed everyone that we can be the best.
I think yesterday was one of the best we have ever played together for sure.
At the moment, we play well every week, but the derby was special. The more important thing was the result, then the score and the performance. All of them were good for us against United, so we are happy.
I think yesterday was one of the best we have ever played together for sure.
At the moment, we play well every week, but the derby was special. The more important thing was the result, then the score and the performance. All of them were good for us against United, so we are happy.
I have to say thank you to our fans.
Even when I have had bad moments they have always supported me. They have always sung my name and cheered me. That is important to me. I wanted to say thanks, and scoring two goals for City at Old Trafford was my way of doing that. That was my thank you.
United is now yesterday and now I’m focussed on tomorrow and Wolverhampton. I need to be focussed to score more goals, keep playing well and to help our team to win."
Even when I have had bad moments they have always supported me. They have always sung my name and cheered me. That is important to me. I wanted to say thanks, and scoring two goals for City at Old Trafford was my way of doing that. That was my thank you.
United is now yesterday and now I’m focussed on tomorrow and Wolverhampton. I need to be focussed to score more goals, keep playing well and to help our team to win."
And Balotelli touched on why he risked the referee’s wrath and wore his ‘Why Always Me’ t-shirt under his kit.
“I did it for many reasons, but I’ll leave it for other people to figure out what it means! I’m sure people can work it out,” he smiled.
“The thing at the weekend didn’t come from me, it came from one of my friends and one of my brother’s friends. Maybe I should be more careful about who I let in my house. But it wasn’t about me, I didn’t do anything."
And will there be any more shirt messages?
“No, because otherwise I’ll get booked every week, so it was a one-off for United,” he concluded.
Click here to listen to Noel Gallagher : on his knees in front of the television @ 6th goal, "Mario..he's just a legend". Favourite goal: Mario's 1st, one movement and the t-shirt.
“I did it for many reasons, but I’ll leave it for other people to figure out what it means! I’m sure people can work it out,” he smiled.
“The thing at the weekend didn’t come from me, it came from one of my friends and one of my brother’s friends. Maybe I should be more careful about who I let in my house. But it wasn’t about me, I didn’t do anything."
And will there be any more shirt messages?
“No, because otherwise I’ll get booked every week, so it was a one-off for United,” he concluded.
Click here to listen to Noel Gallagher : on his knees in front of the television @ 6th goal, "Mario..he's just a legend". Favourite goal: Mario's 1st, one movement and the t-shirt.
