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When I wasn't famous, I had a lot of friends, almost all of them Italian. The racism only started when I started to play football.
Mario Balotelli
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Mario Balotelli
Age: 34
Born: 1990
Born: August 12
Association Football Player
Soccer Player
Palermo
Italy
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