Mario Balotelli has commissioned a life-size statue of himself to stand in his Brescia home. “He’ll be immortalised in the pose after a goal.”

The Milan and Italy striker has already become famous for his audacious style choices, including a camouflage Bentley.

“I received the commission, but have never actually met Balotelli, so I am working from photographs,” local artist Livio Scarpella told Il Giornale di Brescia newspaper.

“I presented various sketches, but Mario wanted to be immortalised in the pose after a goal: muscles in evidence and an expression to challenge the opponents.”

This seems to be the pose he adopted after scoring the second goal against Germany in the Euro 2012 semi-final.

“I imagined him as an athlete from ancient times. The statue will be between the classic and pop style, in platinum and coloured bronze with the eyes made of precious stones.”


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Balotelli.

Hope it's fireproof...

Bronze statue with gemstone eyes? Classic.

Mario wanted to be immortalised in the pose after a goal: muscles in evidence and an expression to challenge the opponents.”

Better get the artist to accentuate his non-existent pecs

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Mancini wasted him ffs.

Just ordered a "Why Always Me" shirt from E-Bay

can't wait for it to arrive

Crazytolli

I really hope this is the pose the statue is in

Balotelli creating ebay powersellers (c ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

Concentrate on your football career mate, before another club points you towards the door

Grooverider wrote:Concentrate on your football career mate, before another club points you towards the door

4 goals in 4 games

Forza Rossoneri wrote:

Grooverider wrote:Concentrate on your football career mate, before another club points you towards the door

4 goals in 4 games

Flopped hard in England though

Some of the comments about this on Bleacher Report are racist as hell, but oh so hilarious.

As we Yanks say....there's a T.O in every sport...

Grooverider wrote:

Forza Rossoneri wrote:

Grooverider wrote:Concentrate on your football career mate, before another club points you towards the door

4 goals in 4 games

Flopped hard in England though

He only played there cause of Mancini, no wish to play for that worthless shirt. At least now he has no excuse to to not perform or give his all, and it is currently paying off. Consistency is king, time will tell.

Serie A, toughest league for any attacker.

Eivindo wrote:

Grooverider wrote:

Forza Rossoneri wrote:
4 goals in 4 games

Flopped hard in England though

He only played there cause of Mancini, no wish to play for that worthless shirt. At least now he has no excuse to to not perform or give his all, and it is currently paying off. Consistency is king, time will tell.

Serie A, toughest league for any attacker.

Sorry mate, but i dont buy into that argument of only did this, that and the other. A good player is just that, regardless of which league they are payed to play in.

Serie A,toughest for any attacker?..very debatable.

Pique jumped into the worlds best team from the PL. You dont believe in players relying on specific environvments to succeed? Language and country plays a part.

McLewis wrote:Some of the comments about this on Bleacher Report are racist as hell, but oh so hilarious.

As we Yanks say....there's a T.O in every sport...

Rodman, TO, Ochocinco, Metta World Peace.... who is out there now that's young lol. Someone needs to pick up the slack.