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Manchester City striker Mario Balotelli has been one of the most controversial characters in English football over the last few seasons, and has already become a firm favourite with the fans.

He arrived at Manchester city in a £24 million deal from Inter Milan, but he seems to be worth a lot more on certain occasions and ridiculously expensive in other situations!

There can be no escaping the fact that Mario Balotelli is one of the most enigmatic characters in world football but has the potential to become one of the greatest players in the world. Mario Balotelli's teammate Yaya Touré is someone who acknowledges the fact.

Chelsea have managed to show quite a strong team line in their upcoming match against Portsmouth. John Terry, one of the key players for Chelsea has managed to be passed fit by the medical unit and his knee problem will not be of much worry for the upcoming match.

There have been quite a few changes in the team selection and Drogba is to be replaced by Torres. Sturridge, who is still injured, will be replaced by Malouda. These changes will ensure that Chelsea has a good stand when it comes to a tough fight with their competitors.

Roberto Mancini has warned that Mario Balotelli could easily lose his place should he not perform in the big matches.

Mario Balotelli has become an iconic character within English media, who often put him in the front or the back pages. However, the recent arrival of Sergio Aguero as a major force in English football has put certain doubts with regard to his chances when it comes to the big matches.

The recent sending-off against Liverpool certainly did not help his case and Roberto Mancini was quick to point out the fact that Mario Balotelli could soon turn out to be a liability for Manchester City in the big matches.

On Thursday, UEFA's Disciplinary and Control Body met to determine the fate of England's top striker Wayne Rooney after he was given a red card for kicking out at Montenegro's Miodrag Dzudovic. Unfortunately, some two weeks later, the Football Association, Manchester United, Rooney and the legion of fans are still waiting for an in-depth explanation on why the UEFA handed down a 3 game suspension. According to an October 26th report by ESPNSoccerNet, the UEFA made the following official statement about providing an explanation:

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It may be early days in La Liga but having secured three wins on the bounce – two of which came on the road – Valencia sit atop their domestic division two points clear of Sevilla and Real Madrid.

Despite the £60,000,000.00 paid to the banks to avoid a wind up of the team in June, money provided by the sale of their star players David Villa and, to a lesser extent, David Silva, Unai Emery’s Valencia have come out on top of their game.