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Balotelli, Douglas Costa and the new Tre Elle Sport centre: a new chapter begins for Al-Ittifaq

Why ex-City & Liverpool star Balotelli still has ‘itch’ to play

Mario Balotelli is representing the 14th club of what has been an eventful career, with a former Italy international team-mate telling GOAL why the enigmatic striker still has “that itch” to play. Giuseppe Rossi knows what ‘Super Mario’ is all about as a performer and person, and has pointed out that - amid all of the headlines - the charismatic forward has always just wanted to play.

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Balotelli set to complete transfer to unlikely 13th club

Mario Balotelli is set to complete a transfer to the 14th club of his career as he closes in on a switch to Al-Ittifaq FC of Dubai. The former Manchester City and Liverpool striker has been a free agent since he left Italian side Genoa over the summer. Balotelli signed for the Serie A outfit on a season-long deal last October but did not stay there long.

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	+/-	PTS	Form
10	Gulf United	28	8	4	16	40	48	-8	28	L L L W L
11	City	29	7	5	17	32	57	-25	26	L L D L L
12	AL-ITTIFAQ	27	7	3	17	36	54	-18	24	W D L D L
13	Al Jazira Al Hamra	28	5	6	17	36	54	-18	21	W D W L L
14	Majd	28	5	6	17	30	56	-26	21	L W D W L

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