Mario Balotelli could have been one of the best players in the world if not for anger and pride issues that affected his career. His pride and anger issues has reduced him to playing for Brescia.

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He displayed his anger again during a game against Verona by kicking the ball to the crowd and threatened to leave the pitch when racist statement was hurled at him during by Verona fans.

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His team mates and that of Verona had to rush over to him to calm his nerves while the referee urged a statement to be read out on the speakers to salvage the situation.

The game was temporarily suspended in accordance to FIFA's anti racism protocol and after the whole drama Balotelli was persuaded to return to the game.

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Balotelli later went on to score five minutes to the end of the game