MANCHESTER CITY STRIKER Mario Balotelli is to appeal this week to the English Premier League against a club fine imposed for on-field ill discipline, according to reports.
The 22-year-old failed to overturn the sanction internally and would now take the case to a league tribunal, Press Association said on Monday without quoting sources.
Balotelli was banned for a total of eight matches last season and missed 11 games through suspension, as a European sanction was carried over from the 2010-11 campaign.
The forward was instrumental in helping Italy to the final of this year’s European championships in Poland and Ukraine, scoring twice in the 2-1 semi-final victory over Germany.
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But Balotelli has shown erratic club form and was substituted during defending champions City’s recent derby with Manchester United, which they lost 3-2.
Balotelli to take fine case to league tribunal
MANCHESTER CITY STRIKER Mario Balotelli is to appeal this week to the English Premier League against a club fine imposed for on-field ill discipline, according to reports.
The 22-year-old failed to overturn the sanction internally and would now take the case to a league tribunal, Press Association said on Monday without quoting sources.
Balotelli was banned for a total of eight matches last season and missed 11 games through suspension, as a European sanction was carried over from the 2010-11 campaign.
The forward was instrumental in helping Italy to the final of this year’s European championships in Poland and Ukraine, scoring twice in the 2-1 semi-final victory over Germany.
But Balotelli has shown erratic club form and was substituted during defending champions City’s recent derby with Manchester United, which they lost 3-2.
- © AFP, 2012
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