Balotelli: “I have nothing to envy of Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo”
The Italian striker reveals his intention to move to the MLS and sets a retirement date.
Mario Balotelli is still active. Although it may seem to some that he retired years ago, the Italian striker has been playing for Genoa this season … where his contract expires, having not played since December 21. “I made the wrong decision to choose this type of club,” he admits. Now, with his contract with the Genoa side over, SuperMario is eyeing MLS as his next destination and is proud to assert his talent.
In an interview with Rai 2, Balotelli made clear what his next challenge is . “It’s unlikely I’ll play in Italy or Europe again. I’m thinking about the United States. I’ll play for two or three years before retiring,” said the striker, who also spoke about how he’ll feel after hanging up his boots: “It will be a sporting trauma, but I won’t miss what football is all about.”
Cristiano trains his butt off, I don’t. He also has more money!Mario Balotelli
“I could have done more, but I’m happy,” said Balotelli about his career, a journey with many accidents in which he has left glimpses of what could have been a much more successful story, although he fights back and vindicates himself : “Football is a false world. I have nothing to envy Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.”
The ‘only’ difference between him and Cristiano
The interviewer, upon hearing this statement, then questions him about the fact that the Portuguese has five Ballon d’Ors and he has none , to which SuperMario also has an answer, very much in his style: “He kills himself training, I don’t. He also has more money!”
The former Inter, City, Milan, and Liverpool player also recalled the worst foul he believes he has ever received. “It was Francesco Totti,” he revealed before recounting the aftermath of that clash. “I texted him afterward: ‘Why did you kick me like that?’ And he replied: ‘I didn’t even get a good grip on you.'”
