We always thought that Super Mario could walk on water. Now we have proof.
It looks like Mario Balotelli is going global. In Europe, the brilliant and batty striker has been a star for years but it looks like he’s about to break the US too.
Sports Illustrated, that most prestigious of US sports magazines, have only gone and done a massive feature on the AC Milan front man (by US soccer writer Grant Wahl) and they have given Mario the front cover.
And it is a very cool front cover indeed, with the 23-year old appearing to walk on water, while a mini biography of his life are displayed all around him.
He’s even dubbed ‘The most interesting man in the world’ and in fairness, it’s hard to argue with that billing.
You can check out the full interview, which is well worth a read, here.