Manchester City striker Mario Balotelli has become embroiled in yet more controversy following a training ground bust-up with team-mate Micah Richards on Thursday.
The two players clashed towards the end of a practice match ahead of Sunday's high-profile game against in-form Arsenal and the two players had to be separated by their colleagues.
Eyewitnesses claimed there was a heated verbal exchange between the two players before they squared up to one another, with Richards particularly aggrieved about what was said.
However, Richards later played down the scuffle and said the matter had already forgotten.
"Me & mario are all good!" the City defender wrote on Twitter. "These things happen in training & we shook hands after. It shows passion!"
It is also not the first incident of its kind to make the news at the club over the past year. Balotelli clashed with Jerome Boateng and Vincent Kompany last season while Emmanuel Adebayor and Kolo Toure were also pictured seemingly fighting.
This latest matter also brings Balotelli into the news once again for matters other than his performances on the field.
Most infamously, the fire service was called to the 21-year-old's house in Cheshire in October after fireworks set off from inside the bathroom started a blaze.
The Italian was also in the headlines earlier this week after being spotted out in Manchester city centre in the early hours of Sunday morning - less than 48 hours before the game at Chelsea - but manager Roberto Mancini dismissed that as unimportant.
Despite these incidents, Balotelli has impressed on the pitch this term, scoring 11 goals.
By ESPNsoccernet staff
The two players clashed towards the end of a practice match ahead of Sunday's high-profile game against in-form Arsenal and the two players had to be separated by their colleagues.
Eyewitnesses claimed there was a heated verbal exchange between the two players before they squared up to one another, with Richards particularly aggrieved about what was said.
However, Richards later played down the scuffle and said the matter had already forgotten.
"Me & mario are all good!" the City defender wrote on Twitter. "These things happen in training & we shook hands after. It shows passion!"
It is also not the first incident of its kind to make the news at the club over the past year. Balotelli clashed with Jerome Boateng and Vincent Kompany last season while Emmanuel Adebayor and Kolo Toure were also pictured seemingly fighting.
This latest matter also brings Balotelli into the news once again for matters other than his performances on the field.
Most infamously, the fire service was called to the 21-year-old's house in Cheshire in October after fireworks set off from inside the bathroom started a blaze.
The Italian was also in the headlines earlier this week after being spotted out in Manchester city centre in the early hours of Sunday morning - less than 48 hours before the game at Chelsea - but manager Roberto Mancini dismissed that as unimportant.
Despite these incidents, Balotelli has impressed on the pitch this term, scoring 11 goals.
By ESPNsoccernet staff
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