Sad news for Liverpool striker, Mario Balotelli.
Sad news for Liverpool striker, Mario Balotelli. News broke that he’s lost his Italian foster father, Francesco Balotelli to a prolonged illness.
Mario was born in Palermo, Sicily to Ghanaian immigrants (the Barwuahs) but was taken in by Italian foster parents Silvia and Francesco Balotelli when he was two years old. He was never officially adopted by the couple and gained Italian citizenship when he was 18.
Funeral services are planned for this weekend and Mario is expected to attend.
A photo of the soccer star and his foster parents below:
