{"id":14515,"date":"2011-12-15T18:44:40","date_gmt":"2011-12-15T18:44:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/12\/no-balotelli-rift-says-richards\/"},"modified":"2011-12-15T18:44:40","modified_gmt":"2011-12-15T18:44:40","slug":"no-balotelli-rift-says-richards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/12\/15\/no-balotelli-rift-says-richards\/","title":{"rendered":"No Balotelli rift, says Richards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div readability=\"48.141201264489\"><span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/54df57357879_balotelli.jpg\" width=\"466\" height=\"282\" alt=\"Manchester City defender Micah Richards plays down reports of a bust up with Mario Balotelli\" \/> Balotelli has scored 11 goals in 18 appearances so far this season<\/span> <\/p>\n<p>Manchester City defender Micah Richards has played down reports of a training ground spat with Mario Balotelli.<\/p>\n<p>Newspapers reported that the duo clashed towards the end of a practice match on Thursday, with witnesses reporting that words were exchanged between the duo before they squared up.<\/p>\n<p>But the England international took to Twitter to dismiss the incident.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Me &#038; Mario are all good!&#8221;, <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/OfficialMR2\/status\/147356074784210944\">he tweeted<\/a>. &#8220;These things happen in training &#038; we shook hands after. It shows passion!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>It is not the first time Italian striker Balotelli has been involved in controversy on the training pitch.<\/p>\n<p>Last season he reacted angrily to a <a href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/sport2\/hi\/football\/9257557%20-%20Mancini%20shrugs%20off%20training%20ground%20bust-up\">tackle by Jerome Boateng<\/a> and was also photographed clashing with Vincent Kompany in May.<\/p>\n<p>While away from football he has also been in the headlines after a <a href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/sport1\/hi\/football\/15417763.stm\">firework was launched inside his home back in October<\/a>, causing extensive damage to his rented property.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Balotelli has scored 11 goals in 18 appearances so far this season Manchester City defender Micah Richards has played down reports of a training ground spat with Mario Balotelli. 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