{"id":428467,"date":"2011-05-23T08:38:00","date_gmt":"2011-05-23T08:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/05\/23\/mario-balotelli-to-take-pet-dog-to-manchester-citys-fa-cup-parade-report\/"},"modified":"2011-05-23T08:38:00","modified_gmt":"2011-05-23T08:38:00","slug":"mario-balotelli-to-take-pet-dog-to-manchester-citys-fa-cup-parade-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/05\/23\/mario-balotelli-to-take-pet-dog-to-manchester-citys-fa-cup-parade-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Mario Balotelli to take pet dog to Manchester City&#8217;s FA Cup parade &#8211; report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<h4>23 May 2011 09:38:00<\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<div readability=\"67.114922813\">\n<div readability=\"14.8994708995\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Mario Balotelli - Manchester City (Getty Images)\" src=\"http:\/\/u.goal.com\/127400\/127478_news.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Mario Balotelli &#8211; Manchester City (Getty Images)<\/p>\n<h4>Related Links<\/h4>\n<h4>Teams<\/h4>\n<h4>Players<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<p><span readability=\"33.0482855143\"><em>For all the latest reports and transfer rumours, visit our dedicated section <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/news\/2559\/rumours\/archive\/1\">here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/people\/italy\/16127\/mario-barwuah-balotelli\">Mario Balotelli<\/a> will be joined by his pet dog Lucky on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/teams\/england\/109\/manchester-city\">Manchester City<\/a>&#8216;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/news\/2900\/fa-cup\">FA Cup<\/a> victory parade on Monday, according to <em>the Daily Mirror<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>City officials were reportedly shocked at the enigmatic frontman&#8217;s unusual request, but it has nonetheless been granted and Balotelli will now get to celebrate the club&#8217;s first major trophy in 35 years with his favourite companion.<\/p>\n<p>The young Italian is devoted to Lucky, a black labrador, and had to wait six months to bring his pet over from Italy following his \u00a324 million move to Manchester City because of quarantine restrictions in the UK.<\/p>\n<p>Balotelli visited Manchester dogs home in a bid to replace Lucky when the quarantine issue was raised, but ultimately decided to wait until his faithful friend was allowed into the country.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I went only once, but I couldn&#8217;t take one home,&#8221; he told <em>the Mirror<\/em> at the time. &#8220;I love Lucky too much and it wouldn&#8217;t be fair when he finally comes over.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This is only the latest bizarre episode in what has been an eventful first season for Balotelli in the Premier League.<\/p>\n<p>Disciplinary problems have led to the young striker&#8217;s attitude being questioned on numerous occasions, and a lack of fitness and form has so far prevented Balotelli from justifying his hefty price tag, although he did conjure a man-of-the-match display in the FA Cup final victory over Stoke at Wembley.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Read the original post:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/news\/2896\/premier-league\/2011\/05\/23\/2499512\/mario-balotelli-to-take-pet-dog-to-manchester-citys-fa-cup\" title=\"Mario Balotelli to take pet dog to Manchester City's FA Cup parade - report\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mario Balotelli to take pet dog to Manchester City&#8217;s FA Cup parade &#8211; 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