Everything Mario does attracts plenty of interest - so his latest hair design was always going to merit closer inspection.

Note the word ‘design’ - Mr Balotelli could never be accused of simply going into a barbers and asking for a short, back and sides. His haircuts are a work of art. Here’s a bird’s eye view of the top and back of the latest creation.

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It looks a bit like a maze at first glance, but you can guarantee there will be more to it than that... 

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And Sure enough, there is - but he’s not letting anyone know exactly what it is! Ah, well - he may have changed it by tomorrow - hair today, gone tomorrow, as they say...

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In fact, rumours are that when Mario walked into his favourite hairdressers in Stretford, the barber was heard muttering “Why always me?” under his breath!