Mario Balotelli: Italy’s Latest Soccer Hero

The World

Anchor Marco Werman talks to The World’s William Troop about the Euro 2012 soccer tournament and the man who has emerged as the Italian team’s hero: Mario Balotelli.

Balotelli is a 21-year-old forward born in Italy to Ghanaian immigrant parents.

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