British MP Makes Extremely Awkward Mario Balotelli Mix-Up

Guy Opperman, the rather Toryishly-named Tory MP for Hexham, tweeted today that he had just seen Mario Balotelli enter the public gallery of the House of Commons to watch the debate on Drug Policy.

Liverpool striker Mario Balotelli has popped in to Commons Gallery to watch the Drug Policy debate -wearing sharp suit, pink shirt &a poppy

— Guy Opperman MP (@GuyOppermanMP) October 30, 2014

All very well and good (if extremely surprising), only it wasn't the 24-year-old Liverpool striker at all.

Mario Balotelli is here at Melwood, not in the House of Commons! #LFC

— James Pearce (@JamesPearceEcho) October 30, 2014

It was this guy, a dancer who is a full 21 years older than Balo himself, who was over 200 miles away where he lives and works. Not Guy's finest hour, one suspects.

First Picture of Not Mario Balotelli here pic.twitter.com/w0ew0AiAx2

— Mark Hughes (@Hughes_Mark) October 30, 2014