Time Magazine has named Mario Balotelli on their list of the 100 most influential people in the world.
They are, of course, absolutely spot on. We've done absolutely no research on this but it can be almost guaranteed that Balotelli's purchase of a camouflaged Bentley saw sales of the car spike, people worldwide set off fireworks in their bathrooms in homage to him, everybody now knows it's cool if you struggle to put on a training bib and sure we've all got tattoos with quotes from Genghis Khan at this stage.
Watford coach, Gianfranco Zola, wrote about Balotelli's inclusion for the magazine:
From afar, people may think he’s a madman, but he isn’t. Mario is a lovely guy, very humble and very funny. I can assure people he has always been a pleasure to deal with. He has returned to Italy from England as the main man with lots of attention. Now he has to ensure he keeps control and keeps focus. Mario loves the pressure, but to succeed, it is about finding balance.
Here's to an another influential from Mario.
