Liverpool gamble on mischief-maker Balotelli to replace Suarez


By ToDavis

Italy's national soccer players Mario Balotelli attends a training session at the Dunas Arena soccer stadium in Natal June 23, 2014. Italy will face Uruguay on June 24. REUTERS/Toru Hanai (BRAZIL - Tags: SPORT SOCCER WORLD CUP)

LONDON (Reuters) - Having just waved goodbye to a player who constantly courted controversy, Liverpool rolled out the welcome mat to Mario Balotelli on Monday, whose maverick if inconsistent talent is perhaps only rivalled by his ability to cause mischief.

Following the departure of Luis Suarez on the back of a third suspension for sinking his teeth into an opponent, the man Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers has chosen to add bite to his forward line has his own lengthy charge sheet of misdemeanours.

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