Football - Hull City v Liverpool - Barclays Premier League - The Kingston Communications Stadium - 28/4/15 Liverpool's Mario Balotelli Reuters / Andrew Yates Livepic
(Reuters) - Liverpool striker Mario Balotelli has been granted compassionate leave after a family bereavement and will miss the first day of pre-season training on Monday, the Premier League club said.
The 24-year-old Italian was not with his team mates when they reassembled after the summer break amid media reports of the death of his adoptive father, Francesco, at the weekend.
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