World Cup 2014: Mario Balotelli fills up Panini sticker album... with pictures of himself

The Italy striker seems to believe that the Azzurri are a one man team

Simon Rice
Tuesday 17 June 2014 13:05 EDT
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Mario Balotelli posts a picture of a Panini sticker album filled up entirely of pictures of himself
Mario Balotelli posts a picture of a Panini sticker album filled up entirely of pictures of himself (FACEBOOK / MARIO BALOTELLI)

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Perhaps on a high after scoring the winner for Italy against England, Mario Balotelli has been busy filling up his Panini sticker album, only every picture is of himself.

Never a fan of obeying the rules, the AC Milan striker opted to fill every position with head shots of himself rather than include his team-mates. Perhaps the likes of Andrea Pirlo and Daniele De Rossi didn't fancy swapping with the 23-year-old.

The former Manchester City striker posted the picture of the sticker album on his Facebook page along with the message 'Why always me?', a phrase made famous from when he unveiled a t-shirt with those same words after scoring against Manchester United.

Italy's next game in Group D is against Costa Rica on Friday.

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