Balotelli and Mafia

Mario Balotelli

The mafia investigators in Italy will prompt captions striker Manchester City, Mario Balotelli after the player is known to make a visit to the region's mafia in Naples.

They would like to ask Balotelli, regarding the various possible contacts he had done with a group of famous mafia, the Camorra, last year.

This step is a part of the investigation of money laundering occurring in Italy.

There is no allegation that there Balotelli had committed crimes. He also responded with very relaxed when notified would be asked for information.

The investigators decided to ask for information from the Balotelli after him was photographed alongside some of the Camorra while on a visit to the region's most dangerous slums, and the highest crime rates in Naples.

Balotelli was the son of the couple from Ghana and adopted by a family of Italy when still an infant. He has been very little of the black player ever to wear the uniform of the national team of Italy.

It is not the first footballer to come into contact with a group of gang crime. The most famous is Diego Maradona. He is known to have close ties with some of the godfather Camorra while playing for Napoli in the 1980s.