Mario Balotelli: Man City Striker Reportedly Caught in Affair with Rooney Escort

Oh, Mario, Mario, why art thou so (reportedly) stupid?

We all know you want to be like Wayne Rooney and Manchester United. But that should mean things like scoring lots of goals and winning the title.

It shouldn't mean you actually, well, umm…

From British tabloid The Sun:

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SOCCER’S Mario Balotelli cheated on his model girlfriend by having sex with Wayne Rooney threesome hooker Jennifer Thompson.

The Manchester City star, 21, bedded Jennifer, 24, even though he once taunted her over her 2010 romp with Man U’s Rooney.

The footie bad boy slept with Jennifer two days before he declared his love for his long-term girlfriend in front of 47,000 fans.

The striker met former escort girl Jennifer five times and had sex with her twice behind the back of gorgeous model Raffaella Fico, The Sun can reveal.

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OK, then. Where to begin?

First, these are all, of course, allegations. But before you dismiss the story out of hand as tabloid trash, consider the quote The Sun includes from Balotelli's agent.

“Mario prefers to admit what has happened, has refused any means to try to keep the matter silent and will deal with any consequences his actions bring in the way of public attention,” Mino Raiola is quoted as saying.

Second, they're definitely right about one thing: Balotelli's girlfriend is really dang hot.

Third, the escort, who reportedly had a famous encounter with Rooney in 2010, is totally full of it. The article bases much of the story on the quotes of the escort's friend, who is apparently also totally full of it.

Check out this series of dubious statements:

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“Jenny had no idea he had a girlfriend. He was acting like a single man. He knew she was the girl who had the threesome with Rooney. But that didn’t put him off at all. He asked her all about it.”

The pal added: “Jenny was stunned Mario was interested in her. The last time they met in the restaurant he had been really nasty to her. But Mario was all smiles and charming. He turned it on and Jenny was flattered.

“Mario is the biggest star in football and he wanted to be with her. Jenny has been burned by her involvement with footballers before but she fell for it."

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No idea he had a girlfriend? Right.

No idea he'd be interested? Men are always interested.

Biggest star in football? No, that's this guy.

Whatever. Keep on trying, Mario. You'll get there someday.

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