Super Mario starts Man City up and reveals T-shirt for girlfriend Raffaella

Italian Striker Mario Balotelli was in the mood for love as he helped Manchester City take a five-point lead from Manchester United at the top of the Premier League after beat Blackburn Rovers 3-0.

Raffaella, Ti Amo

Mario Balotelli opened the scoring with half an hour gone at the Etihad Stadium and celebrated by revealing a T-shirt emblazoned with the words: ‘Raffaella Ti Amo’ — I love you, Raffaella. It was a message to his model girlfriend, Raffaella Fico.

A second goal, hammered in from close range by Sergio Aguero, made sure of the points before substitute Edin Dzeko headed in a third just after coming on, bad news for the fourth-choice forward Carlos Tevez, who is not yet fit and did not attend yesterday's walkover.

Talking about Mario, He even had her name stamped on his boot to emphasise his passion for the dark-haired 23-year-old beauty who is based in Naples.

The last time Balotelli sent a message by revealing his T-shirt it was during City’s sensational 6-1 thrashing of Manchester United at Old Trafford late in October 2011, when the words read ‘Why Always Me?’.

He had hit that day’s headlines when it was revealed fireworks had been set off inside his house the previous night.

This is Super Mario!

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Wayne Rooney grabs his second hat-trick when Manchester United beat Bolton 5-0

The England International striker

Rooney was great with his three goals when Manchester United crush Bolton 5-0, He helped Manchester United power back to the top of the Premier League replaced crosstown rivals Manchester City with a superior goal difference as they scored their 18th goal in just the fourth match of the season.

Score 5-0 was also continued an impressive start for Red Devils after on last game they beat Arsenal 8-2, really good start to defend the title. 

Wayne Rooney proved that he is the most lethal striker in Premier League, with an additional three goals, he now became the top scorer.

Hernandez returned to the starting line-up and provided an immediate impact as he flicked the ball home from the near post after Nani delivered a brilliant low cross from the right.

15 minutes later Manchester United got a second goal from Rooney, exploiting Phil Jones cross Rooney sent the ball into the goal. Rooney quickly made it 3-0 in the 25th minute with a simple tap-in for a player of his quality after Phil Jones barnstorming run ended in the ball falling for him.

After break, it did not take long for Hernandez to listed his name back on the scoreboard as Michael Carrick shot from the edge of the box, but a deflection took it straight to the little Mexican, who was left with the simplest of finishes.

With 23 minutes to go, Rooney claimed his hat-trick, smashing a Nani pass into the bottom left corner after the winger received a brilliant pass from Ryan Giggs and picked out the England international on the edge of the penalty area. That goal consolidated a remarkable feat with Rooney becoming the first player in Premier League history to score eight goals in four matches.

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Barca claim UEFA Super Cup 2011

Substitute Cesc Fabregas score his first Barca goal as the Spanish giant beat nine man FC Porto 2-0 in wet conditions at the Stade Louis II Monaco to win the UEFA Super Cup 2011.

The UEFA Best Player in Europe Lionel Messi was again the main actor for the Catalan club, scoring the first goal and setting up the second for ex-Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas.

Coach Pep Guardiola's Trophy with Barca
La Liga	:  2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11
Kings Cup	:  2008-09
Spanish Super Cup	:  2009, 2010, 2011
Champions League	:  2008-09, 2010-11
FIFA Club World Cup	:  2009
UEFA Super Cup	:  2009, 2011

Barca took the lead when Fredy Guarin's poor backpass six minutes before the break gave possession to Lionel Messi, who rounded keeper Helton and finished into the empty net.

Porto's Rolando was sent off, he has already booked, who then saw red card after tripping Messi. Pep Guardiola's side wasted little time capitalising, substitute Fabregas finishing delightfully before Guarín was dismissed in the final minute for a sliding challenge on Javier Mascherano.

The win is the 12th trophy during Pep Guardiola's reign as coach, making him the most successful coach in the club’s rich history.

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Lionel Messi wins UEFA Best Player in Europe award 2011

Lionel Messi won the inaugural UEFA Best Player in Europe award in Monaco on Thursday, He finishing ahead of Barcelona team mate Xavi Hernandez and Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo.

The Argentine was the obvious winner of the 52 voters, 38 selected him. The second-most votes went to Xavi Hernandez with 11 votes, while Cristiano Ronaldo was a distant third with only three votes.

The vote conducted by sports journalists representing each of UEFA's member associations during the UEFA Champions League group stage draw.

Lionel Messi hit 53 goals last season, including 12 in the UEFA Champions League where he finished top scorer for the third successive season. His final European goal of the season was Barcelona's second in their 3-1 final defeat of Manchester United.

The full top ten is:

Rank	Nationality	Name	Club	Vote
1.	Argentina	Lionel Messi	Barcelona	38
2.	Spain	Xavi Hernandez	Barcelona	11
3.	Portugal	Cristiano Ronaldo	Real Madrid	3
4.	Spain	Andres Iniesta	Barcelona	-
5.	Colombia	Radamel Falcao	Porto	-
6.	England	Wayne Rooney	Manchester United	-
7.	Serbia	Nemanja Vidic	Manchester United	-
8.	Swedia	Zlatan Ibrahimovic	AC Milan	-
9.	Spain	Gerard Pique	Barcelona	-
10.	Germany	Manuel Neuer	Schalke 04	-

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