Mario Balotelli: Italy’s Latest Soccer Hero

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Anchor Marco Werman talks to The World’s William Troop about the Euro 2012 soccer tournament and the man who has emerged as the Italian team’s hero: Mario Balotelli.

Balotelli is a 21-year-old forward born in Italy to Ghanaian immigrant parents.

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