City fine Balotelli for discipline breach

Manchester City have fined striker Mario Balotelli a week’s wages for a breach of club discipline, the Premier League leaders’ manager Roberto Mancini said on Wednesday. [caption id=“attachment_238125” align=“alignleft” width=“380” caption=“Balotelli receives a yellow card from Howard Webb during an EPL match. Reuters”] [/caption] Mancini was speaking at a news conference before City’s Europa League last-16 first-leg match at Portuguese club Sporting on Thursday. Balotelli broke a curfew on Friday morning, the day before City played a league game against Bolton Wanderers in which the Italian striker scored a goal on his return to the team following a three-match suspension. He has been involved in a number of on and off-field controversies since joining City in 2010. Reuters